By our count, the Kings have had 947 player-minutes sidelined across the 14 days we have tracked, sixth most among 30 clubs. The 0-6 start has come with a shortened rotation, and the next test is whether the absences end.
October 20
Our count starts here. Over the 14 days since, the Kings have had 947 player-minutes sitting in street clothes, which ranks sixth most of 30 teams. That is rotation time, not a box score line. It does not explain all six losses, but it shows how little room the coaching staff has had to work with.
October 24 to 27
Keegan Murray's ankle shows the pattern. He went day-to-day on October 24, out on October 25, back to day-to-day on October 26 and out again on October 27. He averages 34.5 minutes a game, the most of the missing group. By our count, this club's one day-to-day listing in that span ended in a missed game. League-wide, 66 of 115 did, or 57%.
October 31
Memphis won 136-105, the third straight road loss after 130-103 at San Antonio and 132-120 in New Orleans. Darius Acuff Jr. scored 38 in the defeat. Over six games, the Kings have an offensive rating of 104.8 and a defensive rating of 122.6, a net of minus-17.8. It is a small sample, and an ugly one.
Today
The Kings are missing 82 minutes of rotation time today, the worst day of our count: Murray at 34.5 a game, Maxime Raynaud at 26.5, Dylan Cardwell at 20.6, plus Ben Simmons. Zach LaVine is day-to-day with a right elbow, est. return today. Dallas is 4-2 and has its own list, with Kyrie Irving day-to-day and four players out.
This week
This is the fourth straight road game, and the Lakers come to Sacramento on November 4, then the Spurs on November 6 in an Emirates NBA Cup game. Murray and Raynaud carry an est. return of November 10, the date of the Magic game. Watch whether those dates hold, and whether the minutes come back with them.
How many minutes have the Kings had sidelined this season?
By our count, 947 player-minutes over the 14 days since October 20, sixth most among 30 teams. Today alone is 82 minutes, the worst day of that count.
When are Keegan Murray and Maxime Raynaud expected back?
Both are listed out with an est. return of November 10, the date of the Magic game. Murray's listing has already moved between day-to-day and out several times since October 24.
