Kansas City Kings Regular Season Rosters
1980-1981 Kansas City Kings Regular Season Roster
1980-1981 Kansas City Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | P. Ford | E. Grunfeld | R. King | S. Wedman | S. Lacey |
Rotation | L. Walton | O. Birdsong | J. Meriweather | L. Douglas | |
Rotation | F. Sanders | ||||
Lim PT | H. Whitney | J. Lambert |
1980-1981 Midwest Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | San Antonio Spurs | 52-30 | - |
2 | Houston Rockets | 40-42 | 12 |
3 | Kansas City Kings | 40-42 | 12 |
4 | Denver Nuggets | 37-45 | 15 |
5 | Utah Jazz | 28-54 | 24 |
6 | Dallas Mavericks | 15-67 | 37 |
1980-1981 Kansas City Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Otis Birdsong | All-NBA Second Team (1981) |
Phil Ford | Player Of The Week (01/25/81) |
Otis Birdsong | Player Of The Week (10/26/80) |
Otis Birdsong | Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1981) |
1980-1981 Kansas City Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Otis Birdsong | 71 | 36.5 | 24.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
Scott Wedman | 81 | 35.8 | 19.0 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
Reggie King | 81 | 33.9 | 14.9 | 9.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
Phil Ford | 66 | 34.7 | 17.5 | 1.9 | 8.8 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 3.7 |
Ernie Grunfeld | 79 | 20.1 | 7.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
Sam Lacey | 82 | 27.2 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
Joe C. Meriweather | 74 | 20.5 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
Leon Douglas | 79 | 17.2 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
Hawkeye Whitney | 47 | 16.6 | 7.4 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
Lloyd Walton | 61 | 13.5 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
John Lambert | 43 | 11.0 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Frankie Sanders | 23 | 8.1 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
Jo Jo White | 13 | 18.2 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
Gus Gerard | 16 | 7.7 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1980-1981 Kansas City Kings Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Otis Birdsong was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Kansas City Kings. Otis Birdsong signed a multi-year contract with the Kansas City Kings on September 20, 1977. Phil Ford was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1978 NBA Draft by the Kansas City Kings. Phil Ford signed a multi-year contract with the Kansas City Kings on September 29, 1978. Reggie King was selected as the #18 pick in the First Round of the 1979 NBA Draft by the Kansas City Kings. Reggie King signed a multi-year contract with the Kansas City Kings on September 1, 1979. Scott Wedman was selected as the #6 pick in the First Round of the 1974 NBA Draft by the Kansas City Kings. Scott Wedman signed a multi-year contract with the Kansas City Kings on September 1, 1974. Hawkeye Whitney was selected as the #16 pick in the First Round of the 1980 NBA Draft by the Kansas City Kings. Hawkeye Whitney signed a multi-year contract with the Kansas City Kings on September 16, 1980. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Ernie Grunfeld was acquired in a trade by the Kansas City Kings from the Milwaukee Bucks on October 9, 1979. Joe C. Meriweather was acquired in a trade by the Kansas City Kings from the New York Knicks on September 25, 1980. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Leon Douglas signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Kansas City Kings on June 12, 1980. Sam Lacey signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Kansas City Kings on July 10, 1979. John Lambert signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Kansas City Kings on December 26, 1980. Frankie Sanders signed a contract with the Kansas City Kings on January 20, 1981. Frankie Sanders re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Kansas City Kings on February 1, 1981. Frankie Sanders re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Kansas City Kings on February 12, 1981. Lloyd Walton signed a contract as a free agent with the Kansas City Kings on November 8, 1980. |