The Sacramento Kings have waived camp invitees Sean East II and Viktor Lakhin, trimming the roster as training camp narrows toward the regular season, via the NBA transaction log.
Both players joined the organization only days earlier. East signed an Exhibit 10 contract around September 28–30, and Lakhin was added to the preseason roster on September 29 after the Kings opened camp.
Exhibit 10 deals are short training-camp agreements that do not guarantee a roster spot. They are commonly used to evaluate prospects who, if waived, can join the team’s G League affiliate with a bonus if they remain there for a set number of days.
That path was already the plan. On August 19, the Stockton Kings — Sacramento’s G League affiliate — acquired the returning rights to East and Lakhin in a six-team trade involving the Austin Spurs, Oklahoma City Blue, Salt Lake City Stars, Greensboro Swarm, and Iowa Wolves.
Stockton said at the time that both were expected to join as Exhibit 10 players for the 2026–27 season. Sunday’s waivers fit that sequence. Reporting on the league transaction log noted that both could still land in Stockton.
East, a 6-foot-3 guard, arrives with a productive G League résumé.
He played 51 games for the Salt Lake City Stars last season and averaged 18.6 points on 50.7 percent shooting, along with 2.7 rebounds, 5.3 assists, and 1.2 steals.
That scoring and playmaking profile made him a logical camp look for a Kings backcourt still sorting depth behind its established options.
Lakhin is a different kind of prospect. The 6-foot-11, 247-pound center from Russia went undrafted out of Clemson. In his final college season he averaged 11.4 points and 6.4 rebounds on 50.7 percent shooting and blocked about 1.5 shots per game.
He spent a brief stretch with the Oklahoma City Thunder organization in October 2025 — signed, then waived — before circling back into Sacramento’s orbit through the Stockton rights deal.
At 25, he offers size and interior production that camp staffs often want to see against NBA bodies, even when a standard contract is unlikely.
The cuts are routine rather than a shift in Sacramento’s plans.
The Kings have already cycled through other camp bodies this fall, including earlier waivers of Gabe Levin and Tyrone Marshall Jr., while adding names such as Leaky Black and Tristen Newton.
East and Lakhin were always on the margin of the roster. Their clearest next step is Stockton, where the rights acquisition in August was designed to put them.
