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2026–27 Sacramento Kings season
Head coachDoug Christie
PresidentJohn Rinehart
General managerScott Perry
OwnerVivek Ranadivé
ArenaGolden 1 Center
Results
Record1–7 (.125)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Pacific)
Conference: 14th (Western)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionNBC Sports California
CBS 13
RadioKHTK Sports 1140
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The 2026–27 Sacramento Kings season is the 82nd season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and 42nd season in the city of Sacramento.[1] During the free agency period, the Kings picked up former All-Star Ben Simmons on a one-year deal to revive his career after an injury-plagued absence from the NBA, but an Achilles tear sustained during the preseason is now expected to sideline him for the entire season.[2]

The Kings opened the season with six consecutive losses, marking their worst start to a season since 1988–89.

Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 7 Darius Acuff Jr. PG United States United States Arkansas
2 34 Meleek Thomas SG/PG United States United States Arkansas
2 45 Emanuel Sharp SG Israel Israel
United States United States		 Houston

The Kings entered the draft holding one first-round selection and two second-round selections.[3][4] They retained their two original selections. The 45th pick, originally owned by the Charlotte Hornets, was acquired from the San Antonio Spurs via a 2025 three-team trade involving Zach LaVine and De'Aaron Fox. It served as a replacement to Charlotte's protected first-round pick from 2022 to 2025 that did not convey due to consecutive playoff misses during those years.[5]

The Kings acquired the draft rights to 29th pick Alex Karaban in a draft-day trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers, in exchange for the 34th pick, which turned out to be Meleek Thomas, and their own 2032 second-round pick.[6]

Roster

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Sacramento Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 5 Darius Acuff Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2006-11-16 Arkansas
F 9 Precious Achiuwa 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1999-09-19 Nigeria
F 19 Leaky Black (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1999-06-14 North Carolina
C 32 Dylan Cardwell Injured 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 2001-12-16 Auburn
G 10 Nique Clifford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2002-02-09 Colorado State
G/F 15 De'Andre Hunter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1997-12-02 Virginia
F 33 Alex Karaban 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2002-11-11 Connecticut
G 8 Zach LaVine 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995-03-10 UCLA
F 22 Jonathan Mogbo (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2001-10-29 San Francisco
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 3 Sean Pedulla (TW) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 2002-10-10 Mississippi
G/F 29 Daeqwon Plowden 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 1998-08-29 Bowling Green
C 42 Maxime Raynaud Injured 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 268 lb (122 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
G 34 Emanuel Sharp 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 2004-03-07 Houston
G/F 25 Ben Simmons Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1996-07-20 LSU
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: July 27, 2026

Standings

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Division

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Pacific DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
Los Angeles Lakers72.778–4‍–‍13‍–‍14–19
Golden State Warriors53.6251.53‍–‍12‍–‍23–28
Phoenix Suns15.1674.51‍–‍20‍–‍31–16
Los Angeles Clippers17.1255.51‍–‍30‍–‍41–38
Sacramento Kings17.1255.50‍–‍31‍–‍40–28

Conference

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Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1Portland Trail Blazers *61.857–7
2Los Angeles Lakers *72.778–9
3Houston Rockets *72.778–9
4Oklahoma City Thunder62.7500.58
5San Antonio Spurs62.7500.58
6Memphis Grizzlies62.7500.58
7Minnesota Timberwolves63.6671.09
8Golden State Warriors53.6251.58
9Denver Nuggets43.5712.07
10New Orleans Pelicans44.5002.58
11Dallas Mavericks44.5002.58
12Phoenix Suns15.1674.56
13Los Angeles Clippers17.1255.58
14Sacramento Kings17.1255.58
15Utah Jazz17.1255.58

