With the 2024-25 NBA season in the books for the Sacramento Kings, it’s time to evaluate the roster as we look ahead to what’s next. That means taking a closer look at how each player performed this season and what they can build on moving forward.
Over the coming days, we’ll be reviewing the key returning players, assessing their impact, and assigning a grade based on their 2024-25 contributions.
So, without further delay—let the grading begin.
Domantas Sabonis 2024-25 Season
As many Kings fans know all too well, the 2024-25 season didn’t unfold as hoped. Still, Domantas Sabonis remained a consistent bright spot and clearly reaffirmed his status as the team’s best player.
Sabonis finished the season ranked 37th in the NBA in Estimated Plus-Minus (per Dunks & Threes), closely matching his 34th-place finish from the year before. His impact on the floor was clear, posting a team-best +5.6 on/off rating per 100 possessions among players with at least 100 minutes played.
Offensively, Sabonis improved across the board. His scoring rate (20 points per 75 possessions) and true shooting percentage (65.6%) ticked up from last season. He also became more efficient around the rim and from beyond the arc. Perhaps most notably, he showed real progress as a floor spacer: among the 284 players who attempted 100+ three-pointers, Sabonis ranked 22nd in percentage, hitting 41.7% from deep—his best mark yet.
Sabonis continued to live up to the “Mr. Double-Double” nickname, recording 61 on the year. That marks his third straight season with 60+ double-doubles, a feat achieved by only five others since the ABA-NBA merger (per Elias Sports Bureau).
Still, Sabonis’ long-standing issues on defense remain. His lack of rim protection—reflected in a 6th percentile block rate among bigs (per Cleaning the Glass)—limits Sacramento’s ability to be a strong defensive team with him anchoring the middle. The Kings finished 23rd in defensive rating this season, with Sabonis ranking third in total minutes played.
And while his three-point percentage was impressive, his volume remains low. He was only in the 12th percentile in three-point attempts per 75 possessions, which means defenders can still sag off him to a degree. Additionally, he missed 12 games this season—his first time in double digits since joining the Kings full-time—losing a bit of his ironman status.
Overall, Sabonis had another highly productive season, but his familiar limitations continue to shape the ceiling of both his individual impact and the Kings’ success as a team.
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