The Sacramento Kings are bringing back a familiar face for the 2025-26 season.
According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Kings have reached an agreement with free agent forward Doug McDermott on a one-year deal. McDermott’s $3.6 million salary aligns with the veteran’s minimum for players with 10 or more years of experience.
Free agent Doug McDermott has agreed to a one-year, $3.6 million deal to return to the Sacramento Kings, Mark Bartelstein and Andy Shiffman of @PrioritySports tell ESPN. McDermott will enter his 12th NBA season after shooting 44% from 3 in 42 Kings games in 2024-25. pic.twitter.com/J6cMwmupxJ
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 21, 2025
McDermott joined Sacramento during the final days of training camp and remained on the roster throughout the duration of the 2024-25 season, providing the Kings with forward depth and three-point shooting off the bench.
Over 42 appearances (three starts), the 10-year NBA veteran averaged 3.5 points per game on 43.6 percent shooting from beyond the arc.
McDermott became somewhat of a fan-favorite due to his multiple instances of late-game flamethrowing, including an impressive performance on December 8th that saw the sharpshooter score 18 points on six-of-seven shooting from long distance over just eight minutes of playing time.
The six-triple showing made McDermott just the fourth player in Kings franchise history to make 6+ three-pointers in a single period, joining Keegan Murray (7, 2023), Harrison Barnes (6, 2021), and Omri Casspi (6, 2015).
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Despite falling short of earning their third Las Vegas Summer League title, the Sacramento Kings had plenty of encouraging moments from two weeks in Sin City.
From establishing Scott Perry’s ideal identity as the first to start, rookie debuts, to the growth of returning players.
Keep in mind, Summer League is far from a direct indicator of success at the NBA level. If anything, most believe that poor performances in the tourney hold more weight than successful.
But, let’s start with the positives. Here were three encouraging takeaways from Sacramento’s nearly perfect 2K26 Las Vegas Summer League:
3 Encouraging Takeaways from Sacramento’s 2K26 Summer League
Upcoming offseason schedule for the Sacramento Kings:
August TBD – Release of 2025-26 regular season schedule
September TBD – Start of NBA training camps for the 2025-26 season
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