SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento Kings lost their season opener 117-115 against the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves at the Golden 1 Center on Thursday evening.

In his debut game against Sacramento, DeMar DeRozan scored a team-high 26 points while adding 2 assists and 7 rebounds.

Keegan Murray, who missed a game-winning three-point attempt as the final buzzer sounded, recorded a double-double with 23 points and 12 rebounds.

Domantas Sabonis scored 24 points and also added 8 rebounds. De’Aaron Fox also recorded a double-double with 15 points and 11 assists.

Last season’s Sixth Man of the Year runner-up Malik Monk added 17 points and 4 assists.

The Kings had no answer for Wolves forward Julius Randle, who scored 33 points. Anthony Edwards had 32 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Sacramento is looking to return to the postseason after being eliminated from the NBA Play-In tournament last season. The team ended a 16-year playoff drought in the 2022-2023 season.