2024–25 Sacramento Kings season

2024–25 Sacramento Kings season
Head coach	Mike Brown (fired) Doug Christie (interim)
General manager	Monte McNair
President	John Rinehart
Owner(s)	Vivek Ranadivé
Arena	Golden 1 Center
Results
Record	23–22 (.511)
Place	Division: 3rd (Pacific) Conference: 9th (Western)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	NBC Sports California CBS 13
Radio	KHTK Sports 1140

The 2024–25 Sacramento Kings season is the 80th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and 40th season in the city of Sacramento.[1] On December 27, 2024, the Kings fired Mike Brown. Doug Christie was named the interim head coach.[2]

Draft picks

Main article: 2024 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / club
1	13	Devin Carter	PG	United States	Providence
2	45	Jamal Shead	PG	United States	Houston

The Kings had one first-round pick and one second-round picks entering the draft (which was two days long instead of one day like it previously has been since the NBA draft was shortened down to two rounds in 1989).[3][4]

Roster

Sacramento Kings roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 22 Carter, Devin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-03-18 Providence F 24 Crawford, Isaiah (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2001-11-01 Louisiana Tech F 99 Crowder, Jae 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1990-07-06 Marquette G/F 10 DeRozan, DeMar 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989-08-07 USC G 23 Ellis, Keon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-01-08 Alabama G 5 Fox, De'Aaron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-12-20 Kentucky G/F 9 Huerter, Kevin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1998-08-27 Maryland G 20 Jones, Colby (GL) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 2002-05-28 Xavier F 17 Jones, Isaac (TW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 2000-07-11 Washington State G 15 Jones, Mason (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-07-21 Arkansas C 25 Len, Alex 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1993-06-16 Maryland F 41 Lyles, Trey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 1995-11-05 Kentucky F 7 McDermott, Doug 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1992-01-03 Creighton G 3 McLaughlin, Jordan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-04-09 USC G 0 Monk, Malik 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-02-04 Kentucky F 13 Murray, Keegan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2000-08-19 Iowa F/C 11 Sabonis, Domantas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1996-05-03 Gonzaga

Head coach Doug Christie (interim) Assistant coach(es) Leandro Barbosa Riccardo Fois Luke Loucks Jim Moran Jay Triano (Associate HC) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction: January 22, 2025

Standings

Division

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
Los Angeles Lakers	27	19	.587	–	16‍–‍6	11‍–‍13	7–3	46
Los Angeles Clippers	28	20	.583	–	17‍–‍8	11‍–‍12	6–3	48
Phoenix Suns	25	22	.532	2.5	15‍–‍9	10‍–‍13	7–4	47
Sacramento Kings	24	23	.511	3.5	13‍–‍12	11‍–‍11	4–6	47
Golden State Warriors	24	24	.500	4.0	14‍–‍13	10‍–‍11	1–8	48

Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	Oklahoma City Thunder *	37	9	.804	–	46
2	Houston Rockets *	32	15	.681	5.5	47
3	Memphis Grizzlies	32	16	.667	6.0	48
4	Denver Nuggets	29	19	.604	9.0	48
5	Los Angeles Lakers *	27	19	.587	10.0	46
6	Los Angeles Clippers	28	20	.583	10.0	48
7	Minnesota Timberwolves	27	21	.563	11.0	48
8	Phoenix Suns	25	22	.532	12.5	47
9	Dallas Mavericks	26	23	.531	12.5	49
10	Sacramento Kings	24	23	.511	13.5	47
11	Golden State Warriors	24	24	.500	14.0	48
12	San Antonio Spurs	21	24	.467	15.5	45
13	Portland Trail Blazers	19	29	.396	19.0	48
14	New Orleans Pelicans	12	37	.245	26.5	49
15	Utah Jazz	10	36	.217	27.0	46

Game log

Preseason

2024 preseason game log Total: 0–5 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–3)
Preseason: 0–5 (home: 0–2; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 9 Golden State L 112–122 DeMar DeRozan (15) Alex Len (9) Alex Len (5) Golden 1 Center 17,889 0–1 2 October 11 @ Golden State L 106–109 De'Aaron Fox (19) Domantas Sabonis (13) DeMar DeRozan (6) Chase Center 18,064 0–2 3 October 13 Portland L 85–105 Alex Len (13) Domantas Sabonis (8) Domantas Sabonis (7) Golden 1 Center 14,788 0–3 4 October 15 @ Utah L 114–117 Domantas Sabonis (29) Domantas Sabonis (17) Domantas Sabonis (8) Delta Center 14,976 0–4 5 October 17 @ L.A. Clippers L 91–113 Domantas Sabonis (24) Len, Sabonis (9) McLaughlin, Sabonis (5) Intuit Dome 13,800 0–5
2024–25 preseason schedule

