The 2025 NBA Draft didn’t do the Sacramento Kings any favors on Monday night, as the team remained in the 13th spot. It was their highest possibility of outcomes.
Due to their previous Kevin Huerter trade with the Hawks, the pick will be conveyed to Atlanta. It removes new general manager Scott Perry from any current first-round draft capital this season but frees up their future assets that were included in the protections — including their own 2026 first-round pick.
They still own the 42nd pick in 2025 NBA Draft. Keon Ellis, an undrafted player from the 2022 NBA Draft, wasn’t lucky enough to will Sacramento into the top four.
Dallas, who had the 12th best odds (1.8 percent chance) of securing the number one pick, where most expect Duke forward Cooper Flagg to be taken, won the lottery.
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New head coach of Sacramento State Men’s Basketball and Sacramento Kings legend Mike Bibby joins the Drive Guys to talk about the hiring of Mike Woodson as an assistant coach for the Kings, how he feels about being back in Sacramento at the same time as his former teammates Doug Christie and Bobby Jackson, and more.
Bibby played under Woodson with the Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks and spoke highly of Sacramento’s new assistant as a player’s coach who also isn’t afraid to tell the truth to his players.
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Upcoming schedule for Scott Perry, B.J. Armstrong, and the Kings:
Monday, May 12th – NBA Draft Lottery
Wednesday, June 25th – 2025 NBA Draft
Monday, June 30th – NBA free agent negotiations can begin
Sunday, July 6th – NBA free agents can officially sign with teams
July 10th-20th – Las Vegas NBA Summer League
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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