Sacramento Kings sign free agent Mason Plumlee

According to ESPN's Shams Charania, the Sacramento Kings have agreed to a deal with free agent center Mason Plumlee.

Nov 11, 2026, 5:25 PM

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 12: Mason Plumlee #22 of the Phoenix Suns walks off after engaging in a scuf...

Mason Plumlee #22 of the Phoenix Suns walks off after engaging in a scuffle with Steven Adams #12 of the Houston Rockets during the second quarter at Toyota Center on March 12, 2025 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images)

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The Sacramento Kings have filled their last remaining roster spot with center depth in veteran big man Mason Plumlee.

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Kings have agreed to a contract with the veteran free agent.

Free agent center Mason Plumlee is signing a deal with the Sacramento Kings, Mark Bartelstein and Andy Shiffman of @PrioritySports tell ESPN. Plumlee enters his 14th NBA season. https://t.co/hA1NeDNpG0

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 12, 2026

Plumlee played just 20 games in 2025-26, splitting time between the Charlotte Hornets and San Antonio Spurs. In 14 games with the Hornets, including two starts, he averaged 1.9 points, 2.7 rebounds, and one assist in 8.6 minutes per game. There were only two instances where Plumlee logged upwards of 20 minutes.

Mason Plumlee will head into his 14th NBA season after being drafted 22nd overall in the 2013 NBA Draft. He’s played games for Brooklyn, Portland, Denver, Detroit, Charlotte, LA Clippers, Phoenix, and San Antonio. Sacramento will be his ninth team.

The signing comes just days after general manager Scott Perry traded second-year guard Nique Clifford to the Oklahoma City Thunder for multiple second-round picks, freeing up the roster spot to sign Plumlee.

Given the lack of a backup point guard since Ben Simmons tore his Achilles in the preseason, the decision to add Plumlee is curious. Starting center Domantas Sabonis didn’t play the closing minutes Tuesday night against Orlando after missing the game earlier with left knee soreness, the same knee he had surgery on last season to repair a torn meniscus.

Reserve second-year centers Dylan Cardwell and Maxime Raynaud have also had limited availability this season. Cardwell missed the first seven games with a left calf strain, but has been active the last four showings.

Meanwhile, Raynaud has yet to appear after suffering a right patellar subluxation in preseason. Adding Plumlee in free agency adds depth at that position, or potential injury insurance, but they still lack a backup point guard as rookie Darius Acuff Jr. leads the league in minutes.