NBA.com's John Schuhmann released his latest power rankings and placed the Kings at 27. Only three teams ranked below the Kings: the Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards, and Brooklyn Nets. Is that really who the Kings are grouped with now? Have the Kings completely reverted to fighting for better draft lottery odds?

Sacramento has also ruled out rookie guard Nique Clifford due to a hamstring injury while Keegan Murray remains sidelined due to recovery from offseason thumb surgery. Fans can catch Friday’s matchup between the Jazz and Kings from Sacramento at 10:00 p.m. EST.

Lauri Markkanen and the Utah Jazz will face DeMar DeRozan and the Sacramento Kings in this NBA matchup on Friday night at the Golden 1 Center.

The Sacramento Kings were able to rebound from an opening night loss in Phoenix, bouncing back with a 105-104 win over the Utah Jazz in their home opener on Fri

The Sacramento Kings won their season opener against the Utah Jazz, sparking hope among fans and local businesses.

Turns out, the Jazz aren't the juggernaut that showed up in the season opener. Sacramento made life difficult on Utah's offense, forcing the Jazz to initiate their sets higher up the floor and aggressively jumping passing lanes.