2025–26 Sacramento Kings season

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2025–26 Sacramento Kings season
Head coachDoug Christie
PresidentJohn Rinehart
General managerScott Perry
OwnerVivek Ranadivé
ArenaGolden 1 Center
Results
Record2157 (.269)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Pacific)
Conference: 14th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionNBC Sports California
CBS 13
RadioKHTK Sports 1140
< 2024–25 2026–27 >

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
2 42 Maxime Raynaud C France France 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

The Kings warming up ahead of their home game against the Dallas Mavericks on January 6, 2026
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
F 9 Precious Achiuwa 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1999-09-19 Nigeria
F 23 Patrick Baldwin Jr. (TW) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2002-11-18 Auburn
C 32 Dylan Cardwell 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 2001-12-16 Auburn
G 22 Devin Carter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-03-18 Providence
G 5 Nique Clifford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2002-02-09 Colorado State
G/F 10 DeMar DeRozan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989-08-07 USC
F/C 19 Drew Eubanks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1997-02-01 Oregon State
G 3 Killian Hayes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-07-27 France
G/F 15 De'Andre Hunter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1997-12-02 Virginia
G 8 Zach LaVine Injured 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995-03-10 UCLA
F 7 Doug McDermott 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1992-01-03 Creighton
G 0 Malik Monk 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-02-04 Kentucky
F 13 Keegan Murray Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2000-08-19 Iowa
G/F 29 Daeqwon Plowden (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1998-08-29 Bowling Green
C 42 Maxime Raynaud 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 2003-04-07 Stanford
F/C 11 Domantas Sabonis Injured 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1996-05-03 Gonzaga
G 24 Isaiah Stevens (TW) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-11-01 Colorado State
G 18 Russell Westbrook 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988-11-12 UCLA
Head coach
Assistant(s)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: March 1, 2026

Standings

Division

Pacific DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
yLos Angeles Lakers5027.649261224158777
psPhoenix Suns4235.5458.02415182010677
piLos Angeles Clippers3938.50611.0211718218677
piGolden State Warriors3641.46814.0211715246677
oSacramento Kings2157.26929.5142573231078

Conference

Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1yOklahoma City Thunder *6116.79277
2ySan Antonio Spurs *5918.7662.077
3yLos Angeles Lakers *5027.64911.077
4xDenver Nuggets4928.63612.077
5xHouston Rockets4829.62313.077
6psMinnesota Timberwolves4631.59715.077
7psPhoenix Suns4235.54519.077
8piPortland Trail Blazers4038.51321.578
9piLos Angeles Clippers3938.50622.077
10piGolden State Warriors3641.46825.077
11oMemphis Grizzlies2552.32536.077
12oNew Orleans Pelicans2553.32136.578
13oDallas Mavericks2453.31237.077
14oSacramento Kings2157.26940.578
15oUtah Jazz2157.26940.578

Game log

Preseason

2025 preseason game log
Total: 1–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–1)
Preseason: 1–3 (home: 0–2; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1 October 8 Toronto L 122–130 Domantas Sabonis (19) DeRozan, Raynaud, Schröder (6) Nique Clifford (9) Golden 1 Center
16,362
0–1
2 October 10 @ Portland L 123–124 Zach LaVine (19) Murray, Raynaud (5) Maxime Raynaud (4) Moda Center
15,323
0–2
3 October 15 L.A. Clippers L 91–109 Nique Clifford (19) Domantas Sabonis (14) Zach LaVine (6) Golden 1 Center
16,016
0–3
4 October 17 @ L.A. Lakers W 117–116 Dennis Schröder (25) Dylan Cardwell (7) Nique Clifford (7) Crypto.com Arena
16,053
1–3
2025–26 preseason schedule

