Sacramento Kings can still make the Playoffs of the NBA of 2025?

It Sacramento housed the Dallas Mavericks to Golden 1 Center on Wednesday night as part of the NBA 2025 Play-in Tournament. The game winner faces Memphis Grizzlies on Friday at Forum FedEx to determine the seed number 8 of Western conference.

After a first quarter, Mavericks took control of the game in the following period to explode the kings and obtain an easy victory of 120-106. This means that Sacramento will not make the Playoffs of the NBA of 2025 and will have a first season. They have no qualifying round from Wednesday's game was a Labà competition.

Domantas soaps He had a poor game for the kings, ending with only 11 points. He got 13 rebounds and got five assists, but they were not enough. Demar Derozan was the lone place with 33 points and seven rebounds, while Zach Lavine contributed 20 points and nine dimensions.

The season up and down Sacramento Kings ends in disappointment

The Sacramento Kings had great hopes of making the playoffs this season, especially after Derozan Demar He joined the team last summer. Derozan joined Aaron Fox and Domantas soaps to form a new Big 3 under coach Mike Brown.

However, the kings were inconsistent to start the season with a 9-11 record at the end of November. They had a December 5-8, shooting Mike Brown before the end of the year. They named Doug Christie as a temporary coach and slightly revitalized the team, taking them to a 10-4 record in January.

Despite recovering some impulse, Fox demanded a trade and was granted. Zach Lavine Arriving at Sacramento, gathering it with Derozan. They struggled in March to reach the Play-in Tournament of the NBA. They ended up at 40-42, without moving to the post-season after being humiliated by the Dallas Mavericks.

What is below for the Sacramento Kings?

The Sacramento Kings could lead to a reconstruction after another disappointing season. The kings have several veterans who could contribute some assets to restart the franchise. Domantas Sabonis is probably his best player, who still has three years in his contract at the age of 28.

Derozan will have two years in his agreement, but at the age of 35, there may not be many suitors. He is still a great scorer and a clutch player, but his lack of three -point shot has always affected his value.

As for Zach Lavine, it has a massive contract and a history of darkened injuries that will make it difficult for its potential trade. He has a player option for the season 2026-27, but he will probably choose instead of risking not obtaining a huge contract at free agency.

Other potential commercial candidates include Keegan Murray, Malik Monk and Keon Ellis. Murray is only 22 years old and is eligible to sign his newborn extension after the 2025-26 season of the NBA.