The 2025–26 Sacramento Kings season was the 81st season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and 41st season in the city of Sacramento. On May 1, 2025, the Kings hired Doug Christie as their head coach.
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. Domantas Sabonis, Zach LaVine, and DeAndre Hunter were already sidelined for the rest of the season due to injuries. With a loss to the Charlotte Hornets on March 11, the Kings were eliminated from playoff contention for the third consecutive season.
The Kings finished the season with a 22–60 record—the franchise's first 60-loss season since 2008–09. The team had the same regular season record as the Utah Jazz, but won the tiebreaker due to a better intra-conference record; as a result, the Kings placed 14th in the West.
Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 2 42 Maxime Raynaud C 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. The team's first-round pick conveyed to the Atlanta Hawks after falling outside its top-12 protection following the NBA draft lottery, while a second-round pick was traded to the Chicago Bulls as part of the 2024 DeMar DeRozan three-team deal.
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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Standings Division
Conference
Game log Preseason
| 1 | October 8 | Toronto | | Domantas Sabonis (19) | DeRozan, Raynaud, Schröder (6) | Nique Clifford (9) | Golden 1 Center16,362 | 0–1 |- | 2 | October 10 | @ Portland | | Zach LaVine (19) | Murray, Raynaud (5) | Maxime Raynaud (4) | Moda Center15,323 | 0–2 |- | 3 | October 15 | L.A. Clippers | | Nique Clifford (19) | Domantas Sabonis (14) | Zach LaVine (6) | Golden 1 Center16,016 | 0–3 |- | 4 | October 17 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Dennis Schröder (25) | Dylan Cardwell (7) | Nique Clifford (7) | Crypto.com Arena16,053 | 1–3
Regular season
| 1 | October 22 | @ Phoenix | | Zach LaVine (30) | Nique Clifford (8) | DeMar DeRozan (9) | Mortgage Matchup Center17,071 | 0–1 |- | 2 | October 24 | Utah | | Zach LaVine (31) | Domantas Sabonis (12) | DeMar Derozan (6) | Golden 1 Center17,832 | 1–1 |- | 3 | October 26 | L.A. Lakers | | Zach LaVine (32) | Domantas Sabonis (14) | Dennis Schröder (12) | Golden 1 Center17,832 | 1–2 |- | 4 | October 28 | @ Oklahoma City | | Zach LaVine (23) | Domantas Sabonis (18) | Monk, Westbrook (4) | Paycom Center18,203 | 1–3 |- | 5 | October 29 | @ Chicago | | Zach LaVine (30) | Domantas Sabonis (11) | Dennis Schröder (7) | United Center19,017 | 1–4
| 6 | November 1 | @ Milwaukee | | Zach LaVine (31) | Domantas Sabonis (13) | Russell Westbrook (10) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 2–4 |- | 7 | November 3 | @ Denver | | Russell Westbrook (26) | Domantas Sabonis (17) | Dennis Schröder (9) | Ball Arena19,653 | 2–5 |- | 8 | November 5 | Golden State | | DeMar DeRozan (25) | Russell Westbrook (16) | Russell Westbrook (10) | Golden 1 Center17,832 | 3–5 |- | 9 | November 7 | Oklahoma City | | Russell Westbrook (24) | Maxime Raynaud (10) | Russell Westbrook (9) | Golden 1 Center15,767 | 3–6 |- | 10 | November 9 | Minnesota | | Zach LaVine (26) | Domantas Sabonis (13) | Clifford, Monk (5) | Golden 1 Center15,227 | 3–7 |- | 11 | November 11 | Denver | | Sabonis, Eubanks (19) | Sabonis, Westbrook (8) | Russell Westbrook (11) | Golden 1 Center15,106 | 3–8 |- | 12 | November 12 | Atlanta | | Keon Ellis (20) | Devin Carter (6) | Clifford, Schröder (4) | Golden 1 Center15,008 | 3–9 |- | 13 | November 14 | @ Minnesota | | Domantas Sabonis (34) | Domantas Sabonis (11) | Russell Westbrook (14) | Target Center16,962 | 3–10 |- | 14 | November 16 | @ San Antonio | | DeMar DeRozan (27) | Domantas Sabonis (13) | Russell Westbrook (7) | Frost Bank Center18,354 | 3–11 |- | 15 | November 19 | @ Oklahoma