After falling to the Phoenix Suns, the Sacramento Kings now sit at 14-49 with just 19 games left in their 2025-26 campaign. Despite having the NBA's worst record, the Kings practically stood pat at the trade deadline, making just one move to send Dennis Schroder and Keon Ellis to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for De'Andre Hunter.
The Sacramento Kings have not seen much success this season, winning just 14 of their first 63 games, but there are a few moral victories in there. The most glaring bright spot has been rookie big man Maxime Raynaud.
There’s something different about this Suns team. You can feel it. On Tuesday night at Golden 1 Center, Phoenix walked into Sacramento — a building that’s hosted more heartbreak than celebration this season — and took care of business.
The Sacramento Kings may have lost on primetime against the Phoenix Suns, but it went about as well as possible for a team that needs more losses than wins at the tail end of the season.
The Sacramento Kings made a head-scratching move last offseason when they traded Jonas Valančiūnas to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Dario Šarić. Valanciunas is arguably the best backup center in the NBA, and they shipped him away for a player who would make just five appearances in a Kings uniform.
Heroes run the NBA, but every story also needs a villain. For some franchises, it's a particularly hated opponent, but every now and then, it's one of their own.
For much of the past year, the idea of the Sacramento Kings trading for Jonathan Kuminga hovered around the league. The Kings were reportedly interested for quite some time, intrigued by Kuminga’s athletic upside and long-term ceiling.
The Sacramento Kings have lost 15 straight games, a franchise record, dropping to 14-48 and the worst record in the NBA. Keegan Murray did not attempt to soften the situation.
The Sacramento Kings are back in action tonight as they return home to host the Phoenix Suns, and while wins and losses continue to be irrelevant (outside of the draft lottery), the main focus tonight will once again be on the young players on the roster.
The Sacramento Kings have been able to pick up wins over two Pacific Division opponents this season, the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers, but they are just one loss to the Phoenix Suns away from getting swept in their season series.
The Sacramento Kings are sitting at 14-48 with just 20 games left in the 2025-26 season, and with the NBA's worst record, it is no surprise that the struggling team is running out of nationally televised games.
The Sacramento Kings are sitting in last place in the Western Conference at 14-48 through 62 games, and with 20 games left, there is not much hope for the franchise.
Basketball has changed so, so much since it was first played in the late 1800s. The NBA has a lot to do with this, and there are even a handful of players who can be credited with influencing significant shifts on their own.
The Sacramento Kings fell to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night in a 128-104 loss, sending them back to the loser's circle after winning two of their previous three games.
A brief exchange of emotion became an early storyline in the Lakers’ latest victory. Russell Westbrook received an early technical foul during the Sacramento Kings’ game against the Los Angeles Lakers after reacting to Luka Doncic at the free-throw line.
Sacramento Kings star Russell Westbrook’s tension with his former team, the Los Angeles Lakers, is anything but fading. Just last month, in a postgame interview, Westbrook made it clear that there’s nothing he enjoys more than beating his old teams—a subtle jab at the Lakers.
Kings forward Keegan Murray has been diagnosed with a mild left ankle sprain and will be reevaluated in two weeks, the team announced in a press release (Twitter link via James Ham of The Kings Beat).
The Sacramento Kings just can't catch a break when it comes to injuries. Last week, the Kings lost both Domantas Sabonis and Zach LaVine to injuries. Sabonis had to undergo surgery to repair a meniscus tear in his left knee.
The Sacramento Kings have a 13-46 record this season in the NBA. Sacramento could very well be on the verge of the number one pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.
This season has officially gone down the tubes in Sacramento. The Kings own the league’s worst record at 13-46, and things have only unraveled further since the trade deadline.
Given where the Kings sit in the standings and the fact that Sabonis still was not moving right, the franchise chose to handle it now rather than let him keep grinding through it.