Regular season

2025–26 game log
Total: 21–57 (Home: 14–25; Road: 7–32)
October: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1 October 22 @ Phoenix L 116–120 Zach LaVine (30) Nique Clifford (8) DeMar DeRozan (9) Mortgage Matchup Center
17,071
0–1
2 October 24 Utah W 105–104 Zach LaVine (31) Domantas Sabonis (12) DeMar Derozan (6) Golden 1 Center
17,832
1–1
3 October 26 L.A. Lakers L 120–127 Zach LaVine (32) Domantas Sabonis (14) Dennis Schröder (12) Golden 1 Center
17,832
1–2
4 October 28 @ Oklahoma City L 101–107 Zach LaVine (23) Domantas Sabonis (18) Monk, Westbrook (4) Paycom Center
18,203
1–3
5 October 29 @ Chicago L 113–126 Zach LaVine (30) Domantas Sabonis (11) Dennis Schröder (7) United Center
19,017
1–4
November: 4–12 (home: 2–6; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
6 November 1 @ Milwaukee W 135–133 Zach LaVine (31) Domantas Sabonis (13) Russell Westbrook (10) Fiserv Forum
17,341
2–4
7 November 3 @ Denver L 124–130 Russell Westbrook (26) Domantas Sabonis (17) Dennis Schröder (9) Ball Arena
19,653
2–5
8 November 5 Golden State W 121–116 DeMar DeRozan (25) Russell Westbrook (16) Russell Westbrook (10) Golden 1 Center
17,832
3–5
9 November 7 Oklahoma City L 101–132 Russell Westbrook (24) Maxime Raynaud (10) Russell Westbrook (9) Golden 1 Center
15,767
3–6
10 November 9 Minnesota L 117–144 Zach LaVine (26) Domantas Sabonis (13) Clifford, Monk (5) Golden 1 Center
15,227
3–7
11 November 11 Denver L 108–122 Sabonis, Eubanks (19) Sabonis, Westbrook (8) Russell Westbrook (11) Golden 1 Center
15,106
3–8
12 November 12 Atlanta L 100–133 Keon Ellis (20) Devin Carter (6) Clifford, Schröder (4) Golden 1 Center
15,008
3–9
13 November 14 @ Minnesota L 110–124 Domantas Sabonis (34) Domantas Sabonis (11) Russell Westbrook (14) Target Center
16,962
3–10
14 November 16 @ San Antonio L 110–123 DeMar DeRozan (27) Domantas Sabonis (13) Russell Westbrook (7) Frost Bank Center
18,354
3–11
15 November 19 @ Oklahoma City L 99–113 Dennis Schröder (21) Russell Westbrook (10) Russell Westbrook (6) Paycom Center
18,203
3–12
16 November 20 @ Memphis L 96–137 Zach LaVine (26) Russell Westbrook (7) Dennis Schröder (6) FedExForum
14,704
3–13
17 November 22 @ Denver W 128–123 Westbrook, Schrõder (21) DeMar DeRozan (7) Russell Westbrook (11) Ball Arena
19,893
4–13
18 November 24 Minnesota W 117–112 DeMar DeRozan (33) Keegan Murray (14) Russell Westbrook (7) Golden 1 Center
16,957
5–13
19 November 26 Phoenix L 100–112 Murray, Westbrook (19) Drew Eubanks (9) Achiuwa, DeRozan, Murray, Westbrook (3) Golden 1 Center
17,961
5–14
20 November 28 @ Utah L 119–128 Zach LaVine (34) Russell Westbrook (12) Russell Westbrook (14) Delta Center
18,186
5–15
21 November 30 Memphis L 107–115 DeMar DeRozan (23) Precious Achiuwa (7) Russell Westbrook (7) Golden 1 Center
15,901
5–16
December: 3–9 (home: 2–3; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
22 December 3 @ Houston L 95–121 Monk, Raynaud (25) Keegan Murray (11) Russell Westbrook (9) Toyota Center
18,055
5–17
23 December 6 @ Miami W 127–111 Zach LaVine (42) Achiuwa, Raynaud (10) Russell Westbrook (10) Kaseya Center
19,700
6–17
24 December 8 @ Indiana L 105–116 Russell Westbrook (24) Russell Westbrook (13) Russell Westbrook (14) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,465
6–18
25 December 11 Denver L 105–136 Malik Monk (18) Maxime Raynaud (9) Monk, Westbrook (5) Golden 1 Center
16,307
6–19
26 December 14 @ Minnesota L 103–117 Tied (17) Keegan Murray (8) Russell Westbrook (10) Target Center
15,466
6–20
27 December 18 @ Portland L 133–134 (OT) DeMar DeRozan (33) Maxime Raynaud (11) Russell Westbrook (10) Moda Center
16,382
6–21
28 December 20 Portland L 93–98 Dennis Schröder (21) Maxime Raynaud (11) Russell Westbrook (7) Golden 1 Center
15,963
6–22
29 December 21 Houston W 125–124 (OT) DeMar DeRozan (27) Maxime Raynaud (14) Dennis Schröder (10) Golden 1 Center
15,796
7–22
30 December 23 Detroit L 127–136 DeMar DeRozan (37) Precious Achiuwa (12) DeMar DeRozan (8) Golden 1 Center
17,832
7–23
31 December 27 Dallas W 113–107 Ellis, Westbrook (21) Achiuwa, Clifford (9) Russell Westbrook (9) Golden 1 Center
17,832
8–23
32 December 28 @ L.A. Lakers L 101–125 DeMar DeRozan (22) Maxime Raynaud (10) Dennis Schröder (7) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
8–24
33 December 30 @ L.A. Clippers L 90–131 Nique Clifford (18) Maxime Raynaud (12) Schröder, Westbrook (4) Intuit Dome
17,927
8–25
January: 4–13 (home: 4–6; road: 0–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
34 January 1 Boston L 106–120 DeMar DeRozan (25) Maxime Raynaud (8) Dennis Schröder (7) Golden 1 Center
17,832
8–26
35 January 2 @ Phoenix L 102–129 Keegan Murray (23) Murray, Westbrook (9) Russell Westbrook (6) Mortgage Matchup Center
17,071
8–27
36 January 4 Milwaukee L 98–115 Russell Westbrook (21) Maxime Raynaud (8) Dennis Schröder (5) Golden 1 Center
15,892
8–28
37 January 6 Dallas L 98–100 DeMar DeRozan (21) Tied (9) Dennis Schröder (9) Golden 1 Center
15,058
8–29
38 January 9 @ Golden State L 103–137 DeMar DeRozan (24) Dylan Cardwell (8) Russell Westbrook (7) Chase Center
18,064
8–30
39 January 11 Houston W 111–98 DeMar DeRozan (22) Dylan Cardwell (11) Russell Westbrook (10) Golden 1 Center
