With schedules being released for teams across the NBA on Thursday, the Sacramento Kings now know what their path will look like for the 2025-26 regular season. The Kings’ schedule release included not only a full list of dates for home and away games but primetime appearances (9) and their Emirates NBA Cup games. KCRA 3 reported on Monday that the Kings would begin their season against the Suns in Phoenix on Wednesday, Oct. 22 and their home opener would be on Friday, Oct. 24 against the Utah Jazz. Their last game of opening week will be at home against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, Oct. 26. The Kings will have 14 back-to-back’s this upcoming season and their longest road trip will a stretch from Jan. 24-Feb.1 that includes six games in nine days. Key matchups for 2025-26 season Familiar faces returning to Sacramento Former Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown, who was fired in the middle of last season less than two years removed from receiving NBA Coach of the Year honors, will be making his return to the Capitol City when the New York Knicks come to town on Jan. 14. The Kings will play the Knicks again a few days later in Madison Square Garden on Jan. 27.De’Aaron Fox, another pillar of the 2023 Beam Team that ended the franchise’s playoff drought, already made his return to Sacramento after being traded to the San Antonio Spurs last season. But he will be back in Golden 1 Center again with his new team on March 17, a primetime game on NBC. Emirates NBA Cup The group stage of the third annual Emirates NBA Cup, an in-season tournament that takes place during the early part of the NBA season, will begin on Nov. 7 for the Kings. They have been grouped with the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Phoenix Suns and the Utah Jazz. Here is a list of dates for each group stage game: 11/7 vs. OKC 11/14 at Minnesota11/26 vs. Phoenix11/28 at UtahPrimetime matchupsThe Kings are slated for nine nationally televised games during the 2025-26 season, including five that will air on KCRA 3.11/11 vs. Denver (NBC)12/8 at Indiana (Peacock)12/30 at LA Clippers (NBC)1/6 vs. Dallas (NBC) 1/12 vs. Lakers (Peacock)2/6 vs. LAC (Prime)3/3 vs. Phoenix (NBC) 3/14 at LAC (ESPN)3/17 vs. San Antonio (NBC)See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
With schedules being released for teams across the NBA on Thursday, the Sacramento Kings now know what their path will look like for the 2025-26 regular season.
The Kings’ schedule release included not only a full list of dates for home and away games but primetime appearances (9) and their Emirates NBA Cup games.
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KCRA 3 reported on Monday that the Kings would begin their season against the Suns in Phoenix on Wednesday, Oct. 22 and their home opener would be on Friday, Oct. 24 against the Utah Jazz. Their last game of opening week will be at home against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, Oct. 26.
The Kings will have 14 back-to-back’s this upcoming season and their longest road trip will a stretch from Jan. 24-Feb.1 that includes six games in nine days.
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The Kings have 14 back-to-back sets, 6 home-home, 5 away-away, 2 are home-away & 1 is away-home.
The longest road trip: 6 games in 9 days (Jan. 24 – Feb. 1) against Cleveland (1/24), Detroit (1/25), New York (1/27), Philadelphia (1/29), Boston (1/30) & Washington (2/1).
— Sean Cunningham (@SeanCunningham) August 14, 2025
Key matchups for 2025-26 season
Familiar faces returning to Sacramento
Former Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown, who was fired in the middle of last season less than two years removed from receiving NBA Coach of the Year honors, will be making his return to the Capitol City when the New York Knicks come to town on Jan. 14.
The Kings will play the Knicks again a few days later in Madison Square Garden on Jan. 27.
De’Aaron Fox, another pillar of the 2023 Beam Team that ended the franchise’s playoff drought, already made his return to Sacramento after being traded to the San Antonio Spurs last season. But he will be back in Golden 1 Center again with his new team on March 17, a primetime game on NBC.
Emirates NBA Cup
The group stage of the third annual Emirates NBA Cup, an in-season tournament that takes place during the early part of the NBA season, will begin on Nov. 7 for the Kings. They have been grouped with the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Phoenix Suns and the Utah Jazz.
Here is a list of dates for each group stage game:
11/7 vs. OKC 11/14 at Minnesota11/26 vs. Phoenix11/28 at Utah
Primetime matchups
The Kings are slated for nine nationally televised games during the 2025-26 season, including five that will air on KCRA 3.
11/11 vs. Denver (NBC)12/8 at Indiana (Peacock)12/30 at LA Clippers (NBC)1/6 vs. Dallas (NBC) 1/12 vs. Lakers (Peacock)2/6 vs. LAC (Prime)3/3 vs. Phoenix (NBC) 3/14 at LAC (ESPN)3/17 vs. San Antonio (NBC)
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The Sacramento Kings are currently set for 9 national TV games:
11/11 vs. Denver (NBC)
12/8 at Indiana (Peacock)
12/30 at LA Clippers (NBC)
1/6 vs. Dallas (NBC)
1/12 vs. Lakers (Peacock)
2/6 vs. LAC (Prime)
3/3 vs. Phoenix (NBC)
3/14 at LAC (ESPN)
3/17 vs. San Antonio (NBC)
— Sean Cunningham (@SeanCunningham) August 14, 2025
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