The Sacramento Kings have had a decent offseason thus far, but there is one key worry the team must address when it comes to the frontcourt.
The Sacramento Kings head into the 2026 season with an opportunity to be much better than they were in 2025.
While Sacramento could be improved from 2025, there is one key problem that the Kings must address in the frontcourt. Otherwise, it could turn into a major issue.
That problem is the continuity in the frontcourt and, in particular, the continuity in the starting lineup with forward DeAndre Hunter, Keegan Murray, and center Domantas Sabonis.
This may seem like a small issue, however it is quite the opposite as to be a successful team in the NBA, chemistry is paramount and at this point, the Kings' frontcourt does not have a lot of that chemistry as they have not played any games together as a trio.
Now there are two reasons why this team does not have a ton of chemistry, and those are injuries to Murray, Hunter, and Sabonis, in addition to the fact that Hunter was acquired midseason in 2025.
Last year, Sabonis was dealing with a partially torn left meniscus, which limited him to just 19 games, but now he seems to be ready to go after getting surgery to repair his partially torn meniscus.
Murray also missed time as he only played in 23 games due to a variety of injuries, including a left ankle sprain, but Murray appears to be ready to play for the 2026 season after an arthroscopic procedure that helped him to heal.
When it comes to Hunter, he was acquired on January 31st, 2026 which was well into the season and put him in a tough position to be able to get used to the Kings roster. Additionally, Hunter only played two games with Sacramento last season because he suffered an eye injury which required surgery and heading into 2026 he should be good to go.
With that said, it is pretty clear that injuries were a major problem for the Kings in 2025, but now with Murray, Sabonis, and Hunter all healthy they should have a full training camp together to be able to build chemistry on both ends of the floor.
With that said, the reason why this is one of the bigger worries for the frontcourt is the fact that training camp is not like the regular season in the sense that the pace is a lot faster and it is a different type of competition compared to a practice setting.
Even with training camp together, Murray, Sabonis, and Hunter need to play regular season games as a trio to figure each other out and how to help maximize each other's strengths as well as each other's weaknesses.
So, as the Kings prepare to start training camp over the next week, it will be intriguing to monitor how Murray, Hunter, and Sabonis can work together and if they can get on the same page quickly it is possible that they could use the preseason as a chance to get live action together and potentially be much more prepared for the start of the regular season.
