Kings Sign Aaron Nkrumah, Damari Monsanto

Free agent wings Aaron Nkrumah and Damari Monsanto have signed Exhibit 10 contracts with the Kings, according to RealGM’s transaction log and Keith Smith of Spotrac (Twitter link).

Nkrumah went undrafted out of Tennessee State after earning Player of the Year in the Ohio Valley Conference as a senior last season. The 6’6″ swingman averaged a conference-high 17.7 points and 2.8 steals to go along with 5.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game over the course of 33 outings (31.4 MPG). He spent the past two years with the Tigers after starting his college career outside of Division I.

Word after the draft was that Nkrumah would sign an Exhibit 10 contract with the Nuggets, but it appears that agreement either fell through or was reported erroneously, as the 24-year-old joins the Kings instead.

As for Monsanto, the former UT-San Antonio guard/forward spent last season in the G League after going undrafted in 2025. He appeared in 45 total games for three teams, including 40 for the Capital City Go-Go, and averaged 9.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.0 assist in 16.2 minutes per contest, with a shooting line of .440/.428/.833.

A sharpshooter over the course of his NCAA career with East Tennessee State, Wake Forest, and UTSA, Monsanto made 39.5% of 6.7 threes per game in college. The Stockton Kings acquired his G League returning rights from the Go-Go last month.

Both Nkrumah and Monsanto appear likely to end up in Stockton, where they’ll earn bonuses worth up to $91K if they spend at least 60 days in the NBAGL.

Sacramento now has a full 21-man preseason roster.