2000–01 Sacramento Kings season

The 2000–01 NBA season was the 52nd season for the Sacramento Kings in the National Basketball Association, and their 16th season in Sacramento, California. The Kings received the sixteenth overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft, and selected small forward, and Turkish basketball star Hedo Türkoğlu. During the off-season, the team acquired Doug Christie from the Toronto Raptors, and signed free agent Bobby Jackson.

After two straight playoff seasons, the Kings enjoyed another successful season by winning 14 of their first 18 games of the regular season, on their way to a 27–10 start as of January 20, 2001, and held a 31–15 record at the All-Star break. The Kings would make it into the NBA's elite status by challenging the Pacific Division all season, falling just one game short with a solid 55–27 record, finishing in second place and earning the #3 seed in the Western Conference; the team also posted three five-game winning streaks, which was their longest winning streak during the regular season.

Chris Webber averaged 27.1 points, 11.1 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.7 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, while Peja Stojaković showed improvement becoming the team's starting small forward, averaging 20.4 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, and Christie averaged 12.3 points and 2.3 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. In addition, Vlade Divac provided the team with 12.0 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, and Jason Williams contributed 9.4 points and 5.4 assists per game. Off the bench, Jackson contributed 7.2 points per game, while Scot Pollard averaged 6.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and Türkoğlu contributed 5.3 points per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.

Webber and Divac were both selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game in Washington, D.C., with head coach Rick Adelman coaching the Western Conference. Webber also finished in fourth place in Most Valuable Player voting with five first-place votes, while Stojaković finished in second place in Most Improved Player voting, Christie finished in fourth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, Jackson finished in fourth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, and Adelman finished in second place in Coach of the Year voting.

In the Western Conference First Round of the 2001 NBA playoffs, the Kings faced off against the Phoenix Suns; after losing Game 1 to the Suns at the ARCO Arena II, 86–83, the Kings would win the next three games, and advance to the second round for the first time since moving to Sacramento. However, they were swept by the defending and eventual NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Semi-finals in four straight games. The Lakers would reach the 2001 NBA Finals to defeat the Philadelphia 76ers in five games, winning their second consecutive NBA championship.

Following the season, the controversial guard Williams was traded along with Nick Anderson to the Memphis Grizzlies, while three-point specialist Jon Barry was traded to the Detroit Pistons, and Darrick Martin signed as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks.