2024–25 Sacramento Kings season

2024–25 Sacramento Kings season
2024–25 Sacramento Kings season
Head coach	Mike Brown
General manager	Monte McNair
President	John Rinehart
Owner(s)	Vivek Ranadivé
Arena	Golden 1 Center
Results
Record	5–3 (.625)
Place	Division: 5th (Pacific); Conference: 12th (Western)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	NBC Sports California; CBS 13
Radio	KHTK Sports 1140
< 2023–24	2025–26 >

The 2024–25 Sacramento Kings season is the 80th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and 40th season in the city of Sacramento.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / club
1	13	Devin Carter	PG	United States	Providence
2	45	Jamal Shead	PG	United States	Houston

The Kings had one first-round pick and one second-round picks entering the draft (which was two days long instead of one day like it previously has been since the NBA draft was shortened down to two rounds in 1989).^[2]^[3]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
G	22	Carter, Devin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	2002-03-18	Providence
F	24	Crawford, Isaiah (TW)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2001-11-01	Louisiana Tech
G/F	10	DeRozan, DeMar	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1989-08-07	USC
G	23	Ellis, Keon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-01-08	Alabama
G	5	Fox, De'Aaron	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1997-12-20	Kentucky
G/F	9	Huerter, Kevin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998-08-27	Maryland
G	20	Jones, Colby	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2002-05-28	Xavier
F	17	Jones, Isaac (TW)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	2000-07-11	Washington State
G	15	Jones, Mason (TW)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998-07-21	Arkansas
C	25	Len, Alex	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1993-06-16	Maryland
F	41	Lyles, Trey	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	234 lb (106 kg)	1995-11-05	Kentucky
F	7	McDermott, Doug	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1992-01-03	Creighton
G	3	McLaughlin, Jordan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1996-04-09	USC
G	0	Monk, Malik	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1998-02-04	Kentucky
F	13	Murray, Keegan	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2000-08-19	Iowa
C	77	Robinson, Orlando	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2000-07-10	Fresno State
C	11	Sabonis, Domantas	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1996-05-03	Gonzaga

Head coach

Mike Brown

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Roster
Last transaction: October 19, 2024

Standings

Division

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
Phoenix Suns	7	1	.875	–	5‍–‍0	2‍–‍1	3–1	8
Golden State Warriors	7	1	.875	–	2‍–‍1	5‍–‍0	0–1	8
Sacramento Kings	5	3	.625	2.0	2‍–‍1	3‍–‍2	0–1	8
Los Angeles Lakers	4	4	.500	3.0	3‍–‍0	1‍–‍4	2–1	8
Los Angeles Clippers	4	4	.500	3.0	2‍–‍4	2‍–‍0	1–2	8

Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	Phoenix Suns *	7	1	.875	–	8
2	Oklahoma City Thunder *	7	1	.875	–	8
3	Golden State Warriors	7	1	.875	–	8
4	Houston Rockets *	5	3	.625	2.0	8
5	Dallas Mavericks	5	3	.625	2.0	8
6	Minnesota Timberwolves	5	3	.625	2.0	8

7	Sacramento Kings	5	3	.625	2.0	8
8	Denver Nuggets	5	3	.625	2.0	8
9	Memphis Grizzlies	5	4	.556	2.5	9
10	Los Angeles Lakers	4	4	.500	3.0	8

11	Los Angeles Clippers	4	4	.500	3.0	8
12	San Antonio Spurs	4	5	.444	3.5	9
13	Portland Trail Blazers	3	6	.333	4.5	9
14	New Orleans Pelicans	3	6	.333	4.5	9
15	Utah Jazz	1	7	.125	6.0	8

Game log

Preseason

2024 preseason game log
Total: 0–5 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–3)

