2024–25 Sacramento Kings season
NBA professional basketball team season
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The 2024–25 Sacramento Kings season was the 80th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and 40th season in the city of Sacramento.[1]
Head coachMike Brown (fired)
Doug Christie (interim)
Doug Christie (interim)
| 2024–25 Sacramento Kings season | |
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| Head coach | Mike Brown (fired) Doug Christie (interim) |
| President | John Rinehart |
| General manager | Monte McNair |
| Owner | Vivek Ranadivé |
| Arena | Golden 1 Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 40–42 (.488) |
| Place | Division: 4th (Pacific) Conference: 9th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | NBC Sports California CBS 13 |
| Radio | KHTK Sports 1140 |
The season saw the departures of coach Mike Brown and franchise guard De'Aaron Fox, who were fired and traded respectively. Doug Christie was named the interim head coach.[2][3] The team failed to improve on their 46–36 record from the previous season, finishing 40-42 and as the 9th seed in the Western Conference for the second straight season.
On April 16, the Kings were eliminated from playoff contention for the second consecutive season after they lost to the Dallas Mavericks in the first stage of the play-in tournament.
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / club |
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| 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 pick 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).[4][5]
Roster
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Standings
Division
| Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y – Los Angeles Lakers | 50 | 32 | .610 | – | 31–10 | 19–22 | 12–4 | 82 |
| x – Los Angeles Clippers | 50 | 32 | .610 | – | 30–11 | 20–21 | 9–7 | 82 |
| x – Golden State Warriors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 2.0 | 24–17 | 24–17 | 5–11 | 82 |
| pi – Sacramento Kings | 40 | 42 | .488 | 10.0 | 20–21 | 20–21 | 5–11 | 82 |
| Phoenix Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 14.0 | 24–17 | 12–29 | 9–7 | 82 |
Conference
| Western Conference | ||||||
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Oklahoma City Thunder * | 68 | 14 | .829 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Houston Rockets * | 52 | 30 | .634 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y – Los Angeles Lakers * | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Denver Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Minnesota Timberwolves | 49 | 33 | .598 | 19.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Golden State Warriors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Memphis Grizzlies | 48 | 34 | .585 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 9 | pi – Sacramento Kings | 40 | 42 | .488 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi – Dallas Mavericks | 39 | 43 | .476 | 29.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Phoenix Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Portland Trail Blazers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 13 | San Antonio Spurs | 34 | 48 | .415 | 34.0 | 82 |
| 14 | New Orleans Pelicans | 21 | 61 | .256 | 47.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Utah Jazz | 17 | 65 | .207 | 51.0 | 82 |
Game log
Preseason
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Preseason: 0–5 (home: 0–2; road: 0–3)
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Regular season
| 2024–25 game log Total: 40–42 (Home: 20–21; Road: 20–21) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
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November: 7–9 (home: 3–5; road: 4–4)
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December: 5–8 (home: 3–6; road: 2–2)
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January: 10–4 (home: 6–0; road: 4–4)
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February: 6–5 (home: 2–2; road: 4–3)
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March: 6–11 (home: 4–5; road: 2–6)
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April: 4–3 (home: 1–2; road: 3–1)
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Play-in
| 2025 play-in game log Total: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Play-in: 0–1 (home: 0–1; road: 0–0)
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NBA Cup
The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.[6][7]
West Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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| 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 |
