Sacramento Kings Regular Season Rosters

1986-1987 Sacramento Kings Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
  Bruce Douglas SG 6-3 195 0 Illinois 1986 Rnd 3 Pick 10 United States
22 Jerry Eaves G 6-4 180 3 Louisville 1982 Rnd 3 Pick 9 United States
22 Franklin Edwards G 6-1 170 5 Cleveland State 1981 Rnd 1 Pick 22 United States
8 Eddie Johnson SF 6-7 215 5 Illinois 1981 Rnd 2 Pick 6 United States
35 Joe Kleine C 6-11 255 1 Arkansas 1985 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
53 Mark Olberding PF 6-8 225 10 Minnesota 1975 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
  Ed Pinckney F 6-9 195 1 Villanova 1985 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States
21 Harold Pressley GF 6-7 210 0 Villanova 1986 Rnd 1 Pick 17 United States
32 Johnny Rogers PF 6-10 225 0 UC Irvine 1985 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States / Spain
18 Derek Smith SG 6-6 205 4 Louisville 1982 Rnd 2 Pick 12 United States
25 Brook Steppe GF 6-5 195 3 Georgia Tech 1982 Rnd 1 Pick 17 United States
24 Reggie Theus GF 6-7 190 8 UNLV 1978 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
41 LaSalle Thompson C 6-10 245 4 Texas 1982 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
33 Otis Thorpe PF 6-9 225 2 Providence 1984 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
40 Terry Tyler GF 6-7 215 8 Detroit-Mercy 1978 Rnd 2 Pick 1 United States
2 Othell Wilson G 6-0 190 2 Virginia 1984 Rnd 2 Pick 11 United States

1986-1987 Sacramento Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Smith R. Theus T. Tyler O. Thorpe L. Thompson
Rotation F. Edwards   E. Johnson M. Olberding J. Kleine
Rotation O. Wilson   H. Pressley   J. Rogers

1986-1987 Midwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Dallas Mavericks55-27-
2Utah Jazz44-3811
3Houston Rockets42-4013
4Denver Nuggets37-4518
5Sacramento Kings29-5326
6San Antonio Spurs28-5427

1986-1987 Sacramento Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Otis Thorpe Player Of The Week (01/18/87)

1986-1987 Sacramento Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Reggie Theus 79 36.2 20.3 3.4 8.8 1.0 0.2 3.7
Otis Thorpe 82 36.0 18.9 10.0 2.5 0.6 0.7 2.3
Eddie Johnson 81 30.5 18.7 4.4 3.1 0.5 0.2 2.0
LaSalle Thompson 82 26.4 11.1 8.4 1.5 0.8 1.5 1.7
Derek Smith 52 31.7 16.6 3.5 3.9 0.9 0.4 2.4
Terry Tyler 82 23.5 9.3 4.0 0.9 0.7 1.0 1.0
Joe Kleine 79 21.0 7.8 6.1 0.9 0.4 0.4 1.1
Harold Pressley 67 13.6 4.6 2.6 1.8 0.6 0.3 0.9
Brook Steppe 34 19.6 7.8 1.8 2.4 0.5 0.1 1.6
Mark Olberding 76 13.3 3.4 2.4 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.7
Othell Wilson 53 14.9 4.0 1.5 3.9 0.9 0.1 1.5
Johnny Rogers 45 10.4 4.2 1.7 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.4
Franklin Edwards 8 15.2 3.5 1.2 3.6 0.6 0.0 2.1
Bruce Douglas 8 12.2 1.8 1.8 2.1 1.1 0.0 1.1
Jerry Eaves 3 8.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7

1986-1987 Sacramento Kings Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Eddie Johnson was selected as the #6 pick in the Second Round of the 1981 NBA Draft by the Kansas City Kings. Eddie Johnson signed a multi-year contract with the Kansas City Kings on September 11, 1981. Eddie Johnson signed a multi-year contract with the Sacramento Kings on October 24, 1986.

Joe Kleine was selected as the #6 pick in the First Round of the 1985 NBA Draft by the Kansas City Kings. Joe Kleine signed a multi-year contract with the Sacramento Kings on September 1, 1985.

Harold Pressley was selected as the #17 pick in the First Round of the 1986 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings. Harold Pressley signed a multi-year contract with the Sacramento Kings on September 23, 1986.

LaSalle Thompson was selected as the #5 pick in the First Round of the 1982 NBA Draft by the Kansas City Kings. LaSalle Thompson signed a multi-year contract with the Kansas City Kings on November 2, 1982. LaSalle Thompson signed a multi-year contract with the Sacramento Kings on October 17, 1986.

Otis Thorpe was selected as the #9 pick in the First Round of the 1984 NBA Draft by the Kansas City Kings. Otis Thorpe signed a multi-year contract with the Kansas City Kings on September 24, 1984.

Acquired via Trade

Franklin Edwards was acquired in a trade by the Sacramento Kings from the Los Angeles Clippers on August 19, 1986.

Mark Olberding was acquired in a trade by the Kansas City Kings from the Chicago Bulls on June 28, 1983. Mark Olberding signed a multi-year contract with the Sacramento Kings on September 26, 1985.

Derek Smith was acquired in a trade by the Sacramento Kings from the Los Angeles Clippers on August 19, 1986.

Reggie Theus was acquired in a trade by the Kansas City Kings from the Chicago Bulls on February 15, 1984. Reggie Theus signed a multi-year contract with the Sacramento Kings on August 1, 1986. Reggie Theus signed a multi-year extension with the Sacramento Kings on February 16, 1987.

Acquired via Free Agency

Johnny Rogers signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Sacramento Kings on September 5, 1986.

Terry Tyler signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Sacramento Kings on November 20, 1985.

Othell Wilson signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Sacramento Kings on December 16, 1986.

1986-1987 Sacramento Kings Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Phil Johnson Head Coach 1985-1986 Head Coach (Kansas City Kings, 1984 to 1985)
Jerry Reynolds Head Coach 1986-1987 N/A
Joe Axelson General Manager 1982-1983 General Manager (Sacramento Kings, 1969 to 1979)
Gary Gerould Radio Broadcaster 1985-1986 N/A