15,268
9–30
40 January 12 L.A. Lakers W 124–112 DeMar DeRozan (32) Achiuwa, Cardwell (7) Malik Monk (8) Golden 1 Center
17,832
10–30
41 January 14 New York W 112–101 DeMar DeRozan (27) Precious Achiuwa (14) Russell Westbrook (11) Golden 1 Center
15,095
11–30
42 January 16 Washington W 128–115 Russell Westbrook (26) Dylan Cardwell (9) Russell Westbrook (6) Golden 1 Center
16,339
12–30
43 January 18 Portland L 110–117 Monk, Westbrook (23) Dylan Cardwell (10) DeRozan, Westbrook (7) Golden 1 Center
16,241
12–31
44 January 20 Miami L 117–130 DeMar DeRozan (23) Dylan Cardwell (12) Russell Westbrook (7) Golden 1 Center
15,295
12–32
45 January 21 Toronto L 109–122 Russell Westbrook (23) Dylan Cardwell (13) Zach LaVine (5) Golden 1 Center
16,182
12–33
46 January 23 @ Cleveland L 118–123 Domantas Sabonis (24) Domantas Sabonis (16) Malik Monk (7) Rocket Arena
19,432
12–34
47 January 25 @ Detroit L 116–139 Malik Monk (19) Dylan Cardwell (9) Domantas Sabonis (8) Little Caesars Arena
18,299
12–35
48 January 27 @ New York L 87–103 DeMar DeRozan (34) Domantas Sabonis (12) Domantas Sabonis (7) Madison Square Garden
19,812
12–36
49 January 29 @ Philadelphia L 111–113 Dennis Schröder (27) Precious Achiuwa (13) DeMar DeRozan (8) Xfinity Mobile Arena
18,608
12–37
50 January 30 @ Boston L 93–112 Zach LaVine (17) Maxime Raynaud (14) Malik Monk (4) TD Garden
19,156
12–38
February: 2–9 (home: 0–4; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
51 February 1 @ Washington L 112–116 Zach LaVine (35) LaVine, Raynaud (6) DeRozan, Stevens (5) Capital One Arena
13,102
12–39
52 February 4 Memphis L 125–129 Domantas Sabonis (24) Domantas Sabonis (15) Tied (5) Golden 1 Center
15,017
12–40
53 February 6 L.A. Clippers L 111–114 Malik Monk (18) Dylan Cardwell (14) Russell Westbrook (5) Golden 1 Center
16,665
12–41
54 February 7 Cleveland L 126–132 Nique Clifford (30) Dylan Cardwell (11) Russell Westbrook (9) Golden 1 Center
16,212
12–42
55 February 9 @ New Orleans L 94–120 Maxime Raynaud (21) Maxime Raynaud (19) Nique Clifford (6) Smoothie King Center
16,633
12–43
56 February 11 @ Utah L 93–121 DeMar DeRozan (20) Dylan Cardwell (10) Nique Clifford (6) Delta Center
18,186
12–44
All-Star Game
57 February 19 Orlando L 94–131 Maxime Raynaud (17) Maxime Raynaud (14) DeMar DeRozan (6) Golden 1 Center
16,544
12–45
58 February 21 @ San Antonio L 122–139 DeRozan, Murray (20) Maxime Raynaud (12) Malik Monk (6) Moody Center
16,168
12–46
59 February 23 @ Memphis W 123–114 Russell Westbrook (25) Maxime Raynaud (13) Russell Westbrook (7) FedExForum
14,176
13–46
60 February 25 @ Houston L 97–128 Russell Westbrook (22) Precious Achiuwa (10) DeMar DeRozan (7) Toyota Center
18,055
13–47
61 February 26 @ Dallas W 130–121 Precious Achiuwa (29) Precious Achiuwa (12) Nique Clifford (7) American Airlines Center
19,013
14–47
March: 5–10 (home: 4–5; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
62 March 1 @ L.A. Lakers L 104–128 Nique Clifford (26) Maxime Raynaud (13) DeMar DeRozan (8) Crypto.com Arena
18,272
14–48
63 March 3 Phoenix L 103–114 Maxime Raynaud (22) Maxime Raynaud (10) Russell Westbrook (7) Golden 1 Center
15,009
14–49
64 March 5 New Orleans L 123–133 Precious Achiuwa (29) Precious Achiuwa (12) Russell Westbrook (10) Golden 1 Center
15,350
14–50
65 March 8 Chicago W 126–110 Malik Monk (30) Raynaud, Westbrook (11) Russell Westbrook (12) Golden 1 Center
15,022
15–50
66 March 10 Indiana W 114–109 Devin Carter (24) Maxime Raynaud (11) Russell Westbrook (9) Golden 1 Center
14,618
16–50
67 March 11 Charlotte L 109–117 DeMar DeRozan (39) Precious Achiuwa (8) Nique Clifford (8) Golden 1 Center
15,597
16–51
68 March 14 @ L.A. Clippers W 118–109 DeMar DeRozan (27) Precious Achiuwa (13) Russell Westbrook (10) Intuit Dome
17,420
17–51
69 March 15 Utah W 116–111 DeMar DeRozan (41) Maxime Raynaud (12) DeMar DeRozan (11) Golden 1 Center
15,132
18–51
70 March 17 San Antonio L 104–132 Maxime Raynaud (32) Maxime Raynaud (9) Russell Westbrook (10) Golden 1 Center
16,475
18–52
71 March 19 Philadelphia L 118–139 Maxime Raynaud (30) Dylan Cardwell (13) Russell Westbrook (8) Golden 1 Center
15,007
18–53
72 March 22 Brooklyn W 126–122 Malik Monk (32) Precious Achiuwa (15) DeMar DeRozan (8) Golden 1 Center
16,289
19–53
73 March 24 @ Charlotte L 90–134 Daeqwon Plowden (22) Dylan Cardwell (11) Malik Monk (14) Spectrum Center
19,450
19–54
74 March 26 @ Orlando L 117–121 DeMar DeRozan (33) Precious Achiuwa (9) DeMar DeRozan (11) Kia Center
17,256
19–55
75 March 28 @ Atlanta L 113–123 DeMar DeRozan (22) Maxime Raynaud (10) Malik Monk (7) State Farm Arena
17,066
19–56
76 March 29 @ Brooklyn L 99–116 Devin Carter (20) Tied (8) Killian Hayes (7) Barclays Center
17,548
19–57
April: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
77 April 1 @ Toronto W 123–115 Achiuwa, DeRozan (28) Precious Achiuwa (19) DeRozan, Monk (4) Scotiabank Arena
18,616
20–57
78 April 3 New Orleans W 117–113 Maxime Raynaud (28) Maxime Raynaud (9) Nique Clifford (7) Golden 1 Center
15,422
21–57
79 April 5 L.A. Clippers Golden 1 Center
80 April 7 @ Golden State Chase Center
81 April 10 Golden State Golden 1 Center
82 April 12 @ Portland Moda Center
2025–26 season schedule

