Here is what to watch for in that contest. What to Watch ForOklahoma City has been short handed the entire season, now after two double overtime games and on the second night of a back-to-back,

Chet Holmgren continues to improve in his third NBA season. Through four games heading into the undefeated Oklahoma City Thunder 's home matchup with the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday, Holmgren is averaging 23.0 points and 10.3 rebounds while shooting 56.9% from the floor.

The LA Lakers and Sacramento Kings crossed swords in a regular-season game at the Golden 1 Center on Sunday. The Lakers took to the court without their talisman, Luka Doncic, who was ruled out for at least a week with a couple of injuries. Meanwhile, both teams entered the contest on the back of confidence-boosting wins in their previous outing.

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.

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.

DeMar DeRozan explained why he believes rookie guard Nique Clifford will be a star in the NBA as the Kings gear up for the 2025-26 season.

Meanwhile, the Kings, who were just 14-25-3 ATS at home last year, have a lot of mouths to feed offensively, starting with Zach LaVine (questionable) and DeMar DeRozan, and barely edged past the Jazz on Friday.

The best players in franchise history broken down by position with First Team, Second Team and Third Team selections.

Lauri Markkanen and the Utah Jazz will face DeMar DeRozan and the Sacramento Kings in this NBA matchup on Friday night at the Golden 1 Center.

The Sacramento Kings suffered a play-in tournament loss for the second consecutive year last season, as they have failed to make the playoffs since ending their