Player statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Devin Carter | 36 | 0 | 11.0 | .370 | .295 | .591 | 2.1 | 1.1 | .6 | .1 | 3.8 |
| Isaiah Crawford | 15 | 0 | 3.1 | .455 | .200 | .500 | .5 | .1 | .1 | .1 | .9 |
| Jae Crowder | 9 | 2 | 11.4 | .318 | .267 | .833 | 2.2 | .7 | .3 | .0 | 2.6 |
| Terence Davis | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | |
| DeMar DeRozan | 77 | 77 | 35.9 | .477 | .328 | .857 | 3.9 | 4.4 | .8 | .4 | 22.2 |
| Keon Ellis | 80 | 28 | 24.4 | .489 | .433 | .849 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | .8 | 8.3 |
| De'Aaron Fox† | 45 | 45 | 37.0 | .469 | .322 | .829 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 1.5 | .4 | 25.0 |
| Markelle Fultz | 21 | 0 | 8.8 | .418 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .5 | .1 | 2.9 |
| Kevin Huerter† | 43 | 15 | 20.9 | .413 | .302 | .714 | 2.8 | 1.7 | .8 | .4 | 7.9 |
| Colby Jones† | 24 | 0 | 5.4 | .423 | .400 | 1.0 | .3 | .3 | .3 | 1.1 | |
| Isaac Jones | 40 | 0 | 7.6 | .651 | .375 | .639 | 1.4 | .3 | .1 | .3 | 3.4 |
| Mason Jones | 10 | 0 | 4.5 | .500 | .125 | .800 | .9 | 1.1 | .0 | .1 | 2.3 |
| Skal Labissière | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | .500 | 1.000 | .8 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.3 | |
| Jake LaRavia† | 19 | 0 | 19.3 | .438 | .385 | .579 | 2.8 | 1.3 | .9 | .2 | 6.1 |
| Zach LaVine† | 32 | 32 | 36.6 | .511 | .446 | .874 | 3.5 | 3.8 | .6 | .1 | 22.4 |
| Alex Len† | 36 | 3 | 7.2 | .537 | .167 | .538 | 1.8 | .8 | .2 | .5 | 1.4 |
| Trey Lyles | 69 | 5 | 19.6 | .420 | .340 | .700 | 4.6 | 1.2 | .6 | .3 | 6.5 |
| Doug McDermott | 42 | 3 | 8.1 | .427 | .436 | .600 | .5 | .2 | .1 | .0 | 3.5 |
| Jordan McLaughlin† | 28 | 0 | 6.8 | .364 | .385 | .688 | .8 | .9 | .4 | .0 | 1.9 |
| Malik Monk | 65 | 45 | 31.6 | .439 | .325 | .865 | 3.8 | 5.6 | .9 | .6 | 17.2 |
| Keegan Murray | 76 | 76 | 34.3 | .444 | .343 | .833 | 6.7 | 1.4 | .8 | .9 | 12.4 |
| Orlando Robinson† | 9 | 0 | 6.3 | .412 | .200 | .571 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .3 | .1 | 2.1 |
| Domantas Sabonis | 70 | 70 | 34.7 | .590 | .417 | .754 | 13.9 | 6.0 | .7 | .4 | 19.1 |
| Terry Taylor | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .3 | .7 | .0 | .0 | .0 | ||
| Jonas Valančiūnas† | 32 | 9 | 16.9 | .556 | .100 | .847 | 7.0 | 1.8 | .5 | .6 | 8.7 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
Transactions
Trades
| June 28, 2024[8] | 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[9] | 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) | ||
| February 3, 2025[10] | Three-team trade | |
| To Sacramento Kings Sidy Cissoko (from San Antonio) Zach LaVine (from Chicago) 2025 CHA protected first-round pick (from San Antonio) 2025 CHI second-round pick (from San Antonio) 2027 SAS first-round pick (from San Antonio) 2028 DEN protected second-round pick (from San Antonio) 2028 SAC second-round pick (from Chicago) 2031 MIN first-round pick (from San Antonio) |
To Chicago Bulls Zach Collins (from San Antonio) Kevin Huerter (from Sacramento) Tre Jones (from San Antonio) 2025 CHI first-round pick (from San Antonio) | |
| To San Antonio Spurs De'Aaron Fox (from Sacramento) Jordan McLaughlin (from Sacramento) | ||
| February 5, 2025[11] | To Sacramento Kings Jonas Valančiūnas |
To Washington Wizards Sidy Cissoko 2028 DEN protected second-round pick 2029 SAC second-round pick |
| February 6, 2025[12] | Three-team trade | |
| To Sacramento Kings Jake LaRavia (from Memphis) |
To Memphis Grizzlies Marvin Bagley III (from Washington) Johnny Davis (from Washington) 2025 WAS second-round pick (from Washington) 2028 SAC second-round pick (from Sacramento) | |
| To Washington Wizards Colby Jones (from Sacramento) Alex Len (from Sacramento) Marcus Smart (from Memphis) 2025 MEM protected first-round pick (from Memphis) | ||
Free agency
Re-signed
| Date | Player | Ref. |
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| July 6 | Malik Monk | [13] |
| July 9 | Alex Len | [14] |
Additions
| Date | Player | Former Team | Ref. |
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| July 3 | Isaiah Crawford | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | [15] |
| Isaac Jones | Washington State Cougars | ||
| July 7 | Jordan McLaughlin | Minnesota Timberwolves | [16] |
| July 24 | Orlando Robinson | Miami Heat | [17] |
| July 27 | Boogie Ellis | USC Trojans | [18] |
| August 14 | Skal Labissière | Stockton Kings | [19] |
| September 6 | Terry Taylor | Chicago Bulls | [20] |
| September 28 | Brodric Thomas | Ontario Clippers | [21] |
| November 27 | Jae Crowder | Milwaukee Bucks | [22] |