2025–26 Sacramento Kings season

2025–26 Sacramento Kings season
Head coachDoug Christie
PresidentJohn Rinehart
General managerScott Perry
OwnerVivek Ranadivé
ArenaGolden 1 Center
Results
Record7–23 (.233)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Pacific)
Conference: 13th (Western)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionNBC Sports California
CBS 13
RadioKHTK 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]

Draft picks

Main article: 2025 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 42 Maxime Raynaud C France Stanford

The Kings entered the draft with only one second-round selection.[3][4] The team had previously traded its own first-round pick to the Atlanta Hawks in 2022. During the first round, Sacramento traded a 2027 second-round pick (originally acquired from the San Antonio Spurs) to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for the draft rights to Nique Clifford.

Roster

Sacramento Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
C 32 Dylan Cardwell (TW) 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
G 23 Keon Ellis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-01-08 Alabama
F/C 19 Drew Eubanks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1997-02-01 Oregon State
F 3 Isaac Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 2000-07-11 Washington State
G 8 Zach LaVine 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 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 (GL) 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 2003-04-07 Stanford
F/C 11 Domantas Sabonis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1996-05-03 Gonzaga
F/C 20 Dario Šarić 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1994-04-08 Croatia
G 17 Dennis Schröder 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1993-09-15 Germany
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

Roster
Updated: October 16, 2025

Standings

Division

Pacific DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
Los Angeles Lakers199.679–7‍–‍412‍–‍53–428
Phoenix Suns1613.5523.510‍–‍56‍–‍87–429
Golden State Warriors1615.5164.510‍–‍46‍–‍114–231
Los Angeles Clippers821.27611.55‍–‍83‍–‍132–429
Sacramento Kings723.23313.04‍–‍103‍–‍131–330

Conference

Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1Oklahoma City Thunder *265.839–31
2San Antonio Spurs *237.7672.530
3Denver Nuggets218.7244.029
4Los Angeles Lakers *199.6795.528
5Minnesota Timberwolves2010.6675.530
6Houston Rockets1710.6307.027
7Phoenix Suns1613.5529.029
8Golden State Warriors1615.51610.031
9Memphis Grizzlies1416.46711.530
10Portland Trail Blazers1218.40013.530
11Dallas Mavericks1220.37514.532
12Utah Jazz1019.34515.029
13Los Angeles Clippers821.27617.029
14New Orleans Pelicans823.25818.031
15Sacramento Kings723.23318.530

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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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: 7–23 (Home: 4–10; Road: 3–13)
October: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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: 2–7 (home: 1–3; road: 1–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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 127–132 DeMar DeRozan (37) Precious Achiuwa (12) DeMar DeRozan (8) Golden 1 Center
17,832 		7–23
31 December 27 Dallas Golden 1 Center
32 December 28 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
33 December 30 @ L.A. Clippers Intuit Dome
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
34 January 1 Boston Golden 1 Center
35 January 2 @ Phoenix Mortgage Matchup Center
36 January 4 Milwaukee Golden 1 Center
37 January 6 Dallas Golden 1 Center
38 January 9 @ Golden State Chase Center
39 January 11 Houston Golden 1 Center
40 January 12 L.A. Lakers Golden 1 Center
41 January 14 New York Golden 1 Center
42 January 16 Washington Golden 1 Center
43 January 18 Portland Golden 1 Center
44 January 20 Miami Golden 1 Center
45 January 21 Toronto Golden 1 Center
46 January 23 @ Cleveland Rocket Arena
47 January 25 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
48 January 27 @ New York Madison Square Garden
49 January 29 @ Philadelphia Xfinity Mobile Arena
50 January 30 @ Boston TD Garden
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
51 February 1 @ Washington Capital One Arena
52 February 4 Memphis Golden 1 Center
53 February 6 L.A. Clippers Golden 1 Center
54 February 7 Cleveland Golden 1 Center
55 February 9 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
56 February 11 @ Utah Delta Center
All-Star Game
57 February 19 Orlando Golden 1 Center
58 February 21 @ San Antonio Moody Center
59 February 23 @ Memphis FedExForum
60 February 25 @ Houston Toyota Center
61 February 26 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
62 March 1 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
63 March 3 Phoenix Golden 1 Center
64 March 5 New Orleans Golden 1 Center
65 March 8 Chicago Golden 1 Center
66 March 10 Indiana Golden 1 Center
67 March 11 Charlotte Golden 1 Center
68 March 14 @ L.A. Clippers Intuit Dome
69 March 15 Utah Golden 1 Center
70 March 17 San Antonio Golden 1 Center
71 March 19 Philadelphia Golden 1 Center
72 March 22 Brooklyn Golden 1 Center
73 March 24 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
74 March 26 @ Orlando Kia Center
75 March 28 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
76 March 29 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
77 April 1 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena
78 April 3 New Orleans Golden 1 Center
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

Main article: 2025 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

Main article: List of 2025–26 NBA season transactions

Trades

June 25, 2025[5] To Sacramento Kings
Draft rights to Nique Clifford (No. 24) 		To Oklahoma City Thunder
2027 SAS protected first-round pick
July 7, 2025[6] To Sacramento Kings
Dennis Schröder (sign-and-trade)
2029 second-round pick 		To Detroit Pistons
2026 CHA protected second-round pick

Free agency

Subtractions

Player Reason New Team Ref.
Jake LaRavia Free agency Los Angeles Lakers [7]

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. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "2025 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-59". NBA.com. May 12, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  5. ^ "Kings Acquire Draft Rights to Nique Clifford". NBA.com. June 25, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
  6. ^ "Kings Acquire Dennis Schröder". NBA.com. July 7, 2025. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  7. ^ "Los Angeles Lakers Sign Forward Jake LaRavia". NBA.com. July 6, 2025. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
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