Sacramento Kings

Covers the 6 tracked contracts at the top of this cap sheet — not the full 15-man roster · methods →

Win-now, closingApron exposureLow
Front Office Brief

SAC carries $123M of tracked production (9th of 30) against $149M of true cost, netting −$26.0M of surplus (11th of 30).

Tracked production$123M
Tracked true cost$149M
Net surplus−$26.0M
Tracked contracts6
FSI gradeC · 68/100
Build around Devin Carter

With −$0.5M of surplus from Devin Carter and −$26.0M team-wide, the live question is how to convert flexibility into a second star while the surplus window is open.

Sacramento Kings · Franchise Strategy IndexExperimental
Overall68/100C

Weighted profile led by downside safety (75/100).

Roster quality72/100B

$123M of tracked production ranks 9th of 30 tracked teams.

Cap flexibility69/100C

$149M committed at the below-apron tier — room to operate.

Asset base65/100C

−$26.0M of aggregate surplus ranks 11th of 30 tracked teams.

Championship window69/100C

Blend of 72th-pct production now and 65th-pct surplus to build on.

Downside risk (inverse — higher is safer)75/100B

17% of spend sits in negative-surplus money (light concentration).

Optionality57/100C

0 positive-asset contracts plus open cap sheet.

Roster thesis

SAC carries $123M of tracked production (9th of 30) against $149M of true cost, netting −$26.0M of surplus (11th of 30). That profile reads win-now: an overall C-grade roster (68/100) whose defining trait is downside safety (75/100).

Best asset
Devin CarterFairly priced

Devin Carter is the surplus engine: −$0.5M on $4.1M, 1.0 marginal wins of production.

Worst liability
Zach LaVinePaying a premium

Zach LaVine is the drag: −$9.2M under water on $101M still owed over 2 years.

Apron exposure
Tracked booksLowMajority of tracked salary sits below the apron — no penalty multiplier, $149M of clean cap.
Next Decision

Build around Devin Carter

With −$0.5M of surplus from Devin Carter and −$26.0M team-wide, the live question is how to convert flexibility into a second star while the surplus window is open.

Warning

Strategic warning

The window is expensive and closing: high production but −$26.0M of surplus means every season delayed costs real value.

Sacramento Kings · Cap Sheet6 contracts tracked

This is BOW’s curated slice of Sacramento Kings’s books, not the full roster — totals below cover only the 6 tracked contracts shown here.

Tracked cap committed$149M
Production value$123M
True cost$149M
Total AASV−$26.0M
Tracked cap hits
Model Assumptions

AASV = wins × $/win − cap hit × apron multiplier. Set the knobs to your own front-office judgment — every number on this page updates live.

$3.5M
What one marginal win costs on the open market.
1.50×
How much a first-apron team's dollar really costs (tax bill, shrinking roster tools).
2.00×
The punitive tier — frozen picks, no salary aggregation, repeater tax.
Best valueFairly priced
Devin Carter

$4.1M cap hit

−$0.5M AASV

Biggest holePaying a premium
Zach LaVine

$48.0M cap hit

−$9.2M AASV

PlayerCap hitAASVVerdict
Zach LaVine$48.0M−$9.2MPaying a premium
Domantas Sabonis$43.4M−$8.1MPaying a premium
DeMar DeRozan$24.7M−$4.0MPaying a premium
Malik Monk$19.5M−$2.9MFairly priced
Keegan Murray$9.4M−$1.3MFairly priced
Devin Carter$4.1M−$0.5MFairly priced