Darius Acuff frustrated with Kings brutal 1-10 record despite his hot start in the NBA: ‘I’m not a loser’

Darius Acuff Jr. is not happy, and it’s easy to understand why.

The Sacramento Kings rookie, after the team fell to just 1-10 on the new season with a loss to the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night, is starting to feel the frustrations that come with having one of the worst records in the NBA.

“I’m not a loser, so it’s not fun,” Acuff said, via ESPN. “But like I said, it’s an 82-game season, so hopefully something will stick.”

Acuff finished with 29 points in Tuesday’s 107-100 loss to the Magic. He shot 10 of 21 from the field, and had six assists and four rebounds to go with it.

Advertisement

Acuff has been having an impressive rookie campaign so far,.The 19-year-old, who the Kings selected with the No. 7 overall pick out of Arkansas this past summer, has averaged 26.2 points and 7.3 assists per game this season — both of which are among the top 12 throughout the league. He matched the NBA’s single-game rookie 3-point record when he drained nine of them in a loss to the Memphis Grizzlies last month, which was also the most ever made in a contest by a teenager.

He’s also racked up 288 points through the team’s first 11 games of the season, which is the most by a rookie over that span since Michael Jordan’s first season in the league in 1984. Jordan had 289 points through his first 11 games. 

Despite all of that, the Kings aren’t winning. They are 0-6 at the Golden 1 Center, and their lone win came on the road against the Dallas Mavericks. They’ve lost four straight now entering Friday’s contest against the Portland Trail Blazers. 

Advertisement

The Kings are currently tied for the worst record in the Western Conference with the Utah Jazz. The Milwaukee Bucks are also 1-10 in the Eastern Conference, and the Chicago Bulls are just 1-8. 

Even though Acuff may be mounting a solid Rookie of the Year campaign, it certainly doesn’t feel like things are going well in Sacramento just yet.

“I don’t know what to do,” Acuff said. “I feel like we’re trying, everybody as a whole. We’re just not coming out with the win.

“One-10 just don’t sound right.”

Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/darius-acuff-frustrated-with-kings-brutal-1-10-record-despite-his-hot-start-in-the-nba-im-not-a-loser-204823834.html

Author : Ryan Young

Publish date : 2026-11-11 20:48:00

Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.