2026–27 Sacramento Kings season

The 2026–27 Sacramento Kings season will be the 82nd season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and 42nd season in the city of Sacramento. During the free agency period, the Kings picked up previous three-time All-Star guard/forward Ben Simmons on a one-year deal as a reclamation project of sorts after he previously was absent from the NBA in its previous season in part due to injury problems earlier on in his career.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 7 Darius Acuff Jr. PG United States Arkansas 2 34 Meleek Thomas SG/PG United States Arkansas 2 45 Emanuel Sharp SG Israel United States Houston The Kings entered the draft holding one first-round selection and two second-round selections. They retained their two original selections. The 45th pick, originally owned by the Charlotte Hornets, was acquired from the San Antonio Spurs via a 2025 three-team trade involving Zach LaVine and De'Aaron Fox. It served as a replacement to Charlotte's protected first-round pick from 2022 to 2025 that did not convey due to consecutive playoff misses during those years.

The Kings acquired the draft rights to 29th pick Alex Karaban in a draft-day trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers, in exchange for the 34th pick, which turned out to be Meleek Thomas, and their own 2032 second-round pick.

Roster

Standings Division

Conference

Game log Preseason

| 1 | October 5 | L.A. Lakers | | Nique Clifford (23) | Dylan Cardwell (10) | Darius Acuff Jr. (4) | Golden 1 Center15,130 | 0–1

| 2 | October 8 | @ L.A. Lakers

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 3 | October 10 | @ Golden State

| Chase Center | –

| 4 | October 13 | Portland

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 5 | October 16 | @ San Antonio

| Frost Bank Center | –

Regular season

| 1 | October 21 | @ L.A. Clippers

| Intuit Dome | –

| 2 | October 23 | Portland

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 3 | October 25 | Memphis

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 4 | October 27 | @ San Antonio

| Frost Bank Center | –

| 5 | October 29 | @ New Orleans

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 6 | October 31 | @ Memphis

| FedExForum | –

| 7 | November 2 | @ Dallas

| American Airlines Center | –

| 8 | November 4 | L.A. Lakers

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 9 | November 6 | San Antonio

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 10 | November 8 | Miami

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 11 | November 10 | Orlando

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 12 | November 13 | Portland

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 13 | November 15 | Oklahoma City

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 14 | November 18 | Phoenix

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 15 | November 20 | @ L.A. Lakers

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 16 | November 21 | Boston

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 17 | November 23 | San Antonio

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 18 | November 25 | @ Golden State

| Chase Center | –

| 19 | November 29 | Minnesota

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 20 | November 30 | New Orleans

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 21 | December 2 | @ Phoenix

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 22 | TBD | TBD

| TBD | –

| 23 | TBD | TBD

| TBD | –

| 24 | December 13 | New Orleans

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 25 | December 16 | @ Oklahoma City

| Paycom Center | –

| 26 | December 18 | @ New Orleans

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 27 | December 20 | @ Miami

| Kaseya Center | –

| 28 | December 21 | @ Orlando

| Kia Center | –

| 29 | December 23 | Dallas

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 30 | December 27 | Utah

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 31 | December 29 | Philadelphia

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 32 | December 31 | Brooklyn

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 33 | January 2 | @ Phoenix

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 34 | January 3 | @ Oklahoma City

| Paycom Center | –

| 35 | January 5 | Detroit

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 36 | January 7 | Chicago

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 37 | January 8 | New York

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 38 | January 10 | Charlotte

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 39 | January 12 | @ Golden State

| Chase Center | –

| 40 | January 14 | L.A. Clippers

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 41 | January 15 | @ Portland

| Moda Center | –

| 42 | January 17 | @ Utah

| Delta Center | –

| 43 | January 19 | L.A. Lakers

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 44 | January 20 | Milwaukee

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 45 | January 22 | @ L.A. Lakers

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 46 | January 25 | @ Denver

| Ball Arena | –

| 47 | January 27 | @ Philadelphia

| Xfinity Mobile Arena | –

| 48 | January 28 | @ Washington

| Capital One Arena | –

| 49 | January 31 | @ Detroit

| Little Caesars Arena | –

| 50 | February 4 | Minnesota

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 51 | February 6 | Phoenix

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 52 | February 7 | Houston

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 53 | February 9 | @ Milwaukee

| Fiserv Forum | –

| 54 | February 11 | @ Houston

| Toyota Center | –

| 55 | February 13 | @ Indiana

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 56 | February 14 | @ Atlanta

| State Farm Arena | –

| 57 | February 17 | Indiana

| Golden 1 Center | – |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Game

| 58 | February 25 | @ Cleveland

| Rocket Arena | –

| 59 | February 27 | @ Memphis

| FedExForum | –

| 60 | February 28 | @ Charlotte

| Spectrum Center | –

| 61 | March 2 | Washington

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 62 | March 4 | Oklahoma City

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 63 | March 6 | L.A. Clippers

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 64 | March 8 | Denver

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 65 | March 10 | Golden State

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 66 | March 12 | @ Utah

| Delta Center | –

| 67 | March 14 | Cleveland

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 68 | March 16 | @ Boston

| TD Garden | –

| 69 | March 17 | @ New York

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 70 | March 19 | @ Toronto

| Scotiabank Arena | –

| 71 | March 21 | @ Brooklyn

| Barclays Center | –

| 72 | March 22 | @ Chicago

| United Center | –

| 73 | March 24 | Atlanta

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 74 | March 27 | Toronto

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 75 | March 29 | Denver

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 76 | March 31 | @ Minnesota

| Target Center | –

| 77 | April 2 | @ Dallas

| American Airlines Center | –

| 78 | April 4 | Golden State

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 79 | April 6 | @ San Antonio

| Frost Bank Center | –

| 80 | April 7 | @ Houston

| Toyota Center | –

| 81 | April 9 | Dallas

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 82 | April 11 | @ L.A. Clippers

| Intuit Dome | –

NBA Cup

West Group C

Transactions

Trades

Date Trade Ref.June 23, 2026 To Sacramento Kings Draft rights to Alex Karaban To Cleveland Cavaliers 2026 SAC second-round pick (No. 34) 2032 SAC second-round pick June 30, 2026To Sacramento Kings Draft rights to Alpha Kaba (2017 No. 60)To Atlanta Hawks Devin Carter 2033 SAC second-round pick

Free agency Re-signed Date Player Ref. July 2, 2026 Daeqwon Plowden July 7, 2026 Precious Achiuwa

Additions Date Player Former Team Ref.

Subtractions Player Reason New Team Ref. DeMar DeRozan Waived Isaiah Stevens Waived Russell Westbrook Retirement

References