NBA · Updated Oct 19, 2026
Sacramento Kings First Basket Stats
How often the Sacramento Kings win the opening tip and score the game's first basket, who scores it for them, and from which position. Built from every tracked NBA game.
- The Sacramento Kings win the opening tip 51.2% of the time (82 games).
- The Sacramento Kings score the game's first basket 46.3% of the time (82 games).
- When the Sacramento Kings win the tip, they score the first basket 73.8% of the time (42 games).
- At home, the Sacramento Kings score the first basket 56.1% of the time (41 games); on the road, 36.6% (41 games).
- Guards score 60.6% of first baskets for the Sacramento Kings, centers 21.2% and forwards 18.2% (33 games).
- DeMar DeRozan has the most first baskets for the Sacramento Kings: 9 in 77 starts (11.7%).
| Player | First baskets | Starts | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeMar DeRozanG | 9 | 77 | 11.7% |
| Maxime RaynaudC | 7 | 56 | 12.5% |
| Precious AchiuwaP | 5 | 57 | 8.8% |
| Zach LaVineG | 4 | 37 | 10.8% |
| Russell WestbrookG | 4 | 58 | 6.9% |
| Position | First baskets | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Guards | 20 | 60.6% |
| Centers | 7 | 21.2% |
| Forwards | 6 | 18.2% |
More first basket stats
- NBA and WNBA first basket stats: the league leaders, every team, and how often the tip winner scores first
- Sacramento Kings in FirstIQ: the team page, with its games, roster and first basket rates by player
- First basket picks today: the model's pick for every game today, one of them free
Sacramento Kings first basket questions
The Sacramento Kings have scored the game's first basket in 46.3% of their tracked games (82 games).
When they win the opening tip, they score first 73.8% of the time (42 games).
The Sacramento Kings have won the opening tip in 51.2% of their tracked games (82 games). The team that wins the tip gets the first possession, which is why a first basket pick starts with the jump ball.
DeMar DeRozan, with 9 first baskets in 77 starts, followed by Maxime Raynaud (7) and Precious Achiuwa (5). The table on this page has each player's first baskets, starts and rate.
On the first basket picks page: the model's pick for every game today, one of them free, with every finished game graded.