Regular season

2024–25 game log Total: 24–23 (Home: 13–12; Road: 11–11)
October: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 24 Minnesota L 115–117 DeMar DeRozan (26) Keegan Murray (11) De'Aaron Fox (11) Golden 1 Center 18,049 0–1 2 October 26 @ L.A. Lakers L 127–131 Domantas Sabonis (29) Domantas Sabonis (12) Fox, Sabonis (10) Crypto.com Arena 18,997 0–2 3 October 28 Portland W 111–98 De'Aaron Fox (24) Domantas Sabonis (13) Domantas Sabonis (7) Golden 1 Center 16,426 1–2 4 October 29 @ Utah W 113–96 Domantas Sabonis (28) Domantas Sabonis (11) DeMar DeRozan (8) Delta Center 18,175 2–2
November: 7–9 (home: 3–5; road: 4–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 November 1 @ Atlanta W 123–115 De'Aaron Fox (31) Domantas Sabonis (14) Monk, Sabonis (6) State Farm Arena 15,156 3–2 6 November 2 @ Toronto L 128–131 (OT) DeMar DeRozan (33) Domantas Sabonis (20) Domantas Sabonis (10) Scotiabank Arena 19,815 3–3 7 November 4 @ Miami W 111–110 De'Aaron Fox (28) Domantas Sabonis (16) Domantas Sabonis (7) Kaseya Center 19,604 4–3 8 November 6 Toronto W 122–107 DeMar DeRozan (27) Keegan Murray (12) Domantas Sabonis (13) Golden 1 Center 16,026 5–3 9 November 8 L.A. Clippers L 98–107 De'Aaron Fox (31) Domantas Sabonis (12) DeRozan, Sabonis (6) Golden 1 Center 17,832 5–4 10 November 10 @ Phoenix W 127–118 (OT) DeMar DeRozan (34) Keegan Murray (14) De'Aaron Fox (8) Footprint Center 17,071 6–4 11 November 11 @ San Antonio L 96–116 De'Aaron Fox (24) Domantas Sabonis (12) DeMar DeRozan (6) Frost Bank Center 17,163 6–5 12 November 13 Phoenix W 127–104 De'Aaron Fox (29) Domantas Sabonis (10) De'Aaron Fox (10) Golden 1 Center 16,204 7–5 13 November 15 Minnesota L 126–130 (OT) De'Aaron Fox (60) Domantas Sabonis (12) De'Aaron Fox (7) Golden 1 Center 16,478 7–6 14 November 16 Utah W 121–117 De'Aaron Fox (49) Keegan Murray (6) De'Aaron Fox (9) Golden 1 Center 16,568 8–6 15 November 18 Atlanta L 108–109 Keon Ellis (33) Trey Lyles (10) De'Aaron Fox (7) Golden 1 Center 16,333 8–7 16 November 22 @ L.A. Clippers L 88–104 De'Aaron Fox (29) Domantas Sabonis (15) De'Aaron Fox (7) Intuit Dome 16,228 8–8 17 November 24 Brooklyn L 103–108 De'Aaron Fox (31) Domantas Sabonis (18) Domantas Sabonis (7) Golden 1 Center 16,750 8–9 18 November 25 Oklahoma City L 109–130 DeMar DeRozan (30) Murray, Sabonis (10) DeMar DeRozan (6) Golden 1 Center 17,832 8–10 19 November 27 @ Minnesota W 115–104 Monk, Sabonis (27) Domantas Sabonis (12) Malik Monk (9) Target Center 18,978 9–10 20 November 29 @ Portland L 106–115 Malik Monk (29) Domantas Sabonis (14) Domantas Sabonis (11) Moda Center 17,565 9–11
December: 5–8 (home: 3–6; road: 2–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 21 December 1 San Antonio L 125–127 DeMar DeRozan (28) Domantas Sabonis (13) De'Aaron Fox (9) Golden 1 Center 16,014 9–12 22 December 3 Houston W 120–111 Domantas Sabonis (27) Murray, Sabonis (7) Malik Monk (12) Golden 1 Center 15,019 10–12 23 December 5 @ Memphis L 110–115 DeMar DeRozan (26) Domantas Sabonis (13) Domantas Sabonis (6) FedExForum 15,776 10–13 24 December 6 @ San Antonio W 140–113 DeMar DeRozan (23) Domantas Sabonis (16) De'Aaron Fox (8) Frost Bank Center 16,796 11–13 25 December 8 Utah W 141–97 Kevin Huerter (26) Damontas Sabonis (12) De'Aaron Fox (9) Golden 1 Center 15,706 12–13 26 December 12 @ New Orleans W 111–109 Domantas Sabonis (32) Domantas Sabonis (20) Malik Monk (9) Smoothie King Center 15,488 13–13 27 December 16 Denver L 129–130 De'Aaron Fox (29) Domantas Sabonis (14) Malik Monk (10) Golden 1 Center 16,936 13–14 28 December 19 L.A. Lakers L 100–113 De'Aaron Fox (26) Domantas Sabonis (12) Domantas Sabonis (9) Golden 1 Center 17,832 13–15 29 December 21 L.A. Lakers L 99–103 De'Aaron Fox (31) Domantas Sabonis (19) Malik Monk (8) Golden 1 Center 17,832 13–16 30 December 22 Indiana L 95–122 De'Aaron Fox (23) Damontas Sabonis (21) De'Aaron Fox (7) Golden 1 Center 17,832 13–17 31 December 26 Detroit L 113–114 De'Aaron Fox (26) Keegan Murray (12) DeRozan, Fox, Len (4) Golden 1 Center 17,832 13–18 32 December 28 @ L.A. Lakers L 122–132 De'Aaron Fox (29) Damontas Sabonis (12) De'Aaron Fox (12) Crypto.com Arena 18,997 13–19 33 December 30 Dallas W 110–100 De'Aaron Dox (33) Damontas Sabonis (16) Damontas Sabonis (7) Golden 1 Center 14–19
