1996-97 record: 34-48 (sixth in Pacific)

Per-game Averages

	Points (rank)	FG% (rank)	Rebounds (rank)	Turnovers (rank)
KINGS	96.4 (16)	.454 (16)	41.5 (11)	16.2 (20)
OPPONENTS	99.8 (23)	.462 (18)	41.5 (18)	15.3 (20)

 

The 1996-97 season marked the 14th consecutive year in which the Kings finished under .500—a streak that began in 1983-84, the club's next-to-last season in Kansas City. Unless Sacramento puts together a winning record this year, the franchise will set an NBA record for consecutive losing seasons. (Coincidentally, among the teams on the list below, the Cavaliers and the Bullets are the only ones that did not relocate during their losing streaks.)

Most Consecutive NBA Seasons with a Losing Record

	Losing seasons	Span of streak	Best record during streak
Pistons	14	1956-57 to 1969-70	40-42 (1967-68)
Kings	14	1983-84 to 1996-97	39-43 (1994-95, 1995-96)
Clippers	12	1979-80 to 1990-91	36-46 (1980-81)
Jazz	9	1974-75 to 1982-83	39-43 (1977-78)
Cavaliers	9	1978-79 to 1986-87	37-45 (1979-80)
Bullets	9	1987-88 to 1995-96	40-42 (1988-89)