NBA.com's John Schuhmann released his latest power rankings and placed the Kings at 27. Only three teams ranked below the Kings: the Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards, and Brooklyn Nets. Is that really who the Kings are grouped with now? Have the Kings completely reverted to fighting for better draft lottery odds?

Both the Sacramento Kings and Oklahoma City Thunder may be without multiple key players in Tuesday night's matchup.

Oklahoma City Thunder release injury report with Chet Holmgren out and Alex Caruso returning ahead of matchup with Sacramento Kings.

Ziller’s Substack, Good Morning It’s Basketball, is always a great read, and he covered his 13 Fearless Predictions for the 2025-26 NBA season on Tuesday. To clarify, Ziller definitely doesn’t mean that the Kings have won 40 straight games, and is pointing to the three 40+ win seasons the team has had over the last three seasons.

Portland Trailblazers head coach Chauncey Billups exits the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse after his arraignment on Thursday in Portland. Billups, the 2004 NBA Finals MVP, was charged for his alleged participation in a scheme that involved rigging illegal poker games. Mathieu Lewis-Rolland Getty Images

The Kings' affiliate, the Stockton Kings, used the No. 29 overall pick on Jabri Abdur-Rahim. He's the son of former NBA All Star Shareef Abdur-Rahim. Shareef ended his career with the Kings after also playing for the Vancouver Grizzlies, Atlanta Hawks and Portland Trail Blazers. Shareef averaged 18.1 points per game in his career with 7.5 rebounds.

The Sacramento Kings take on the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder as they look to get back in the win column.