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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Kings’ training camp and preseason are officially behind us, and the 2026-27 regular season is set to start again.
There’s excitement surrounding the team in California’s capital for their upcoming season following a tumultuous 2025-26 that saw injuries and losses pile up. In turn, it resulted in one of the worst seasons in Kings history since moving to Sacramento in 1985, finishing 22-60.
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But now they have a clean slate. 0-0. It’s a new day. There’s a newfound energy that fills the Kings’ practice facility at Golden 1 Center. And a reason to be hopeful that the Kings won’t be as bad as they were in the previous year.
“Everyone’s excited,” Domantas Sabonis told USA TODAY. “There was a lot of guys who were hurt. A lot of guys that didn’t play above like 20 games. So just being out there. Everyone’s happy to be out there, you know go out there and do what you love.”
Sabonis appeared in just 19 games with a torn left meniscus injury, Keegan Murray only played 23 games mostly due to an ankle injury. Zach LaVine missed half the season with a right pinky injury. All three have reported to camp healthy, ready to compete. Second-year center Maxime Raynaud did have a setback with a right knee injury in a preseason game against the Golden State Warriors, but he’ll be reevaluated in a week.
They recently lost newly signed former All-Star Ben Simmons after he sustained a torn Achilles injury that is believed to be a season-ending injury for Simmons.
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The Kings’ offseason wasn’t very busy; it did have some moments. It was highlighted by the retirement of Russell Westbrook, a contract buyout for DeMar DeRozan and their 2026 draft class featuring No. 7 overall pick Darius Acuff Jr.
With their offseason acquisitions and multiple players returning from last year, there’s good reason why the Kings won’t be as terrible as they were in the previous year, despite the considerable loss of Ben Simmons. Here’s what the Kings need in the 2026-27 season:
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