Kings' Nique Clifford: Gets to charity stripe with ease
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Clifford finished Thursday's 84-81 Summer League victory against the Magic with 17 points (5-12 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 6-10 FT), four rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block over 25 minutes.
Clifford attempted a team-high 10 shots from the free-throw line and put forth a solid effort on the defensive end in his first taste of Summer League play. The 23-year-old guard out of Colorado State was selected with the No. 24 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft and could put himself in a position for consistent playing time to begin his rookie year if he continues to impress.
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Kings' Maxime Raynaud: Adds 16 points in victory
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Raynaud totaled 16 points (6-11 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 2-2 FT), five rebounds, two assists and one steal over 26 minutes during Thursday's 84-81 Summer League win over the Magic.
Raynaud was impressive on the offensive end, doing damage both in the post and from beyond the arc. He was one of four starters to finish in double figures but was the only one who didn't commit a turnover. Thursday's performance was a promising start for the No. 42 overall pick out of Stanford.
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Kings' Patrick McCaffery: Won't play Thursday
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McCaffery (ankle) has been ruled out for Thursday's Summer League game against the Magic, Brenden Nunes of KHTK Sactown Sports 1140 reports.
McCaffery is dealing with a right knee injury. The next chance for him to suit up will be Saturday against the Bulls.
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Kings' Maxime Raynaud: Inks deal with Sacramento
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Raynaud signed a two-year, $3.42 million contract with the Kings on Thursday, Michael Scotto of USA Today reports.
According to Scotto, both years of the deal are fully guaranteed, and the contract includes a $2.53 million club option for 2027-28. The Kings selected the seven-foot center with the 42nd overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft after he averaged 20.2 points, 10.6 rebounds, 1.9 three-pointers, 1.7 assists, 1.4 blocks and 0.9 steals in 33.4 minutes per game over 35 appearances with Stanford during his senior season.
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Kings' Isaiah Stevens: Gets two-way deal with Sacramento
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Stevens signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Kings on Tuesday, Michael Scotto of USA Today reports.
According to Scotto, Stevens' deal contains the maximum guaranteed protection in both seasons. A six-foot, 185-pound guard out of Colorado State, Stevens went undrafted in 2024 and began his professional career in the G League with the Heat's affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce. Miami upgraded him to a two-way deal in December, but he appeared in just three games for the NBA club before a sore right foot kept him out of the final six contests of the regular season. After Miami declined to extend him a qualifying offer prior to the start of free agency, Stevens was added to the Kings' Las Vegas Summer League roster over the weekend, and now Sacramento has decided to bring him aboard as one of its three two-way players. His outlook for earning playing time at the NBA level won't be much better in Sacramento than it had been in Miami, but Stevens should receive extended run in the G League with the Stockton Kings throughout the 2025-26 campaign. Stevens was productive at the G League level for Sioux Falls a season ago, averaging 12.8 points (on 45.2 percent shooting from the field), 9.4 assists, 3.1 rebounds, 1.2 three-pointers and 1.1 steals in 36.9 minutes over 33 appearances.
Kings' Drew Eubanks: Waived by LAC, moving to Sacramento
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Eubanks was waived by the Clippers on Tuesday and intends to sign a one-year deal with the Kings once he clears waivers, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.
The 28-year-old big man is set to join the Kings, providing the club with depth at center behind Domantas Sabonis. Eubanks and Dario Saric will likely compete for playing time off Sacramento's bench. Over 61 regular-season appearances (four starts) between the Jazz and Clippers last season, Eubanks averaged 4.6 points and 3.7 rebounds across 12.2 minutes per game.
The Nuggets traded Saric to the Kings on Tuesday in exchange for Jonas Valanciunas, ESPN's Shams Charania reports.
Sacramento needed some depth at forward after losing Jake LaRavia in free agency, but this move is likely just to reduce salary for the 2025-26 season. The Kings will become Saric's seventh NBA team, as he has become quite the journeyman. He was used sparingly in Denver during the 2024-25 season, appearing in 16 regular-season contests with averages of 3.5 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 13.1 minutes per game.
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Kings' Dennis Schroder: Joining Sacramento
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Schroder agreed to a three-year, $45 million contract with the Kings on Tuesday, NBA reporter Chris Haynes reports.
After the trade of De'Aaron Fox, Malik Monk became the Kings' starting point guard, but they could certainly use more depth, and Schroder fills that void with veteran leadership. The floor general averaged 13.1 points, 5.4 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game across 75 regular-season contests in 2024-25 while suiting for the Nets, Warriors and Pistons.
The Kings exercised their $2.3 million team option in Ellis' contract Sunday, Sean Cunningham of Fox 40 Sacramento reports.
Ellis will return to Sacramento for a fourth season following a career-best year in 2024-25. The 25-year-old guard averaged 8.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.7 three-pointers, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals across 24.4 minutes per game in 80 regular-season appearances (28 starts) last season. He also recorded impressive shooting splits of 48.9/43.3/84.9.
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