Both the Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns may be without one of their star players in Wednesday night's matchup.

Ziller’s Substack, Good Morning It’s Basketball, is always a great read, and he covered his 13 Fearless Predictions for the 2025-26 NBA season on Tuesday. To clarify, Ziller definitely doesn’t mean that the Kings have won 40 straight games, and is pointing to the three 40+ win seasons the team has had over the last three seasons.

The Suns have gone from championship contenders to having no expectations. Green will miss the team’s season opener against the Kings with a hamstring injury. Life comes at you fast in the NBA, and that’s exactly what the Phoenix Suns realized last season.

Some within the Kings organization reportedly worry about how Russell Westbrook will react if he’s benched in the fourth quarter.

Through NBA training camp and preseason, teams are allowed to have up to 21 players on their roster, which typically gives young, inexperienced players a chance

The Sacramento Kings are a confusing mashup of expensive contracts and ball-dominant players. But they will be entertaining to watch.

Tristi Rodriguez predicts what Doug Christie's lineups and rotations could look like for the Sacramento Kings during the 2025-26 NBA season.

Center Mark Williams will be coming off the bench in his debut for the Suns against the Sacramento Kings. Grayson Allen is in the starting lineup.