2025–26 Sacramento Kings season
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Category:Articles with short descriptionCategory:Short description matches Wikidata| 2025–26 Sacramento Kings season | |
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| Head coach | Doug Christie |
| President | John Rinehart |
| General manager | Scott Perry |
| Owner | Vivek Ranadivé |
| Arena | Golden 1 Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 21–57 (.269) |
| Place | Division: 5th (Pacific) Conference: 14th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | NBC Sports California CBS 13 |
| Radio | KHTK Sports 1140 |
The 2025–26 Sacramento Kings season is the 81st season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and 41st season in the city of Sacramento.[1] On May 1, 2025, the Kings hired Doug Christie as their head coach.[2]
Following a loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on February 7, the Kings failed to improve upon their 40–42 record from the previous season, while also becoming the first team in the NBA to have a guaranteed losing record for the year. During this time, the Kings suffered a 16-game losing streak from January to February 2026, the longest in franchise history.[3] Domantas Sabonis, Zach LaVine, and DeAndre Hunter were already sidelined for the rest of the season due to injuries.[4] With a loss to the Charlotte Hornets on March 11, the Kings were eliminated from playoff contention.
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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| 2 | 42 | Maxime Raynaud | C | Stanford |
The Kings entered the draft with only one second-round selection, which originally belonged to the Chicago Bulls and was acquired from the San Antonio Spurs in February 2025 in a three-team deal that sent De'Aaron Fox to San Antonio.[5][6] The team had previously traded its original first- and second-round picks to the Atlanta Hawks and Chicago Bulls, respectively. During the first round, Sacramento traded a 2027 second-round pick (originally acquired from San Antonio) to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for the draft rights to Nique Clifford, the 24th pick.
Roster

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Legend
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Standings
Division
| Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y – Los Angeles Lakers | 50 | 27 | .649 | – | 26–12 | 24–15 | 8–7 | 77 |
| ps – Phoenix Suns | 42 | 35 | .545 | 8.0 | 24–15 | 18–20 | 10–6 | 77 |
| pi – Los Angeles Clippers | 39 | 38 | .506 | 11.0 | 21–17 | 18–21 | 8–6 | 77 |
| pi – Golden State Warriors | 36 | 41 | .468 | 14.0 | 21–17 | 15–24 | 6–6 | 77 |
| o – Sacramento Kings | 21 | 57 | .269 | 29.5 | 14–25 | 7–32 | 3–10 | 78 |
Conference
| Western Conference | ||||||
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | y – Oklahoma City Thunder * | 61 | 16 | .792 | – | 77 |
| 2 | y – San Antonio Spurs * | 59 | 18 | .766 | 2.0 | 77 |
| 3 | y – Los Angeles Lakers * | 50 | 27 | .649 | 11.0 | 77 |
| 4 | x – Denver Nuggets | 49 | 28 | .636 | 12.0 | 77 |
| 5 | x – Houston Rockets | 48 | 29 | .623 | 13.0 | 77 |
| 6 | ps – Minnesota Timberwolves | 46 | 31 | .597 | 15.0 | 77 |
| 7 | ps – Phoenix Suns | 42 | 35 | .545 | 19.0 | 77 |
| 8 | pi – Portland Trail Blazers | 40 | 38 | .513 | 21.5 | 78 |
| 9 | pi – Los Angeles Clippers | 39 | 38 | .506 | 22.0 | 77 |
| 10 | pi – Golden State Warriors | 36 | 41 | .468 | 25.0 | 77 |
| 11 | o – Memphis Grizzlies | 25 | 52 | .325 | 36.0 | 77 |
| 12 | o – New Orleans Pelicans | 25 | 53 | .321 | 36.5 | 78 |
| 13 | o – Dallas Mavericks | 24 | 53 | .312 | 37.0 | 77 |
| 14 | o – Sacramento Kings | 21 | 57 | .269 | 40.5 | 78 |
| 15 | o – Utah Jazz | 21 | 57 | .269 | 40.5 | 78 |
Game log
Preseason
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Preseason: 1–3 (home: 0–2; road: 1–1)
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Regular season
| 2025–26 game log Total: 21–57 (Home: 14–25; Road: 7–32) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
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November: 4–12 (home: 2–6; road: 2–6)
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December: 3–9 (home: 2–3; road: 1–6)
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January: 4–13 (home: 4–6; road: 0–7)
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February: 2–9 (home: 0–4; road: 2–5)
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March: 5–10 (home: 4–5; road: 1–5)
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April: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
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NBA Cup
West Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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| 1 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 4 | 4 | 0 | 512 | 437 | +75 | Advanced to knockout rounds |
| 2 | Phoenix Suns | 4 | 3 | 1 | 463 | 432 | +31 | |
| 3 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 4 | 2 | 2 | 479 | 434 | +45 | |
| 4 | Utah Jazz | 4 | 1 | 3 | 433 | 518 | −85 | |
| 5 | Sacramento Kings | 4 | 0 | 4 | 430 | 496 | −66 |
Transactions
Trades
| Date | Trade | Ref. | |
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| June 25, 2025 | To Sacramento Kings
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To Oklahoma City Thunder
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[7] |
| July 7, 2025 | To Sacramento Kings
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To Detroit Pistons |
[8] |
| July 13, 2025 | To Sacramento Kings |
To Denver Nuggets |
[9] [10] |
| February 1, 2026 | Three-team deal | [11] | |
To Chicago Bulls
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| To Sacramento Kings | |||
Free agency
Subtractions
| Player | Reason | New Team | Ref. |
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| Jake LaRavia | Free agency | Los Angeles Lakers | [12] |
References
- ↑ "Sacramento Kings Franchise Index". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ↑ "Kings Name Doug Christie as Head Coach". NBA.com. May 1, 2025. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ↑ "Sacramento Kings Longest Losing Streaks - Regular Season". Land of Basketball. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
- ↑ Anderson, Jason (February 21, 2026). "LaVine's season-ending injury allows Kings to make change in loss to Spurs". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
- ↑ Quinn, Sam (May 12, 2025). "2025 NBA Draft order, Lottery results: Mavericks win No. 1 pick with long odds, will likely take Cooper Flagg". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ↑ "2025 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-59". NBA.com. May 12, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ↑ "Kings Acquire Draft Rights to Nique Clifford". NBA.com. June 25, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ↑ "Kings Acquire Dennis Schröder". NBA.com. July 7, 2025. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ↑ "NUGGETS ACQUIRE JONAS VALANČIŪNAS". NBA.com. July 14, 2025. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
- ↑ "Kings Acquire Dario Šarić". NBA.com. July 14, 2025. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
- ↑ NBA.com staff. "2025-26 NBA Trade Tracker: Every official deal". NBA. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Los Angeles Lakers Sign Forward Jake LaRavia". NBA.com. July 6, 2025. Retrieved July 7, 2025.