Top 5 Moments From the Kings 2025-26 Season

Injuries and a historic losing streak marred the 2025-26 season for the Sacramento Kings, but there were still positive and entertaining moments to enjoy in a down year. Kevin Gleason, co-host of "The Drive Guys" on Sactown Sports 1140, highlighted his five best Kings moments throughout the season. Gleason's list featured a mix of youth excellence and dramatic events making headlines on social media. Below are his top five moments, paired with the honorable mentions, before the list's introduction on Thursday's episode. Gleason mentioned a few of coach Doug Christie's training camp comments that did not hold up during the year. Christie talked about playing defense 94 feet -- finished with the third-worst defensive rating in NBA history -- and not losing the fight -- finished with a 22-60 record. Sacramento won four straight games before losing 16 straight, breaking the previous franchise record by two games. Gleason said it was like he was a "whole different player," driving to the rim and making timely threes. Carter led the team in scoring that night and did it again against the Golden State Warriors on April 10. The Beam Boys consisted of Precious Achiuwa, Maxime Raynaud, Nique Clifford and Dylan Cardwell, who lit the purple beam after every victory in the Golden 1 Center. In a losing season, the group maintained a positive outlook and their infectious energy spread across the team. Sacramento retained all four players in the offseason, building much-needed continuity. A miscommunication from Christie to Doug McDermott led to an intentional foul on Seth Curry when the Kings had the lead against the Warriors on April 7. Golden State went on to win the game, and Draymond Green called out the team for tanking. The NBA launched an investigation, which only proved that Christie made a coaching error rather than intentionally throwing the game. Gleason recalls Schröder allegedly trying to fight Dončić after the two exchanged insults on Dec. 28, 2025. He said the moment qualified as fun, despite Schröder receiving a three-game suspension and a $291,807 fine. Westbrook turned a normal post-game press conference into a question session for the media. The 18-year veteran singled out Matt George, host of "The Matt George Podcast" and "The Matt and Kayla Show" on Sactown Sports, for inaccurate media coverage. His interaction with the media went viral across Instagram and X. Best Newest first Oldest first