The Sacramento Kings picked up the third-year team option for Devin Carter, locking him into his $5.2 million contract for the 2026-27 season. It comes as no surprise, but there was some reason to wonder if they would pick up the option after shopping him this offseason in trades.
Russell Westbrook and the Sacramento Kings enter the 2025-26 NBA season facing uncertain futures. For the Kings, forward Keegan Murray suffered a UCL injury in his thumb during his preseason debut, leaving a significant gap in a roster looking to stay competitive in a tough Western Conference.
The Kings have exercised their third-year option on guard Devin Carter, according to a team press release. Carter’s third-year salary will carry a cap hit of $5,158,080.
Back in February, the Chicago Bulls shocked the basketball world by announcing they were trading Zach LaVine to the Sacramento Kings. As part of that three-way trade, the Bulls snatched up guard Tre Jones.
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The Sacramento Kings are off to a very tough preseason, not only from dropping both of their games so far, but also from the news of Keegan Murray's injury and surgery.
As former NBA All-Star Jeff Teague called out the Sacramento Kings on his podcast last week, saying, “Sacramento needs to find a young player. . . They don’t have a young draft pick that you’re excited about [on this team].
There are already low expectations for the Sacramento Kings heading into the 2025-26 NBA season, and their most recent injury announcement certainly does not help.
The Sacramento Kings recently confirmed that Keegan Murray is out for the first few games of the 2025-26 campaign due to hand surgery. The fourth-year pro sustained the injury during a preseason loss to the Portland Trail Blazers last Friday.
DeMar DeRozan, who’s heading into his second season with the Sacramento Kings, will be hoping for better fortunes this time around. His debut season in California was marred by the firing of head coach Mike Brown in the middle of the year and De’Aaron Fox being traded at the deadline.
Keegan Murray suffered a devastating early-season diagnosis of a damaged ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in his left thumb, which will require surgery and keep him out of commission for four to six weeks.
As the Sacramento Kings deal with the ramifications of Keegan Murray’s injury, Jake LaRavia’s departure to the LA Lakers looks even worse. The Sacramento Kings haven’t been able to do much during this offseason, losing several players in free agency and via trade.
After missing the playoffs last season after trading away star point guard De’Aaron Fox at the trade deadline, many around the NBA expected the Sacramento Kings to begin a rebuild this offseason.
Russell Westbrook continues to be linked to the Kings. If he ever actually signs with them … well, that remains the question. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on NBA Today (via The Westbrook Era) that there’s “strong mutual interest” between Westbrook and the Kings, who are still searching for a backup point guard.
The Kings are in transition but aren’t tearing anything down. After back-to-back seasons that ended short of expectations, Sacramento hit the reset button on leadership rather than the roster, as HoopsRumors’ Luke Adams wrote in his season preview.