City | | Dennis Schröder (21) | Russell Westbrook (10) | Russell Westbrook (6) | Paycom Center18,203 | 3–12 |- | 16 | November 20 | @ Memphis | | Zach LaVine (26) | Russell Westbrook (7) | Dennis Schröder (6) | FedExForum14,704 | 3–13 |- | 17 | November 22 | @ Denver | | Westbrook, Schrõder (21) | DeMar DeRozan (7) | Russell Westbrook (11) | Ball Arena19,893 | 4–13 |- | 18 | November 24 | Minnesota | | DeMar DeRozan (33) | Keegan Murray (14) | Russell Westbrook (7) | Golden 1 Center16,957 | 5–13 |- | 19 | November 26 | Phoenix | | Murray, Westbrook (19) | Drew Eubanks (9) | Achiuwa, DeRozan, Murray, Westbrook (3) | Golden 1 Center17,961 | 5–14 |- | 20 | November 28 | @ Utah | | Zach LaVine (34) | Russell Westbrook (12) | Russell Westbrook (14) | Delta Center18,186 | 5–15 |- | 21 | November 30 | Memphis | | DeMar DeRozan (23) | Precious Achiuwa (7) | Russell Westbrook (7) | Golden 1 Center15,901 | 5–16
| 22 | December 3 | @ Houston | | Monk, Raynaud (25) | Keegan Murray (11) | Russell Westbrook (9) | Toyota Center18,055 | 5–17 |- | 23 | December 6 | @ Miami | | Zach LaVine (42) | Achiuwa, Raynaud (10) | Russell Westbrook (10) | Kaseya Center19,700 | 6–17 |- | 24 | December 8 | @ Indiana | | Russell Westbrook (24) | Russell Westbrook (13) | Russell Westbrook (14) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse16,465 | 6–18 |- | 25 | December 11 | Denver | | Malik Monk (18) | Maxime Raynaud (9) | Monk, Westbrook (5) | Golden 1 Center16,307 | 6–19 |- | 26 | December 14 | @ Minnesota | | (17) | Keegan Murray (8) | Russell Westbrook (10) | Target Center15,466 | 6–20 |- | 27 | December 18 | @ Portland | | DeMar DeRozan (33) | Maxime Raynaud (11) | Russell Westbrook (10) | Moda Center16,382 | 6–21 |- | 28 | December 20 | Portland | | Dennis Schröder (21) | Maxime Raynaud (11) | Russell Westbrook (7) | Golden 1 Center15,963 | 6–22 |- | 29 | December 21 | Houston | | DeMar DeRozan (27) | Maxime Raynaud (14) | Dennis Schröder (10) | Golden 1 Center15,796 | 7–22 |- | 30 | December 23 | Detroit | | DeMar DeRozan (37) | Precious Achiuwa (12) | DeMar DeRozan (8) | Golden 1 Center17,832 | 7–23 |- | 31 | December 27 | Dallas | | Ellis, Westbrook (21) | Achiuwa, Clifford (9) | Russell Westbrook (9) | Golden 1 Center17,832 | 8–23 |- | 32 | December 28 | @ L.A. Lakers | | DeMar DeRozan (22) | Maxime Raynaud (10) | Dennis Schröder (7) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 8–24 |- | 33 | December 30 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Nique Clifford (18) | Maxime Raynaud (12) | Schröder, Westbrook (4) | Intuit Dome17,927 | 8–25
| 34 | January 1 | Boston | | DeMar DeRozan (25) | Maxime Raynaud (8) | Dennis Schröder (7) | Golden 1 Center17,832 | 8–26 |- | 35 | January 2 | @ Phoenix | | Keegan Murray (23) | Murray, Westbrook (9) | Russell Westbrook (6) | Mortgage Matchup Center17,071 | 8–27 |- | 36 | January 4 | Milwaukee | | Russell Westbrook (21) | Maxime Raynaud (8) | Dennis Schröder (5) | Golden 1 Center15,892 | 8–28 |- | 37 | January 6 | Dallas | | DeMar DeRozan (21) | (9) | Dennis Schröder (9) | Golden 1 Center15,058 | 8–29 |- | 38 | January 9 | @ Golden State | | DeMar DeRozan (24) | Dylan Cardwell (8) | Russell Westbrook (7) | Chase Center18,064 | 8–30 |- | 39 | January 11 | Houston | | DeMar DeRozan (22) | Dylan Cardwell (11) | Russell Westbrook (10) | Golden 1 Center15,268 | 9–30 |- | 40 | January 12 | L.A. Lakers | | DeMar DeRozan (32) | Achiuwa, Cardwell (7) | Malik Monk (8) | Golden 1 Center17,832 | 10–30 |- | 41 | January 14 | New York | | DeMar DeRozan (27) | Precious Achiuwa (14) | Russell Westbrook (11) | Golden 1 Center15,095 | 11–30 |- | 42 | January 16 | Washington | | Russell Westbrook (26) | Dylan Cardwell (9) | Russell Westbrook (6) | Golden 1 Center16,339 | 12–30 |- | 43 | January 18 | Portland | | Monk, Westbrook (23) | Dylan Cardwell (10) | DeRozan, Westbrook (7) | Golden 1 Center16,241 | 12–31 |- | 44 | January 20 | Miami | | DeMar DeRozan (23) | Dylan Cardwell (12) | Russell Westbrook (7) | Golden 1 Center15,295 | 12–32 |- | 45 | January 21 | Toronto | | Russell Westbrook (23) | Dylan Cardwell (13) | Zach LaVine (5) | Golden 1 Center16,182 | 12–33 |- | 46 | January 23 | @ Cleveland | | Domantas Sabonis (24) | Domantas Sabonis (16) | Malik Monk (7) | Rocket Arena19,432 | 12–34 |- | 47 | January 25 | @ Detroit | | Malik Monk (19) | Dylan Cardwell (9) | Domantas Sabonis (8) | Little Caesars Arena18,299 | 12–35 |- | 48 | January 27 | @ New York | | DeMar DeRozan (34) | Domantas Sabonis (12) | Domantas Sabonis (7) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 12–36 |- | 49 | January 29 | @ Philadelphia | | Dennis Schröder (27) | Precious Achiuwa (13) | DeMar DeRozan (8) | Xfinity Mobile Arena18,608 | 12–37 |- | 50 | January 30 | @ Boston | | Zach LaVine (17) | Maxime Raynaud (14) | Malik Monk (4) | TD Garden19,156 | 12–38
| 51 | February 1 | @ Washington | | Zach LaVine (35) | LaVine, Raynaud (6) | DeRozan, Stevens (5) | Capital One Arena13,102 | 12–39 |- | 52 | February 4 | Memphis | | Domantas Sabonis (24) | Domantas Sabonis (15) | (5) | Golden 1 Center15,017 | 12–40 |- | 53 | February 6 | L.A. Clippers | | Malik Monk (18) | Dylan Cardwell (14) | Russell Westbrook (5) | Golden 1 Center16,665 | 12–41 |- | 54 | February 7 | Cleveland | | Nique Clifford (30) | Dylan Cardwell (11) | Russell Westbrook (9) | Golden 1 Center16,212 | 12–42 |- | 55 | February 9 | @ New Orleans | | Maxime Raynaud (21) | Maxime Raynaud (19) | Nique Clifford (6) | Smoothie King Center16,633 | 12–43 |- | 56 | February 11 | @ Utah | | DeMar DeRozan (20) | Dylan Cardwell (10) | Nique Clifford (6) | Delta Center18,186 | 12–44 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Game |- | 57 | February 19 | Orlando | | Maxime Raynaud (17) | Maxime Raynaud (14) | DeMar DeRozan (6) | Golden 1 Center16,544 | 12–45 |- | 58 | February 21 | @ San Antonio | | DeRozan, Murray (20) | Maxime Raynaud (12) | Malik Monk (6) | Moody Center16,168 | 12–46 |- | 59 | February 23 | @ Memphis | | Russell Westbrook (25) | Maxime Raynaud (13) | Russell Westbrook (7) | FedExForum14,176 | 13–46 |- | 60 | February 25 | @ Houston | | Russell Westbrook (22) | Precious Achiuwa (10) | DeMar DeRozan (7) | Toyota Center18,055 | 13–47 |- | 61 | February 26 | @ Dallas | | Precious Achiuwa (29) | Precious Achiuwa (12) | Nique Clifford (7) | American Airlines Center19,013 | 14–47
| 62 | March 1 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Nique Clifford (26) | Maxime Raynaud (13) | DeMar DeRozan (8) | Crypto.com Arena18,272 | 14–48 |- | 63 | March 3 | Phoenix | | Maxime Raynaud (22) | Maxime Raynaud (10) | Russell Westbrook (7) | Golden 1 Center15,009 | 14–49 |- | 64 | March 5 | New Orleans | | Precious Achiuwa (29) | Precious Achiuwa (12) | Russell Westbrook (10) | Golden 1 Center15,350 | 14–50 |- | 65 | March 8 | Chicago | | Malik Monk (30) | Raynaud, Westbrook (11) | Russell Westbrook (12) | Golden 1 Center15,022 | 15–50 |- | 66 | March 10 | Indiana | | Devin Carter (24) | Maxime Raynaud (11) | Russell Westbrook (9) | Golden 1 Center14,618 | 16–50 |- | 67 | March 11 | Charlotte | | DeMar DeRozan (39) | Precious Achiuwa (8) | Nique Clifford (8) | Golden 1 Center15,597 | 16–51 |- | 68 | March 14 | @ L.A. Clippers | | DeMar DeRozan (27) | Precious Achiuwa (13) | Russell Westbrook (10) | Intuit Dome17,420 | 17–51 |- | 69 | March 15 | Utah | | DeMar DeRozan (41) | Maxime Raynaud (12) | DeMar DeRozan (11) | Golden 1 Center15,132 | 18–51 |- | 70 | March 17 | San Antonio | | Maxime Raynaud (32) | Maxime Raynaud (9) | Russell Westbrook (10) | Golden 1 Center16,475 | 18–52 |- | 71 | March 19 | Philadelphia |