Preseason: 0–5 (home: 0–2; road: 0–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 9	Golden State	L 112–122	DeMar DeRozan (15)	Alex Len (9)	Alex Len (5)	Golden 1 Center 17,889	0–1
2	October 11	@ Golden State	L 106–109	De'Aaron Fox (19)	Domantas Sabonis (13)	DeMar DeRozan (6)	Chase Center 18,064	0–2
3	October 13	Portland	L 85–105	Alex Len (13)	Domantas Sabonis (8)	Domantas Sabonis (7)	Golden 1 Center 14,788	0–3
4	October 15	@ Utah	L 114–117	Domantas Sabonis (29)	Domantas Sabonis (17)	Domantas Sabonis (8)	Delta Center 14,976	0–4
5	October 17	@ L.A. Clippers	L 91–113	Domantas Sabonis (24)	Len, Sabonis (9)	McLaughlin, Sabonis (5)	Intuit Dome 13,800	0–5

2024–25 preseason schedule

Regular season

2024–25 game log
Total: 5–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–2)

October: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 24	Minnesota	L 115–117	DeMar DeRozan (26)	Keegan Murray (11)	De'Aaron Fox (11)	Golden 1 Center 18,049	0–1
2	October 26	@ L.A. Lakers	L 127–131	Domantas Sabonis (29)	Domantas Sabonis (12)	Fox, Sabonis (10)	Crypto.com Arena 18,997	0–2
3	October 28	Portland	W 111–98	De'Aaron Fox (24)	Domantas Sabonis (13)	Domantas Sabonis (7)	Golden 1 Center 16,426	1–2
4	October 29	@ Utah	W 113–96	Domantas Sabonis (28)	Domantas Sabonis (11)	DeMar DeRozan (8)	Delta Center 18,175	2–2

November: 3–1 (home: 1–0; road: 2–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
5	November 1	@ Atlanta	W 123–115	De'Aaron Fox (31)	Domantas Sabonis (14)	Monk, Sabonis (6)	State Farm Arena 15,156	3–2
6	November 2	@ Toronto	L 128–131 (OT)	DeMar DeRozan (33)	Domantas Sabonis (20)	Domantas Sabonis (10)	Scotiabank Arena 19,815	3–3
7	November 4	@ Miami	W 111–110	De'Aaron Fox (28)	Domantas Sabonis (16)	Domantas Sabonis (7)	Kaseya Center 19,604	4–3
8	November 6	Toronto	W 122–107	DeMar DeRozan (27)	Keegan Murray (12)	Domantas Sabonis (13)	Golden 1 Center 16,026	5–3
9	November 8	L.A. Clippers					Golden 1 Center
10	November 10	@ Phoenix					Footprint Center
11	November 11	@ San Antonio					Frost Bank Center
12	November 13	Phoenix					Golden 1 Center
13	November 15	Minnesota					Golden 1 Center
14	November 16	Utah					Golden 1 Center
15	November 18	Atlanta					Golden 1 Center
16	November 22	@ L.A. Clippers					Intuit Dome
17	November 24	Brooklyn					Golden 1 Center
18	November 25	Oklahoma City					Golden 1 Center
19	November 27	@ Minnesota					Target Center
20	November 29	@ Portland					Moda Center

December : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Location Attendance
21	December 1	San Antonio	Golden 1 Center
22	December 3	Houston	Golden 1 Center
23	December 5	@ Memphis	FedExForum
24	December 6	@ San Antonio	Frost Bank Center
25	December 8	Utah	Golden 1 Center
26	December	TBD	TBD
27	December	TBD	TBD
28	December 19	L.A. Lakers	Golden 1 Center
29	December 21	L.A. Lakers	Golden 1 Center
30	December 22	Indiana	Golden 1 Center
31	December 26	Detroit	Golden 1 Center
32	December 28	@ L.A. Lakers	Crypto.com Arena
33	December 30	Dallas	Golden 1 Center

January : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Location Attendance
34	January 1	Philadelphia	Golden 1 Center
35	January 3	Memphis	Golden 1 Center
36	January 5	@ Golden State	Chase Center
37	January 6	Miami	Golden 1 Center
38	January 10	@ Boston	TD Garden
39	January 12	@ Chicago	United Center
40	January 14	@ Milwaukee	Fiserv Forum
41	January 16	Houston	Golden 1 Center
42	January 19	Washington	Golden 1 Center
43	January 22	Golden State	Golden 1 Center
44	January 23	@ Denver	Ball Arena
45	January 25	@ New York	Madison Square Garden
46	January 27	@ Brooklyn	Barclays Center
47	January 29	@ Philadelphia	Wells Fargo Center

February : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Location Attendance
48	February 1	@ Oklahoma City	Paycom Center
49	February 3	@ Minnesota	Target Center
50	February 5	Orlando	Golden 1 Center
51	February 6	@ Portland	Moda Center
52	February 8	New Orleans	Golden 1 Center
53	February 10	@ Dallas	American Airlines Center
54	February 12	@ New Orleans	Smoothie King Center
55	February 13	@ New Orleans	Smoothie King Center
56	February 21	Golden State	Golden 1 Center
57	February 24	Charlotte	Golden 1 Center
58	February 26	@ Utah	Delta Center

March : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Location Attendance
59	March 1	@ Houston	Toyota Center
60	March 3	@ Dallas	American Airlines Center
61	March 5	@ Denver	Ball Arena
62	March 7	San Antonio	Golden 1 Center
63	March 9	@ L.A. Clippers	Intuit Dome
64	March 10	New York	Golden 1 Center
65	March 13	@ Golden State	Chase Center
66	March 14	@ Phoenix	Footprint Center
67	March 17	Memphis	Golden 1 Center
68	March 19	Cleveland	Golden 1 Center
69	March 20	Chicago	Golden 1 Center
70	March 22	Milwaukee	Golden 1 Center
71	March 24	Boston	Golden 1 Center
72	March 25	Oklahoma City	Golden 1 Center
73	March 27	Portland	Golden 1 Center
74	March 29	@ Orlando	Kia Center
75	March 31	@ Indiana	Gainbridge Fieldhouse

April : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Location Attendance
76	April 2	@ Washington	Capital One Arena
77	April 4	@ Charlotte	Spectrum Center
78	April 6	@ Cleveland	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
79	April 7	@ Detroit	Little Caesars Arena
80	April 9	Denver	Golden 1 Center
81	April 11	L.A. Clippers	Golden 1 Center
82	April 13	Phoenix	Golden 1 Center

2024–25 season schedule

NBA Cup

The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.^[4]^[5]

West Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Minnesota Timberwolves	Advance to knockout stage
2	Los Angeles Clippers	Possible knockout stage based on ranking
3	Sacramento Kings
4	Houston Rockets
5	Portland Trail Blazers

First game(s) will be played: November 12, 2024. Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Transactions

Trades

June 28, 2024^[6]	To Sacramento Kings Jalen McDaniels	To Toronto Raptors Davion Mitchell Sasha Vezenkov Draft rights to Jamal Shead (No. 45) 2025 POR second-round pick
July 8, 2024^[7]	Three-team trade
	To Sacramento Kings DeMar DeRozan (sign-and-trade) (from Chicago)	To Chicago Bulls Chris Duarte (from Sacramento) RaiQuan Gray (two-way contract) (from San Antonio) Two future second-round picks (from Sacramento) Cash considerations (from Sacramento)
	To San Antonio Spurs Harrison Barnes (from Sacramento) 2031 first-round pick swap right (from Sacramento)

Free agency

Re-signed

Date	Player	Ref.
July 6	Malik Monk	^[8]
July 9	Alex Len	^[9]

Additions

Date	Player	Former Team	Ref.
July 3	Isaiah Crawford	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	^[10]
July 3	Isaac Jones	Washington State Cougars	^[10]
July 7	Jordan McLaughlin	Minnesota Timberwolves	^[11]
July 24	Orlando Robinson	Miami Heat	^[12]
July 27	Boogie Ellis	USC Trojans	^[13]
August 14	Skal Labissière	Stockton Kings	^[14]
September 6	Terry Taylor	Chicago Bulls	^[15]
September 28	Brodric Thomas	Ontario Clippers	^[16]

