9:54am: Labissiere’s 10-day deal is official, the Kings confirmed in a press release (Twitter link via Sean Cunningham of Fox 40 Sacramento).
5:42am: The Kings have agreed to sign big man Skal Labissiere to a 10-day contract, agent Daniel Hazan tells Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link).
The 28th overall pick in the 2016 draft, Labissiere hasn’t made an NBA regular season appearance since December 28, 2019, so if he gets into a game during his 10 days with Sacramento, it will be his first in over five years.
Labissiere appeared in 148 total games with Sacramento and Portland from 2016-20. He has spent most of his time in the G League since then, making stops with the Westchester Knicks and the Mexico City Capitanes before joining the Stockton Kings in 2023. He also had a brief stay with a team in Puerto Rico.
The 6’11” forward/center has had a solid 2024/25 season in Stockton, averaging 14.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.3 blocks in 25.8 minutes per game, with a shooting line of .614/.364/.750, across 36 total outings. He was one of the players voted by fans into the G League’s Up Next Game at All-Star weekend last month.
While Labissiere will provide some frontcourt depth for the Kings with starting center Domantas Sabonis sidelined due to a hamstring strain, the signing is more about making sure the team adheres to roster requirements.
Sacramento has been operating with just 13 players on standard contracts since Daishen Nix‘s 10-day deal expired nearly two weeks ago and needed to re-add a 14th man by Tuesday, since teams can’t carry fewer than 14 players on standard contracts for more than 14 days at a time.
Labissiere will earn $128,603 on his 10-day deal, while the Kings carry a cap hit of $119,972. Assuming he officially signs on Monday, the contract will run through March 12, covering the club’s next five games.