NBA Cup

West Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
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
Source: NBA

Transactions

Trades

Date Trade Ref.
June 25, 2025 To Sacramento Kings
To Oklahoma City Thunder
[7]
July 7, 2025 To Sacramento Kings
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
To Cleveland Cavaliers
To Sacramento Kings
  1. Oklahoma City will receive the pick if it's No. 17–30, otherwise they receive two 2027 second-round picks.
  2. 1 2 The least favorable of the picks originally belonging to Detroit, Milwaukee, and New York.
  3. Detroit will receive the pick if it's No. 56–60.

Free agency

Subtractions

Player Reason New Team Ref.
Jake LaRavia Free agency Los Angeles Lakers [12]

References

  1. "Sacramento Kings Franchise Index". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. "Kings Name Doug Christie as Head Coach". NBA.com. May 1, 2025. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  3. "Sacramento Kings Longest Losing Streaks - Regular Season". Land of Basketball. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. "2025 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-59". NBA.com. May 12, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  7. "Kings Acquire Draft Rights to Nique Clifford". NBA.com. June 25, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
  8. "Kings Acquire Dennis Schröder". NBA.com. July 7, 2025. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  9. "NUGGETS ACQUIRE JONAS VALANČIŪNAS". NBA.com. July 14, 2025. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  10. "Kings Acquire Dario Šarić". NBA.com. July 14, 2025. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  11. NBA.com staff. "2025-26 NBA Trade Tracker: Every official deal". NBA. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  12. "Los Angeles Lakers Sign Forward Jake LaRavia". NBA.com. July 6, 2025. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
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