Game log

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Preseason

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2026 preseason game log
Total: 0–5 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–3)
Preseason: 0–5 (home: 0–2; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 5 L.A. Lakers L 103–127 Nique Clifford (23) Dylan Cardwell (10) Darius Acuff Jr. (4) Golden 1 Center
15,130		 0–1
2 October 8 @ L.A. Lakers L 110–114 Precious Achiuwa (18) Maxime Raynaud (10) Nique Clifford (6) Crypto.com Arena
18,350		 0–2
3 October 10 @ Golden State L 106–111 Darius Acuff Jr. (25) Achiuwa, Mogbo (8) Darius Acuff Jr. (8) Chase Center
18,064		 0–3
4 October 13 Portland L 98–110 Mogbo, Newton (15) Precious Achiuwa (11) Nique Clifford (5) Golden 1 Center
12,108		 0–4
5 October 16 @ San Antonio L 97–126 Zach LaVine (20) Domantas Sabonis (10) Ben Simmons (7) Frost Bank Center
18,354		 0–5
2026–27 preseason schedule

Regular season

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2026–27 game log
Total: 1–7 (Home: 0–3; Road: 1–4)
October: 0–6 (home: 0–2; road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 21 @ L.A. Clippers L 96–121 Zach LaVine (28) Domantas Sabonis (15) Domantas Sabonis (8) Intuit Dome
17,927		 0–1
2 October 23 Portland L 120–128 Darius Acuff Jr. (33) Domantas Sabonis (19) Domantas Sabonis (10) Golden 1 Center
17,832		 0–2
3 October 25 Memphis L 112–123 Zach LaVine (37) Domantas Sabonis (15) Darius Acuff Jr. (7) Golden 1 Center
13,076		 0–3
4 October 27 @ San Antonio L 103–130 De'Andre Hunter (24) Domantas Sabonis (14) Domantas Sabonis (8) Frost Bank Center
18,354		 0–4
5 October 29 @ New Orleans L 120–132 Darius Acuff Jr. (34) Domantas Sabonis (15) Darius Acuff Jr. (14) Smoothie King Center
15,442		 0–5
6 October 31 @ Memphis L 105–136 Darius Acuff Jr. (38) Domantas Sabonis (14) Domantas Sabonis (8) FedExForum
15,060		 0–6
November: 1–1 (home: 0–1; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7 November 2 @ Dallas W 115–100 Darius Acuff Jr. (25) Precious Achiuwa (10) Malik Monk (7) American Airlines Center
18,967		 1–6
8 November 4 L.A. Lakers L 98–112 Darius Acuff Jr. (22) Domantas Sabonis (17) Darius Acuff Jr. (12) Golden 1 Center
14,484		 1–7
9 November 6 San Antonio Golden 1 Center
 –
10 November 8 Miami Golden 1 Center
 –
11 November 10 Orlando Golden 1 Center
 –
12 November 13 Portland Golden 1 Center
 –
13 November 15 Oklahoma City Golden 1 Center
 –
14 November 18 Phoenix Golden 1 Center
 –
15 November 20 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
 –
16 November 21 Boston Golden 1 Center
 –
17 November 23 San Antonio Golden 1 Center
 –
18 November 25 @ Golden State Chase Center
 –
19 November 29 Minnesota Golden 1 Center
 –
20 November 30 New Orleans Golden 1 Center
 –
December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
21 December 2 @ Phoenix Mortgage Matchup Center
 –
22 TBD TBD TBD
 –
23 TBD TBD TBD
 –
24 December 13 New Orleans Golden 1 Center
 –
25 December 16 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
 –
26 December 18 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
 –
27 December 20 @ Miami Kaseya Center
 –
28 December 21 @ Orlando Kia Center
 –
29 December 23 Dallas Golden 1 Center
 –
30 December 27 Utah Golden 1 Center
 –
31 December 29 Philadelphia Golden 1 Center
 –
32 December 31 Brooklyn Golden 1 Center
 –
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
33 January 2 @ Phoenix Mortgage Matchup Center
 –
34 January 3 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
 –
35 January 5 Detroit Golden 1 Center
 –
36 January 7 Chicago Golden 1 Center
 –
37 January 8 New York Golden 1 Center
 –
38 January 10 Charlotte Golden 1 Center
 –
39 January 12 @ Golden State Chase Center
 –
40 January 14 L.A. Clippers Golden 1 Center
 –
41 January 15 @ Portland Moda Center
 –
42 January 17 @ Utah Delta Center
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43 January 19 L.A. Lakers Golden 1 Center
 –
44 January 20 Milwaukee Golden 1 Center
 –
45 January 22 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
 –
46 January 25 @ Denver Ball Arena
 –
47 January 27 @ Philadelphia Xfinity Mobile Arena
 –
48 January 28 @ Washington Capital One Arena
 –
49 January 31 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
 –
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
50 February 4 Minnesota Golden 1 Center
 –
51 February 6 Phoenix Golden 1 Center
 –
52 February 7 Houston Golden 1 Center
 –
53 February 9 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
 –
54 February 11 @ Houston Toyota Center
 –
55 February 13 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
 –
56 February 14 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
 –
57 February 17 Indiana Golden 1 Center
 –
All-Star Game
58 February 25 @ Cleveland Rocket Arena
 –
59 February 27 @ Memphis FedExForum
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60 February 28 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
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March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
61 March 2 Washington Golden 1 Center
 –
62 March 4 Oklahoma City Golden 1 Center
 –
63 March 6 L.A. Clippers Golden 1 Center
 –
64 March 8 Denver Golden 1 Center
 –
65 March 10 Golden State Golden 1 Center
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66 March 12 @ Utah Delta Center
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67 March 14 Cleveland Golden 1 Center
 –
68 March 16 @ Boston TD Garden
 –
69 March 17 @ New York Madison Square Garden
 –
70 March 19 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena
 –
71 March 21 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
 –
72 March 22 @ Chicago United Center
 –
73 March 24 Atlanta Golden 1 Center
 –
74 March 27 Toronto Golden 1 Center
 –
75 March 29 Denver Golden 1 Center
 –
76 March 31 @ Minnesota Target Center
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April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
77 April 2 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
 –
78 April 4 Golden State Golden 1 Center
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79 April 6 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center
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80 April 7 @ Houston Toyota Center
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81 April 9 Dallas Golden 1 Center
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82 April 11 @ L.A. Clippers Intuit Dome
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2026–27 season schedule

