20. Mike Bibby, 2005-06
Shouldering a bigger scoring load as the team's primary offensive option in 2005-06, Bibby shattered his previous career-bests in multiple categories. He became the first Kings player to average over 20 points and five assists while connecting on at least two triples per contest over the course of a full season. How rare is that feat? Since the three-point line was adopted by the NBA in 1979-80, such marks have been reached just 38 times by 23 players.
19. Rajon Rondo, 2015-16
Rondo set dozens of Sacramento-era records during his lone year in The River City. He dished out a League-leading 11.7 assists per outing and passed Webber for the most triple-doubles in a single season (six). The pass-first floor general established the single-game team mark for assists (20 – twice), while his 19 games with at least 15 dishes was more than Russell Westbrook (12) and Chris Paul (six) combined. Rondo joined Cousins among the top-20 Draft Kings scorers and his 40.68 FPPG is the 12th highest in the Sacramento era.
18. Rodney McCray, 1989-90
McCray's statistics – and corresponding fantasy value – may not immediately jump off the page. That is until considering the following fact. The two-time All-Defensive First Team selection was one of five players to total at least 1,300 points, 600 rebounds, 60 steals and 70 blocks in 1989-90 – joining Patrick Ewing, Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson and Hot Rod Williams. Divac, Brad Miller and LaSalle Thompson are among the Kings stars who never reached those figures in any single season.
17. Mitch Richmond, 1994-95
As his nickname suggests, “The Rock” was a model of impeccable consistency. He recorded not only the seventh, 15th and 17th-best fantasy seasons in the Sacramento-era, but also the 21st and 22nd. Simply put, inserting Richmond into a fantasy lineup during his Kings tenure virtually guaranteed at least 35 FPPG.
Case in point? No. 2 is the only player in the NBA from 1993-94 to 1996-97 to record at least 1,800 points, 250 assists, 250 rebounds, 100 threes and 90 steals in each year. He was on pace to do so again in both 1992-93 and 1997-98, if not for inopportune injuries.
16. DeMarcus Cousins, 2014-15
Despite appearing in only 59 games in 2014-15, Cousins totaled 47 double-doubles – six shy of his own team record set the previous season – along with a pair of triple-doubles during his first All-Star campaign. Were it not for an unfortunate bout with viral meningitis, No. 15 may have cracked the top-five or even had a chance to set the all-time Sacramento era fantasy mark with an impressive 50.95 FPPG.
15. Mitch Richmond, 1991-92
During his first, highly-underrated campaign in Sacramento, Richmond connected on nearly as many three-pointers (103) as he did over his first three NBA seasons combined (107). This led to an uptick in his already exceptional fantasy value. Only two players averaged over 22 points, five assists and four rebounds, while knocking down at least one triple in 1991-92: Richmond and fellow Hall of Famer Clyde Drexler.
14. Otis Thorpe, 1986-87
In his first year as a full-time starter, Thorpe nearly doubled his fantasy output from 19.71 to 37.34 FPPG. To this day, that’s the biggest increase from one season to the next by any player in the Sacramento era. Thorpe is one of only three players in team history to record multiple seasons with at least 18 points and 10 rebounds, and one of five with consecutive 3,000-point fantasy campaigns.
13. Reggie Theus, 1986-87
Here's the full list of players who averaged at least 20 points and eight assists per night in 1986-87: Magic Johnson, Isiah Thomas and Reggie Theus. The Kings guard's 38.83 FPPG average that season is higher than the best Sacramento fantasy campaigns of Divac, Tyreke Evans and Metta World Peace.
12. Lionel Simmons, 1991-92
“L-Train” quietly submitted one of the finest all-around seasons in team history as a sophomore, becoming the first player in the Sacramento era to tally at least 100 blocks and 100 steals in the same season. While Webber and Vlade Divac would both reach the impressive milestone in 1999-00, Simmons remains the only King to rack up over 130 in each category.
11. Mike Bibby, 2004-05
Sacramento’s leading scorer and passer in 2004-05, Bibby joined Baron Davis as one of two players in the League to notch over 19 points, six assists, 1.5 steals and 1.5 triples per game. Bibby’s 14 double-doubles are more than he recorded over his previous three seasons combined (10), and his 6.8-assists-per-game average is 1.4 higher than he dished in any of his other six years in purple and black. Bibby was even more prolific in 28 games following the All-Star break, upping his box-score output to 20.8 points, 7.8 assists and 1.8 steals per night.