Kings make decision on former first-round pick

The Kings have exercised their 2025-26 team option on Keegan Murray, per Sean Cunningham of Fox 40 KTXL.

The move ensures that Murray, who is slated to make $8,809,560 this season, will earn a guaranteed $11,144,093 in 2025-26, which is the fourth and final year of his rookie-scale contract.

Murray, 24, was the fourth overall pick of the 2022 draft out of Iowa. It was a mere formality that Sacramento would pick up the option, since Murray emerged as a vital part of the team’s core over his first two seasons.

A 6-foot-8 forward, Murray made the All-Rookie first team in 2022-23 and followed that up by appearing in 77 regular-season games in 2023-24, averaging 15.2 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.0 steals on .454/.358/.831 shooting in 33.6 minutes per contest. He was also frequently tasked with defending the opposing team’s top perimeter player and has positional versatility on both ends of the court.

The deadline for teams to decide on 2025-26 rookie-scale team options is Oct. 31. We’re tracking all of those decisions right here.