Sacramento Kings guard Malik Monk finished second in this season's NBA Sixth Man of the Year award voting, coming up just shy of Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid who took home the honor Wednesday evening.

It is safe to say that Malik Monk has found a home in the NBA with the Sacramento Kings. But the door is open for the former Kentucky Wildcats high-flyer to leave Sacramento in the summer, as the last year of the two-year, $19.42 million deal he signed with the team back in 2022 is expiring in July.

The Sacramento Kings are limited in what they can offer Malik Monk in free agency this summer, but have one card to play retain his services long-term.

Sixth Man of the Year finalist Malik Monk and his teammates discussed his uncertain future with the Kings as he enters free agency.

The NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award has been decided by only a few votes. It went to Minnesota Timberwolves big man Naz Reid. This was quite unexpected given that a lot of the league’s avid watchers

Malik Monk narrowly missed out on becoming the NBA Sixth Man of the Year for his contributions off the bench for the Sacramento Kings in the 2023-24 season.

Malik Monk, who is set to hit free agency this upcoming offseason, has dropped hints that he would like to remain with the Kings.

Kings general manager Monte McNair must find a way to improve the roster after the team failed to achieve its goals this season, but that might be difficult for a number of reasons. Sacramento’s season ended with a 105-98 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans in a play-in elimination game Friday at Smoothie King Center.

Following the Sacramento Kings’ loss to the New Orleans Pelicans, point guard De’Aaron Fox opened up about the team’s challenges, Malik Monk’s impending free agency decision, and his own plans for the upcoming summer.