Editing Sacramento Kings (section)

===2022–2025: Fox and Sabonis Era===
On May 9, 2022, [[Golden State Warriors]] associate head coach [[Mike Brown (basketball, born 1970)|Mike Brown]] was announced as the next head coach of the Kings. His tenure with the team began after the Warriors finished their [[2021–22 Golden State Warriors season|2021–22 season]] where they won the [[2022 NBA Finals|2022 NBA championship]]. During the 2022–23 season, the Kings began lighting a large, purple beam into the night sky after every game won, inspiring chants of "[[Light the Beam]]" from the crowd at the end of victories at home.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Irving |first1=Kyle |title=What is the Kings' victory beam? Sacramento's new winning tradition is taking NBA by storm |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nba/news/kings-victory-beam-sacramento-winning-tradition/r1w5oia91kvyvnyl7ujsrblz |website=Sporting News |access-date=January 12, 2023 |date=November 23, 2022 |archive-date=January 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112065206/https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nba/news/kings-victory-beam-sacramento-winning-tradition/r1w5oia91kvyvnyl7ujsrblz |url-status=live }}</ref>

Both [[De'Aaron Fox]] and [[Domantas Sabonis]] were named All-Stars and named to the All-NBA Third Team. On February 24, 2023, the Kings beat the host [[Los Angeles Clippers]] in double-overtime by the final score of 176–175. It was the second-highest scoring game in NBA history behind a December 13, 1983, affair in which the [[Detroit Pistons]] beat the [[Denver Nuggets]] 186–184 in triple-overtime. The game featured 44 combined three-pointers made, tied for the most in a game in NBA history and both teams shot over 58 percent from the field and over 80 percent free throws. It was also the first time in Kings franchise history in which two players scored at least 40 points in a game ([[Malik Monk]] scored a career-high 45, De'Aaron Fox had 42).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Reedy |first1=Joe |title=Kings outlast Clippers 176-175 in double overtime |url=https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-clippers-sacramento-kings-nba-sports-malik-monk-4047cea9a226d5fd135de97c65d0d054 |website=Associated Press |access-date=March 9, 2023 |date=February 24, 2023 |archive-date=March 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309234557/https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-clippers-sacramento-kings-nba-sports-malik-monk-4047cea9a226d5fd135de97c65d0d054 |url-status=live }}</ref> On March 29, the Kings beat the [[Portland Trail Blazers]] 120–80 to clinch a playoff spot, breaking a 16-year playoff drought, which at the time was the longest active playoff drought in the four major North American sports.<ref>{{cite news|last=Peterson|first=Anne M.|title=Kings clinch 1st playoff berth since 2006, ending 16-season drought|url=https://www.nba.com/news/kings-clinch-1st-playoff-berth-since-2006|agency=[[Associated Press]]|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=NBA.com|date=March 30, 2023|access-date=March 31, 2023|archive-date=March 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331014947/https://www.nba.com/news/kings-clinch-1st-playoff-berth-since-2006|url-status=live}}</ref> In the playoffs, they were defeated by the Golden State Warriors in seven games. [[Mike Brown (basketball, born 1970)|Mike Brown]] was named [[NBA Coach of the Year|NBA Coach Of The Year]] for his role in ending the playoff drought.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mike Brown Named Unanimous 2022-23 NBA Coach of the Year |url=https://www.nba.com/kings/news/mike-brown-named-unanimous-2022-23-nba-coach-of-the-year |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=www.nba.com}}</ref>

The next season, despite both Fox and Sabonis failing to return to the All-Star Team (though Sabonis was later named All-NBA Third Team and leading the league in double doubles and triple doubles), the Kings finished 46–36.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sacramento Kings 2023-24 NBA Regular Season Stats - ESPN (AU) |url=https://www.espn.com.au/nba/team/stats/_/name/sac/sacramento-kings |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=ESPN}}</ref> However, they finished only 9th in that year's strong Western Conference. The Kings made the play-in tournament for the year, beating the Warriors in their first game but later losing to the New Orleans Pelicans.

In the offseason, the team acquired 6-time All-Star [[DeMar DeRozan|Demar DeRozan]] in a sign-and-trade deal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kings to land DeMar DeRozan in 3-team sign-and-trade deal |url=https://www.nba.com/news/demar-derozan-free-agency |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=NBA.com}}</ref> After a 13-18 start, the Kings fired [[Mike Brown (basketball, born 1970)|Mike Brown]] just 18 months after he won Coach Of The Year.<ref>{{Cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=2024-12-27 |title=Struggling Sacramento Kings fire coach Mike Brown after 13-18 start to season |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/dec/27/mike-brown-fired-sacramento-kings-coach |access-date=2024-12-28 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-27 |title=Kings Fire Two-Time NBA Coach of the Year Mike Brown Amid 13-18 Start |url=https://www.si.com/nba/sacramento-kings-fire-mike-brown-slow-start |access-date=2024-12-28 |work=SI}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mike Brown Relieved as Kings Head Coach |url=https://www.nba.com/kings/news/mike-brown-relieved-as-kings-head-coach |date=December 27, 2024 |work=NBA.com |access-date=December 27, 2024}}</ref> On 3 February 2025, the Kings completed a three-team trade, sending De'Aaron Fox to the Spurs while acquiring [[Zach LaVine]] from the Bulls. Sacramento also received [[Sidy Cissoko]] and a haul of draft picks, including a 2025 first-rounder from Charlotte.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=3 February 2025 |title=De'Aaron Fox headed to Spurs, Zach LaVine to Kings in 3-team trade |url=https://www.nba.com/news/deaaron-fox-trade-kings-spurs-bulls-zach-lavine-3-team-deal |work=NBA.com |location= |publisher= |access-date=4 February 2025}}</ref>