The The necklaces picked up option for 2027/2028 with second-year defenseman/forward Nick Cliffordgeneral director Scott Perry announced today (Link to Twitter via Sean Cunningham of KCRA News).
Clifford already had a $3.26 million contract guaranteed this season. The move carries his $3.42 million salary for next season.
Sacramento traded in the first round of the 2025 draft to add Clifford at No. 24 overall. In this deal, the Kings sent the Thunder a 2027 first rounder (protected top 16) to the Spurs.
Clifford, who played for Colorado and Colorado State for five years in college, averaged 8.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 0.9 steals on .418/.333/.722 shooting in 75 regular season games (25.1 minutes per game) as a rookie in 2025/26.
At the same time, the 24-year-old winger was a permanent part of the head coach Doug ChristieIn the rotation last season, he started the 2026/27 season slowly. He played 17 minutes in the Kings’ season opener on Wednesday, but played just two minutes in Friday’s home game against Portland and did not play in Sunday’s loss to Memphis. Sacramento is now 0-3 after going 22-60 last season.
