2002–03 Sacramento Kings season

The 2002-03 NBA season was the Kings' 54th season in the NBA and 18th in Sacramento.^[1] For the season, the team sported new uniforms which would remain until 2008. During the season, none of the Kings' players played a full season via suspension or injury, but they still managed to win 59 games, two games less than their previous output in which they went 61-21, thus repeating as Pacific Division Champions once again.

After easily dispatching the Utah Jazz in five games in the first round, the team started to look like a title contender, but in Game 2 against the Dallas Mavericks in the second round, their title hopes took a serious blow when star forward Chris Webber suffered a costly knee injury while trying to catch a lob pass from teammate Mike Bibby. Webber's knee would then require microfracture surgery in the following off-season. Without their team captain and MVP, the Kings lost the series in seven games.

Peja Stojakovic and Chris Webber were voted to play in the 2003 NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta. However, this time, Stojakovic was the only team representative as Webber was forced to withdraw due to a sprained ankle in a home loss against the Utah Jazz.

Offseason

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	28	Dan Dickau		United States	Gonzaga
2	57	Corsley Edwards		United States	Central Connecticut State

Roster

Sacramento Kings roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From 1.5 !G 10 USA ! Bibby, Mike 7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Arizona 2.5 !G/F 13 USA ! Christie, Doug 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Pepperdine 5.5 !F/C 7 USA ! Clark, Keon 7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UNLV 1.5 !G 8 USA ! Cleaves, Mateen 7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Michigan State 6.0 !C 21 SRB ! Divac, Vlade 7000215899999999999♠7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 243 lb (110 kg) Serbia 4.0 !F 51 USA ! Funderburke, Lawrence 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Ohio State 1.5 !G 24 USA ! Jackson, Bobby 7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Minnesota 2.5 !G/F 22 USA ! Jackson, Jim 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Ohio State 1.5 !G 9 USA ! Jones, Damon 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Houston 6.0 !C 31 USA ! Pollard, Scot 7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Kansas 4.0 !F 16 SRB ! Stojaković, Peja 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Serbia 4.0 !F 5 TUR ! Türkoğlu, Hedo 7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Turkey 4.0 !F 3 USA ! Wallace, Gerald 7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Alabama 5.5 !F/C 4 USA ! Webber, Chris 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Michigan	Head coach Rick Adelman (Loyola Marymount) Assistant coach(es) Pete Carril (Lafayette) Terry Porter (Wisconsin-Stevens Point) Elston Turner (Mississippi) John Wetzel (Virginia Tech) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions

Note

Bold = All-Star selection

Regular season

Season standings

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West First Round

(2) Sacramento Kings vs. (7) Utah Jazz Last Playoff Meeting: 2002 Western Conference First Round (Sacramento won 3-1)

West Conference Semifinals

(2) Sacramento Kings vs. (3) Dallas Mavericks Last Playoff Meeting: 2002 Western Conference Semifinals (Sacramento won 4-1)

**Required double-overtime.

Player statistics

Awards and records

• Doug Christie, All-Defensive First Team
• Bobby Jackson, Sixth Man of the Year
• Peja Stojaković, 2003 NBA All-Star Game
• Peja Stojaković, Player of the Week (Mar. 23)
• Chris Webber, 2003 NBA All-Star Game
• Chris Webber, Player of the Week (Dec. 15)
• Chris Webber, Player of the Month (Dec. 2002)
• Chris Webber, All–NBA Second Team

References

See also

• 2002-03 NBA season