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Kings set embarrassing mark in team turnovers

These were not your Grandma’s apple turnovers.

The Sacramento Kings put a foul taste in viewers’ mouths by way of sloppy play this season. Turnovers were the common theme, and there was more variety than Ben & Jerry’s flavors. Over-dribbling, forced passes and offensive fouls all contributed to a year of wasted possessions.

Sacramento averaged 16.3 turnovers per game, ranking 27th in the NBA and the most as a franchise since the 1998-99 season. The Kings recorded at least 20 turnovers in a match 19 times this season, and notched single-digit totals only twice. It was a telling sign when the team spilled a season-high 27 turnovers in the season-opening loss to the Golden State Warriors.