Season stats: 2025-26. Updated 7 h ago.
Malik Monk Heads Into Year 9 With Kings, Healthy and No Rumors Attached
newsroom · 60 min agoMalik Monk is back with the Sacramento Kings for the 2026-27 season, coming off a 62-game campaign in 2025-26. He is not on the injury report right now, and there is nothing in the rumor mill tied to him at this point. The opener is still ahead, so last season's production is the best guide to what he brings.
Where Monk Stands With Sacramento
Malik Monk enters the 2026-27 season as a guard on the Kings roster, wearing No. 0. He is 28 years old, out of Kentucky, and now in his ninth NBA season. He stands 6-3 and 200 pounds. Monk is not on the injury report, and there is no injury history listed for him heading into the year. With no rumors attached to his name right now, the storyline around him is simple: a veteran combo guard back with Sacramento, expected to fill the same scoring-off-the-bench role he has played for the franchise. The season opener has not been played yet, so his 2026-27 stat line is still a blank page. What is on record is a full look at his 2025-26 season with the Kings.
Last Season by the Numbers
Monk played 62 games for Sacramento in 2025-26, averaging 22.0 minutes a night. He put up 12.5 points, 1.9 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.4 blocks per game, with 1.5 turnovers. His shooting was efficient: 43.8 percent from the field, 39.5 percent from three, and 87.9 percent from the foul line, adding up to a 56.8 true shooting mark. His usage rate sat at 23.4 percent, showing he was a real focal point of Sacramento's offense in his minutes. His plus-minus for the season was minus-4.1. Those are last season's numbers, tied to his time with the Kings, and they set the baseline for what he is expected to provide once the 2026-27 schedule tips off.
Health Heading Into the Season
As of now, Malik Monk is not on the injury report. There is no injury history on file for him, which means there is nothing flagged from recent seasons weighing on his outlook. For a player who logs heavy bench minutes and relies on movement shooting, a clean bill of health matters. Sacramento will want him available from the jump given the role he has carved out with the second unit. Nothing in the brief points to any lingering concern, so the expectation is that Monk is full go once the Kings open their 2026-27 slate. There are no recent games listed yet, since the season has not started, so game-by-game health notes will start once Sacramento tips off.
No Rumors, No Noise
There is nothing to report on the trade or rumor front for Malik Monk right now. No reports, no speculation, nothing attributed to a source about his future with the Kings. That puts him in a straightforward spot heading into 2026-27: a returning veteran guard with a defined role, not a name currently caught up in trade chatter. If that changes, it will show up in reporting tied to specific sources, but as of now the story on Monk is about basketball, not business. Sacramento fans looking for drama around his situation will not find any in the current record. The focus stays on what he did on the court last season and what he is expected to repeat this year.
What to Watch This Season
Monk's 9 seasons of experience and his 2025-26 shooting numbers, 43.8 percent from the field and 39.5 percent from three, on 23.4 percent usage, suggest Sacramento will again lean on him as a scoring punch off the bench. His 87.9 percent free-throw mark and 56.8 true shooting number from last season point to an efficient scorer even without a huge role. The minus-4.1 plus-minus from 2025-26 is worth tracking once the new season starts, to see if his on-court impact shifts. With the opener still ahead and no current-season stats yet, last season's 62-game, 12.5-point, 3.0-assist average is the clearest picture of what Monk brings to the Kings as 2026-27 begins.
Questions fans ask
Is Malik Monk injured right now?
No. He is not on the injury report, and there is no injury history listed for him.
What team is Malik Monk on for 2026-27?
He is on the Sacramento Kings, the same team he played for in 2025-26.
What were Malik Monk's stats last season?
In 2025-26 with the Kings, Monk averaged 12.5 points, 1.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists over 62 games, shooting 43.8 percent from the field and 39.5 percent from three.
Is Malik Monk involved in any trade rumors?
No, there are no rumors reported involving him right now.
What number does Malik Monk wear for the Kings?
He wears No. 0.
How many years has Malik Monk played in the NBA?
He is entering his 9th NBA season, out of Kentucky.
Game log
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