The Kings are making a real push for Gabe Vincent, and the free agent guard has a standing contract offer from Sacramento, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line.
Stein reported via Twitter that the Kings are hoping to land Vincent, who passed on a chance to fight for a roster spot in New York before the season. Stein had already noted that in September, and his colleague Jake Fischer first connected Vincent to Sacramento in late August, when he reported that the 30-year-old turned down an offer to return to Atlanta early in free agency.
Sacramento still has room on its 15-man standard roster even after adding veteran center Mason Plumlee on Wednesday on a non-guaranteed contract. While the details of Vincent’s offer haven’t been confirmed, it would not be a surprise if that deal is non-guaranteed too.
Stein has also reported several times in recent days that Vincent is on Sacramento’s radar as the club searches for a veteran backup behind No. 7 overall pick Darius Acuff Jr., who has put up huge individual numbers as a rookie. Even with that production, the Kings have struggled badly through 11 games and sit near the bottom of the standings at 1-10.
There’s also a local angle here. Vincent, who played high school ball in nearby Stockton, California, met with Kings officials in Sacramento on Wednesday, league sources told Sean Cunningham of NBC Sacramento. Cunningham also noted that Vincent got his professional start with the Stockton Kings, so he already knows the organization.
Vincent is a seven-year NBA veteran with career averages of 6.7 points, 1.9 assists and 1.5 rebounds on .392/.338/.836 shooting across 331 regular season games, including 20.3 minutes per contest. He’s built a reputation as a dependable defender and steady decision-maker, and his playoff run with Miami in 2023 helped set up a three-year, $33MM deal with the Lakers that offseason.
That contract didn’t go smoothly at first. Vincent appeared in just 11 games in his first season in Los Angeles because of a knee injury.
He then became a regular part of the Lakers’ rotation in 2024/25 and split last season between L.A. and Atlanta after a trade. In 53 combined games in 2025/26, Vincent averaged 4.4 points and 1.4 assists in 16.6 minutes per game while shooting 34.1% from three.
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