References

^ "Sacramento Kings Franchise Index". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
^ Quinn, Sam (May 13, 2024). "2024 NBA Draft order: Complete list of picks as Atlanta Hawks win No. 1 selection in Lottery". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
^ "2024 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-58". NBA.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
^ "NBA unveils new logo and game dates for Emirates NBA Cup 2024". NBA.com. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
^ "Emirates NBA Cup 2024: Group Draw Results". NBA.com. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
^ "Sacramento Kings Acquire Jalen McDaniels". NBA.com. June 28, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
^ "Sacramento Kings Acquire DeMar DeRozan". NBA.com. July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
^ "Sacramento Kings Re-Sign Malik Monk". NBA.com. July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
^ "Sacramento Kings Re-Sign Alex Len". NBA.com. July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
^ "Sacramento Kings Sign Isaiah Crawford and Isaac Jones to Two-Way Contracts". NBA.com. July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
^ Anderson, Jason (July 7, 2024). "Former Timberwolves point guard Jordan McLaughlin signs free-agent contract with Kings". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
^ Anderson, Jason (July 24, 2024). "Kings sign former Miami Heat, Fresno State center Orlando Robinson to one-year contract". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
^ Anderson, Jason (July 27, 2024). "Kings sign undrafted former USC guard Boogie Ellis after strong showing in summer league". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
^ Cartoscelli, Frankie (August 14, 2024). "Stockton Kings bring back Skal Labissiere". Sactown Sports. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
^ Cartoscelli, Frankie (September 6, 2024). "Sacramento Kings add Terry Taylor to training camp roster". Sactown Sports.
^ Nunes, Brenden (September 28, 2024). "Kings sign 6'5 guard Brodric Thomas prior to camp". Sactown Sports.

[1] "Sacramento Kings Franchise Index". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2021.

[2] Quinn, Sam (May 13, 2024). "2024 NBA Draft order: Complete list of picks as Atlanta Hawks win No. 1 selection in Lottery". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 5, 2024.

[3] "2024 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-58". NBA.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.

[4] "NBA unveils new logo and game dates for Emirates NBA Cup 2024". NBA.com. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.

[5] "Emirates NBA Cup 2024: Group Draw Results". NBA.com. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

[6] "Sacramento Kings Acquire Jalen McDaniels". NBA.com. June 28, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2024.

[7] "Sacramento Kings Acquire DeMar DeRozan". NBA.com. July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.

[8] "Sacramento Kings Re-Sign Malik Monk". NBA.com. July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 7, 2024.

[9] "Sacramento Kings Re-Sign Alex Len". NBA.com. July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.

[10] "Sacramento Kings Sign Isaiah Crawford and Isaac Jones to Two-Way Contracts". NBA.com. July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.

[11] Anderson, Jason (July 7, 2024). "Former Timberwolves point guard Jordan McLaughlin signs free-agent contract with Kings". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved July 16, 2024.

[12] Anderson, Jason (July 24, 2024). "Kings sign former Miami Heat, Fresno State center Orlando Robinson to one-year contract". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved September 29, 2024.

[13] Anderson, Jason (July 27, 2024). "Kings sign undrafted former USC guard Boogie Ellis after strong showing in summer league". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved September 29, 2024.

[14] Cartoscelli, Frankie (August 14, 2024). "Stockton Kings bring back Skal Labissiere". Sactown Sports. Retrieved September 29, 2024.

[15] Cartoscelli, Frankie (September 6, 2024). "Sacramento Kings add Terry Taylor to training camp roster". Sactown Sports.

[16] Nunes, Brenden (September 28, 2024). "Kings sign 6'5 guard Brodric Thomas prior to camp". Sactown Sports.

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