1994–95 Sacramento Kings season

The 1994–95 Sacramento Kings season was the 46th season for the Sacramento Kings in the National Basketball Association, and their tenth season in Sacramento, California. The Kings received the eighth overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft, and selected power forward Brian Grant out of Xavier University, and also selected power forward Michael Smith out of Providence College with the 35th overall pick. During the off-season, the team signed free agent Frank Brickowski; however, Brickowski would miss the entire regular season due to a preseason shoulder injury.

With the addition of Grant and Smith, and replacing Lionel Simmons with Walt Williams as the team's starting small forward, the Kings played above .500 in winning percentage with an 18–13 start to the regular season, and later on held a 25–20 record at the All-Star break. However, after holding a 28–20 record as of February 18, 1995, the team struggled posting a seven-game losing streak afterwards, and fell below .500 as the season progressed. On the final day of the regular season on April 23, the Kings faced off against the Denver Nuggets at the McNichols Sports Arena for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference; the Nuggets won by a score of 102–89, as the Kings finished in fifth place in the Pacific Division with a 39–43 record, and missed the NBA playoffs for the ninth consecutive year.

Mitch Richmond averaged 22.8 points and 3.8 assists per game, led the Kings with 156 three-point field goals, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team. In addition, Williams showed improvement, averaging 16.4 points, 4.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game, along with 103 three-point field goals, while Grant provided the team with 13.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, Spud Webb contributed 11.6 points and 6.2 assists per game, and Olden Polynice provided with 10.8 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. Off the bench, Smith averaged 6.9 points and 5.9 rebounds per game, while Simmons provided with 5.6 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, Randy Brown contributed 4.7 points and 2.0 steals per game, second-year guard Bobby Hurley contributed 4.2 points and 3.3 assists per game, and Duane Causwell averaged 3.6 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the America West Arena in Phoenix, Arizona, Richmond was selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Western Conference All-Star team. Richmond scored 23 points off the bench, and was named the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player, as the Western Conference defeated the Eastern Conference, 139–112. Meanwhile, Grant and Smith were both selected for the NBA Rookie Game, as members of the Green team. Williams finished tied in ninth place in Most Improved Player voting, while Grant finished tied in fifth place in Rookie of the Year voting.

The Kings finished ninth in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 709,997 at the ARCO Arena II during the regular season. Following the season, Webb was traded back to his former team, the Atlanta Hawks, while Brickowski was traded back to his former team, the Seattle SuperSonics, and Brown signed with the Chicago Bulls.

For the season, the Kings revealed a new primary logo with the team name on a purple ribbon with a silver crown and jousting sticks, and changed their uniforms adding purple and black to their color scheme, plus adding new half black, and half purple alternate road uniforms with checkered flag side panels. The team's new primary logo would remain in use until 2016, while the new home and road uniforms would both last until 2002, and the alternate jerseys would last until 1997.