The Sacramento Kings are in one of the more peculiar situations in the NBA. Unfortunately, they fell in the first round to the Dallas Mavericks and saw their season come to an end. The Kings made a puzzling trade during the season that sent guard and face of the franchise De’Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs as part of a three-team deal with the Chicago Bulls that landed the Kings with Zach LaVine,

LAS VEGAS — Impressive all-around efforts from rookies Nique Clifford and Maxime Raynaud led the Sacramento Kings to an 84-81 win over the Orlando Magic in an NBA 2K26 Summer League battle at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas on Thursday.

The Sacramento Kings Summer League schedule in Las Vegas kicked off on Thursday night, where the weather was somehow hotter than back home in Sacramento. This was also the first chance for Kings fans to see new draftees Nique Clifford (No.