Sacramento Kings' Top Needs After 2026 NBA Draft Lottery Results
The NBA Draft lottery is in the books, and the Sacramento Kings are now set at pick No. 7.
As they continue to evaluate the prospects who may be available there, we're here to break down the biggest needs for Sacramento to address in the draft.
Literally Any Young Star
The Sacramento Kings have given us perhaps the absolute worst blueprint for team-building we've seen in the modern NBA. The result is a roster with several overtaxed veterans and no surefire future stars behind them.
So, when Sacramento is on the clock, it'll truly be in a "best player available" situation. It doesn't matter what position he plays. It doesn't matter how his current skill set fits with the current Kings. Sacramento just has to take the best pure talent who's most likely to reach stardom.
Offensive Engine
It wasn't long ago that the Kings had both De'Aaron Fox and Tyrese Haliburton. Now, the only point guard on the books for 2026-27 is Killian Hayes.
That doesn't necessarily mean Sacramento should target a traditional 1. In today's NBA, playmaking can come from just about any position. For the Kings, it's not really coming from anywhere.
Realistic Draft Targets at No. 7 Pick
- Keaton Wagler (Illinois, G)
- Darius Acuff (Arkansas, G)
- Kingston Flemings (Houston, PG)
As B/R NBA Draft Expert Jonathan Wasserman put it in his post-Lottery Mock Draft: "The Sacramento Kings should have multiple, solid options to choose from for their hole at point guard. Kingston Flemings would bring needed maturity and leadership to the positions, along with his three-level shotmaking and sound decision-making. He has become a very popular prospect with a comforting mix of physical tools, burst, pull-up shooting, playmaking IQ and both late-clock and late-game poise."
*Check out full scouting reports for Keaton Wagler, Darius Acuff Jr. and Kingston Flemings
