The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California.

The Kings compete in the NBA as a member of the Western Conference Pacific Division. The Kings are the only team in the major professional North American sports leagues located in Sacramento.

Their best seasons to date in the city were in the early 2000s, including the 2001–02 season when they had the best record in the NBA at 61–21 (a winning percentage of .744).

Since 2006, the Kings have had sixteen consecutive losing seasons, the most in NBA history.