{"id":274304,"date":"2025-04-17T05:48:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T05:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/17\/can-sacramento-kings-still-make-the-2025-nba-playoffs\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:50","slug":"can-sacramento-kings-still-make-the-2025-nba-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/17\/can-sacramento-kings-still-make-the-2025-nba-playoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Sacramento Kings still make the 2025 NBA\u00a0Playoffs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4878512\" data-slug-id=\"2477746\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <strong>Sacramento Kings<\/strong> hosted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/dallas-mavericks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Dallas Mavericks<\/a> at the Golden 1 Center on Wednesday night as part of the 2025 NBA Play-In Tournament. The winner of the game faces the Memphis Grizzlies at the FedEx Forum on Friday to determine the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n<p>After a close first quarter, the Mavericks took control of the game in the next period to blow out the Kings and earn an easy 120-106 win. That means Sacramento is not going to make the 2025 NBA playoffs and will have an early offseason. They have no shot of qualifying since Wednesday&#8217;s game was a knockout contest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/domantas-sabonis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Domantas Sabonis<\/a> had a poor game for the Kings, finishing with just 11 points. He did grab 13 rebounds and dished out five assists, but those weren&#8217;t enough. DeMar DeRozan was the lone bright spot with 33 points and seven rebounds, while Zach LaVine contributed 20 points and nine dimes.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"march-madness-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/march-madness-logo.png\" height=\"42\" width=\"99\" alt=\"march madness logo\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Sacramento Kings&#8217; up-and-down season ends in disappointment<\/h2>\n<p>The Sacramento Kings had high hopes of making the playoffs this season, especially after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/demar-derozan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">DeMar DeRozan<\/a> joined the team last summer. DeRozan joined De&#8217;Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis to form a new Big 3 under coach Mike Brown. <\/p>\n<p>However, the Kings were inconsistent to start the season with a 9-11 record at the end of November. They had a lousy December at 5-8, firing Mike Brown before the end of the year. They named Doug Christie as the interim coach and slightly revitalized the team, leading them to a 10-4 record in January.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/youtube\">\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\">                    <noscript><iframe title=\"Mike Brown&#039;s last Kings practice, media session minutes before firing | NBA on ESPN\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FGAjPfLOLVg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/youtube\" data-embed=\"FGAjPfLOLVg\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/d90d3-17448677187117-1920.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/d90d3-17448677187117-1920.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite regaining some momentum, Fox demanded a trade and was granted. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/zach-lavine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Zach LaVine<\/a> arrived in Sacramento, reuniting him with DeRozan. They struggled in March to barely make it to the NBA Play-In Tournament. They finished at 40-42, failing to advance to the postseason after getting humiliated by the Dallas Mavericks. <\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>What&#8217;s next for the Sacramento Kings?<\/h2>\n<p>The Sacramento Kings could be heading for a rebuild after another disappointing season. The Kings have several veterans who could bring in a few assets to restart the franchise. Domantas Sabonis is arguably their best player, who still has three years left in his contract at the age of 28.  <\/p>\n<p>DeMar DeRozan will have two years left on his deal, but at age 35, there might not be a lot of suitors. He&#8217;s still a great scorer and clutch player, but his lack of 3-point shooting has always affected his value.<\/p>\n<p>As for Zach LaVine, he has a massive contract and murky injury history that will hinder his potential trade. He does have a player option for the 2026-27 season, but he&#8217;ll likely opt in rather than risk not getting a huge contract in free agency. <\/p>\n<p>Other possible trade candidates include Keegan Murray, Malik Monk and Keon Ellis. 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