January: 10–4 (home: 6–0; road: 4–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 34 January 1 Philadelphia W 113–107 De'Aaron Fox (35) Domantas Sabonis (21) Domantas Sabonis (7) Golden 1 Center 16,024 15–19 35 January 3 Memphis W 138–133 Malik Monk (31) Domantas Sabonis (10) Monk, Sabonis (6) Golden 1 Center 16,601 16–19 36 January 5 @ Golden State W 129–99 Malik Monk (26) Domantas Sabonis (13) Domantas Sabonis (12) Chase Center 18,064 17–19 37 January 6 Miami W 123–118 (2OT) DeMar DeRozan (30) Domantas Sabonis (18) Domantas Sabonis (11) Golden 1 Center 17,832 18–19 38 January 10 @ Boston W 114–97 DeMar DeRozan (24) Damontas Sabonis (28) DeMar DeRozan (9) TD Garden 19,156 19–19 39 January 12 @ Chicago W 124–119 De'Aaron Fox (26) Domantas Sabonis (15) Malik Monk (9) United Center 18,233 20–19 40 January 14 @ Milwaukee L 115–130 DeMar DeRozan (28) De'Aaron Fox (11) Domantas Sabonis (9) Fiserv Forum 17,341 20–20 41 January 16 Houston W 132–127 DeMar DeRozan (33) Domantas Sabonis (14) Malik Monk (9) Golden 1 Center 18,227 21–20 42 January 19 Washington W 123–100 Domantas Sabonis (29) Domantas Sabonis (18) De'Aaron Fox (13) Golden 1 Center 17,832 22–20 43 January 22 Golden State W 123–117 DeMar DeRozan (32) Domantas Sabonis (18) Malik Monk (9) Golden 1 Center 17,832 23–20 44 January 23 @ Denver L 123–132 DeMar DeRozan (24) Domantas Sabonis (19) Domantas Sabonis (8) Ball Arena 19,676 23–21 45 January 25 @ New York L 120–143 Malik Monk (31) Domantas Sabonis (13) Domantas Sabonis (12) Madison Square Garden 19,812 23–22 46 January 27 @ Brooklyn W 110–96 De'Aaron Fox (30) Domantas Sabonis (22) Domantas Sabonis (10) Barclays Center 16,093 24–22 47 January 29 @ Philadelphia L 104–117 Malik Monk (21) Domantas Sabonis (14) Domantas Sabonis (11) Wells Fargo Center 19,770 24–23
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 48 February 1 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center 49 February 3 @ Minnesota Target Center 50 February 5 Orlando Golden 1 Center 51 February 6 @ Portland Moda Center 52 February 8 New Orleans Golden 1 Center 53 February 10 @ Dallas American Airlines Center 54 February 12 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center 55 February 13 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center All-Star Game 56 February 21 Golden State Golden 1 Center 57 February 24 Charlotte Golden 1 Center 58 February 26 @ Utah Delta Center
March : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 59 March 1 @ Houston Toyota Center 60 March 3 @ Dallas American Airlines Center 61 March 5 @ Denver Ball Arena 62 March 7 San Antonio Golden 1 Center 63 March 9 @ L.A. Clippers Intuit Dome 64 March 10 New York Golden 1 Center 65 March 13 @ Golden State Chase Center 66 March 14 @ Phoenix Footprint Center 67 March 17 Memphis Golden 1 Center 68 March 19 Cleveland Golden 1 Center 69 March 20 Chicago Golden 1 Center 70 March 22 Milwaukee Golden 1 Center 71 March 24 Boston Golden 1 Center 72 March 25 Oklahoma City Golden 1 Center 73 March 27 Portland Golden 1 Center 74 March 29 @ Orlando Kia Center 75 March 31 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
April : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 76 April 2 @ Washington Capital One Arena 77 April 4 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center 78 April 6 @ Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 79 April 7 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena 80 April 9 Denver Golden 1 Center 81 April 11 L.A. Clippers Golden 1 Center 82 April 13 Phoenix Golden 1 Center
2024–25 season schedule

