The Sacramento Kings continue their trudge through the 2025-26 season, sitting at 12-35 and 14th in the Western Conference. And as the season prolongs and stretches towards the All-Star break, it appears that rookie Maxime Raynaud has hit the proverbial rookie wall.
Trade rumors have swirled around the Sacramento Kings for the past two months or so, and have included nearly everyone in Doug Christie’s rotation. What are the latest rumors, and which players are most likely to be shipped out of SacTown?
The Sacramento Kings are 12-35. Multiple contenders are interested in trading a first-round pick for Keon Ellis. At this point in the season, that’s the kind of deal Sacramento should be making.
The Kings suffered a blowout 139-116 loss to the Detroit Pistons on Sunday to extend their losing streak to five games, falling to 12-35 overall on the season.
Most NBA players, no matter how successful, are out of the league before the end of their 30s, or even their 20s. That leaves a lot of life left to live, and a good handful of players have made the most of their professional lives after leaving the court.
As the trade deadline inches closer, the Sacramento Kings are beginning to look like a team carefully positioning itself for what could be a meaningful sell-off rather than a last-ditch playoff push.
Keon Ellis has moved to the front of Sacramento’s trade line. According to Marc Stein of The Stein Line, the Kings guard is widely viewed around the NBA as one of the most likely players to be moved before the February 5 deadline.
The Sacramento Kings are reportedly ready to move on from Domantas Sabonis. Sam Amico of HoopsWire reported on Sunday that the Kings are looking to focus on a rebuild ahead of the Feb.
If there’s any team that should be looking to pull off a trade or two (perhaps even three), it’s the Sacramento Kings. They currently have a pitiful 12-35 record, and they’re in the middle of a five-game losing streak.
The trade deadline has been a bit anticlimactic so far, much to the chagrin of Sacramento Kings fans. There are quite a few teams in need of big changes,
Things got a little chippy during the Sacramento Kings game against the Detroit Pistons on Sunday, with Ron Holland getting ejected after a mini-altercation in which he shoved Keon Ellis.
The Sacramento Kings lost to the Detroit Pistons 139-116 in a matinee game, falling to 12-35 on the season, extending their losing streak to five games.
The Sacramento Kings have reached a critical low point. At 12-34 with five consecutive losses, the organization faces difficult questions about the direction of this season.
The approaching deadline has created increasing trade buzz, which involves Domantas Sabonis. Teams that compete for the Eastern Conference championship require better frontcourt players because the competition has become more challenging.
The Sacramento Kings are 12-34. They’ve lost four straight. The trade deadline is less than two weeks away, and the front office has decisions to make.
This year has been quite a tough one for the Sacramento Kings. With just 12 wins and 34 losses, the team is looking down the barrel. And as expected, the franchise is eagerly looking to rebuild its roster before the upcoming season.
Kings guard Dennis Schroder is not losing sleep over trade rumors. Not even a little. With the Feb. 5 deadline approaching and Sacramento sitting near the bottom of the standings, Schroder made his stance clear after Friday’s 123-118 road loss to the Cavaliers.
Russell Westbrook has clearly lost a step since his early days with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Westbrook, who now plays for the Sacramento Kings, resembled a demigod dealing with the sudden loss of his powers Friday in his team’s matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
After a humiliating 137-103 loss to their Northern California rivals capped off a seven-game losing streak, the Sacramento Kings looked like the worst team in the NBA.