The 1991–92 NBA season was the 43rd season for the

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in the

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, and their seventh season in

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. The Kings received the third overall pick in the

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, and selected small forward

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out of

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, but later on traded him to the

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in exchange for

Mitch Richmond Mitchell James Richmond III (born June 30, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player. He played collegiately at Moberly Area Community College and Kansas State University. He was a six-time NBA All-Star, a five-time All-NBA Te ...

before the start of the regular season. The team also acquired

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from the

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during the off-season, and traded

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to the

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in exchange for

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after the first two games of the season. However, the Kings continued to struggle as their road losing streak reached to 43 consecutive road losses before defeating the

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, 95–93 at the

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on November 23, 1991. The Kings would change coaches again firing

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after a 7–18 start to the season. However, under his replacement

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, the Kings posted a 10-game losing streak in March, finishing in last place in the Pacific Division with a 29–53 record. Richmond averaged 22.5 points and 5.1 assists per game, while second-year star

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averaged 17.1 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.7 blocks per game, and

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provided the team with 16.6 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. In addition, Webb contributed 16.0 points, 7.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game, while second-year forward

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provided with 9.4 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, and second-year center

Duane Causwell Duane Causwell (born May 31, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Sacramento Kings with the 18th overall pick of the 1990 NBA draft. He played 11 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) f ...

averaged 8.0 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game. Following the season, Hopson retired after only five seasons in the NBA.

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

:y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot :z - clinched division title :y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Player statistics

Regular season

Player Statistics Citation:

Awards and records

Transactions

References

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