Sacramento Kings
This includes a projected signing that is not yet official, so these figures are an estimate.
Through the 2033 draft the Kings control 10 first-round picks and 4 second-round picks, with 1 tied up in swap rights. Their firsts land in 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, and 2033. 6 of their own picks are owed elsewhere.
In 2026 the Kings hold 4 picks: their own first, SAS's first (San Antonio's own first conveyed to Cleveland at pick 29 via the De'Andre Hunter trade; on draft night Cleveland traded it to Sacramento, which selected Alex Karaban at 29. San Antonio in turn picks at 20 with Atlanta's first.), CHA's second (Charlotte's own second conveyed to Sacramento at pick 45, routed via San Antonio, Atlanta, and New York.), and their own second.
In 2027 the Kings hold 3 picks: their own first, CHA's second (Charlotte's own second owed to Sacramento, which may convey it onward to Oklahoma City if San Antonio's 2027 first lands 1-16. From the Nique Clifford trade chain.), and their own second (Conditional: if San Antonio's 2027 first lands 1-16 (Sacramento keeps that first), Sacramento instead conveys its own 2027 second to Oklahoma City; otherwise it goes to Charlotte. The likely outcome leaves Sacramento keeping it. From the Chicago-Sacramento-San Antonio and Oklahoma City-Sacramento deals.).
In 2028 the Kings pick once: their own first; they also owe out their own second to POR (Owed to Portland, unprotected.).
In 2029 the Kings pick once: their own first; they also owe out their own second to NYK (Owed to New York, acquired by Houston then flipped to the Knicks on draft night June 24 2026.).
In 2030 the Kings pick once: their own first; they also owe out their own second to SAS (Owed to San Antonio, unprotected.).
In 2031 the Kings pick twice: MIN's first (Unprotected first owed to Sacramento, acquired in the February 5 2025 De'Aaron Fox three-team trade; originated in the June 2024 Rob Dillingham draft-night trade to San Antonio.) and their own first, swap-encumbered (SAS holds an unprotected swap right and takes the more favorable of the SAC and SAS 2031 firsts, from the summer 2024 DeMar DeRozan sign-and-trade.); they also owe out their own second to DEN (Owed to Denver, sent to San Antonio in the 2024 DeMar DeRozan deal then on to Denver in the June 2026 Tarris Reed draft-night trade.).
In 2032 the Kings pick once: their own first; they also owe out their own second to CLE (Sacramento's own second conveyed to Cleveland in the June 24 2026 draft-night deal, pick 29 for pick 34 plus this future second.).
In 2033 the Kings pick once: their own first; they also owe out their own second to ATL (Sacramento's own second conveyed to Atlanta in the June 2026 Devin Carter salary-dump trade. Unprotected.).
The rule behind this
An unsigned first-round pick charges the team's cap at 120% of his draft slot's rookie-scale salary (because first-rounders may sign for up to 120% of scale, and almost all do).
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Numbers come straight from the live Kings cap sheet, recomputed whenever the data updates.