Kings reportedly will begin 2025-26 NBA season with road matchup against Suns originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

The Kings don’t know how their 2025-26 NBA season will end, but the beginning of their journey has been revealed.

Sacramento will kick off their regular season on the road against the Phoenix Suns on Oct. 22, KCRA’s Sean Cunningham reported Monday, citing sources.

Cunningham also reported that Sacramento’s home opener will be against the Utah Jazz on Oct. 24, followed by another game at Golden 1 Center against the Los Angeles Lakers on Oct. 26.

According to sources, the Sacramento Kings will open the 2025-26 season on Wednesday, Oct. 22 in Phoenix against the Suns.

The Kings home opener at Golden 1 Center vs. the Utah Jazz is Friday, Oct. 24.

The Kings’ next home game will be Sunday, Oct. 26 vs. Los Angeles Lakers.

— Sean Cunningham (@SeanCunningham) August 11, 2025

ESPN Sacramento’s Damien Barling also reported that former coach Mike Brown’s return to Sacramento will be on Jan. 14, when the Kings host his new team, the New York Knicks.

Mike Brown will return to the Golden One Center when the New York Knicks take on the Kings on Jan 14.

— Damien Barling (@damienbarling) August 11, 2025

Brown coached the Kings for nearly three seasons before being fired in Dec. 2024 after Sacramento began last season with a 13-18 record. Brown famously coached the beloved “Beam Team,” which broke Sacramento’s 16-year playoff drought by earning the Western Conference’s No. 3 seed during the 2022-23 NBA season.

After losing in the NBA play-in tournament in back-to-back seasons, the Kings are seeking a better result in the upcoming campaign, Sacramento’s first with coach Doug Christie serving in a full-time capacity.

It all begins with an October trip to the desert.

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