The Sacramento Kings and fourth-year forward Keegan Murray have agreed to a five-year, $140 million extension, a league source told The Athletic. Murray, the fourth pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, has played 233 games for the Kings, averaging 13.3 points and 5.6 rebounds in his first three seasons. ESPN was first to report the news.

Murray will miss the start of the season with a torn UCL in his left thumb. He's due to be reevaluated at the end of November. Murray's extension rounds out a busy day for the Kings. Former MVP Russell Westbrook is expected to sign a one-year, league-minimum deal with Sacramento, a league source told The Athletic.

The negotiations between Sacramento and Murray began in the neighborhood of Jabari Smith Jr.'s recent five-year, $122 million extension with the Houston Rockets. Team and league sources indicated that a key question sprouted from there: Was Murray truly ready to take that next step and be worthy of a contract north of that figure, or might his upside be lost amid all of the high-usage veterans who the Kings employ?

While there is no clarity there just yet, the Kings clearly hope the answer is the former, and they decided to secure their young talent.

In Murray's defense, his role was changed significantly two seasons ago under former head coach Mike Brown. The team was in desperate need of versatile defenders, with De'Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis carrying the majority of the scoring. Murray, in turn, was asked to be a two-way player in ways that were not necessarily expected for the young prospect with a deft shooting touch.

Last season, Murray averaged 12.4 points on 44.4 percent shooting, while hitting 34.3 percent on 3s. He found his stride as his third pro season continued, shooting better from deep in 24 games after the 2025 All-Star Game (38.2) than in his 52 previous appearances (32.2).