For the season, they added new gold road alternate uniforms with purple, grey and silver side panels to their jerseys and shorts, they remained in use until 2007.
Roster The 2005–06 season started off poorly, as the Kings had a hard time finding chemistry in the team.
Newcomers Bonzi Wells and Shareef Abdur-Rahim made major contributions early in the season, but both fell victim to the injury bug and missed a significant number of games.
Popular sharpshooting small forward Peja Stojakovic was traded for Ron Artest, long known for his volatile temper.
The Kings finished the regular season with a 44–38 record, which placed them fourth in the Pacific Division, only ahead of the Golden State Warriors.