NBA Cup

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West Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Golden State Warriors 1 1 0 112 95 +17 Advance to knockout stage
2 Los Angeles Lakers 1 0 1 95 112 −17 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
3 San Antonio Spurs 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Portland Trail Blazers 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Sacramento Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to game(s) played on October 30, 2026. Source:

Transactions

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Trades

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Date Trade Ref.
June 23, 2026 To Sacramento Kings
 To Cleveland Cavaliers
  • 2026 SAC second-round pick (No. 34)
  • 2032 SAC second-round pick
 [6]
June 30, 2026 To Sacramento Kings
 To Atlanta Hawks
 [7]

Free agency

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Re-signed

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Date Player Ref.
July 2, 2026 Daeqwon Plowden [8]
July 7, 2026 Precious Achiuwa [9]

Additions

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Date Player Former Team Ref.

Subtractions

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Player Reason New Team Ref.
DeMar DeRozan Waived Denver Nuggets [10]
Isaiah Stevens Waived Windy City Bulls (NBA G League) [11]
Russell Westbrook Retirement N/a [12]

References

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  1. ↑ "Sacramento Kings Franchise Index". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ↑ Salerno, Cameron (October 18, 2026). "Ben Simmons' comeback ends before it began: Kings guard suffers torn Achilles, likely to miss season". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 1, 2026.
  3. ↑ Quinn, Sam (May 10, 2026). "2026 NBA Draft order, lottery results: Wizards to pick No. 1 after winning lottery". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
  4. ↑ "2026 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-60". NBA.com. May 10, 2026. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
  5. ↑ "2026 NBA Draft Pick Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Kings Acquire Draft Rights to Alex Karaban". NBA.com. June 23, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Atlanta Hawks Acquire Guard Devin Carter". NBA.com. June 30, 2026. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Sacramento Kings Sign Daeqwon Plowden". NBA.com. July 3, 2026. Retrieved July 5, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Sacramento Kings Re-Sign Precious Achiuwa". NBA.com. July 7, 2026. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  10. ↑ "DeMar DeRozan, waived by Kings, hits free agency". ESPN. July 7, 2026. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
  11. ↑ Lytle, Kevin (July 28, 2026). "Former CSU star Isaiah Stevens reportedly waived by Sacramento Kings". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Russell Westbrook, former NBA MVP and 9-time All-Star, announces retirement after 18 seasons". NBA.com. August 12, 2026. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
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