NBA Cup

Main article: 2024 NBA Cup

The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.[5][6]

West Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Houston Rockets	4	3	1	454	414	+40	Advance to knockout stage
2	Los Angeles Clippers	4	2	2	427	411	+16
3	Minnesota Timberwolves	4	2	2	418	431	−13
4	Portland Trail Blazers	4	2	2	430	457	−27
5	Sacramento Kings	4	1	3	429	445	−16

Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Transactions

Main article: List of 2024–25 NBA season transactions

Trades

June 28, 2024[7]	To Sacramento Kings Jalen McDaniels	To Toronto Raptors Davion Mitchell Sasha Vezenkov Draft rights to Jamal Shead (No. 45) 2025 POR second-round pick
July 8, 2024[8]	Three-team trade
	To Sacramento Kings DeMar DeRozan (sign-and-trade) (from Chicago)	To Chicago Bulls Chris Duarte (from Sacramento) RaiQuan Gray (two-way contract) (from San Antonio) Two future second-round picks (from Sacramento) Cash considerations (from Sacramento)
	To San Antonio Spurs Harrison Barnes (from Sacramento) 2031 first-round pick swap right (from Sacramento)

Free agency

Re-signed

Date	Player	Ref.
July 6	Malik Monk	[9]
July 9	Alex Len	[10]

Additions

Date	Player	Former Team	Ref.
July 3	Isaiah Crawford	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	[11]
	Isaac Jones	Washington State Cougars
July 7	Jordan McLaughlin	Minnesota Timberwolves	[12]
July 24	Orlando Robinson	Miami Heat	[13]
July 27	Boogie Ellis	USC Trojans	[14]
August 14	Skal Labissière	Stockton Kings	[15]
September 6	Terry Taylor	Chicago Bulls	[16]
September 28	Brodric Thomas	Ontario Clippers	[17]
November 27	Jae Crowder	Milwaukee Bucks	[18]

References

1. "Sacramento Kings Franchise Index". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
2. "Mike Brown Relieved as Kings Head Coach". NBA.com. December 27, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
3. Quinn, Sam (May 13, 2024). "2024 NBA Draft order: Complete list of picks as Atlanta Hawks win No. 1 selection in Lottery". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
4. "2024 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-58". NBA.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
5. "NBA unveils new logo and game dates for Emirates NBA Cup 2024". NBA.com. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
6. "Emirates NBA Cup 2024: Group Draw Results". NBA.com. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
7. "Sacramento Kings Acquire Jalen McDaniels". NBA.com. June 28, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
8. "Sacramento Kings Acquire DeMar DeRozan". NBA.com. July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
9. "Sacramento Kings Re-Sign Malik Monk". NBA.com. July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
10. "Sacramento Kings Re-Sign Alex Len". NBA.com. July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
11. "Sacramento Kings Sign Isaiah Crawford and Isaac Jones to Two-Way Contracts". NBA.com. July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
12. Anderson, Jason (July 7, 2024). "Former Timberwolves point guard Jordan McLaughlin signs free-agent contract with Kings". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
13. Anderson, Jason (July 24, 2024). "Kings sign former Miami Heat, Fresno State center Orlando Robinson to one-year contract". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
14. Anderson, Jason (July 27, 2024). "Kings sign undrafted former USC guard Boogie Ellis after strong showing in summer league". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
15. Cartoscelli, Frankie (August 14, 2024). "Stockton Kings bring back Skal Labissiere". Sactown Sports. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
16. Cartoscelli, Frankie (September 6, 2024). "Sacramento Kings add Terry Taylor to training camp roster". Sactown Sports.
17. Nunes, Brenden (September 28, 2024). "Kings sign 6'5 guard Brodric Thomas prior to camp". Sactown Sports.
18. "Kings Sign Jae Crowder". NBA.com. November 27, 2024. Retrieved November 28, 2024.