Hector's 2026-27 season will be the best of his career and the other of the best individual and team seasons in history. The title won the previous season was only the beginning of the following domination.
A record 70-12 in the regular season, the third season in history with 70 wins. It was the second consecutive season at 42-0 at home. 4 sweeps in a row in the playoffs, and the Kings made the repeat... But we can't stop there.
Honors: NBA Champion, NBA Cup Winner. They were the first team to do the double twice in a row.
Hector's season is so ridiculous that we don't have the words: 35.1 points, 15.6 rebounds, 6.7 assists, 4.7 steals, and 2.4 blocks!! Not being MVP with such dominance would have been suspect if the winner was different.
You have to realize the absurdity of this season. Hector broke several records.
The only player in history to make 850 free throws in a season. 66 games in a row with more than 30 points. A true shooting of 77.31%. It is possible to make the exact calculation with the information (2879 points, 1474 FGA and 882 FTA. Fourth consecutive DPOY. 385 steals in one season. He broke his own record.
The best season of his career without possible challenge succeeds in all plans. And not just with the Kings.
Mexico won the bronze medal at the Basketball World Cup in Qatar. He did not finish MVP but was the top scorer and defender of the competition, with 27.6 points, 11.6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, and 2.3 blocks in the rest of his impressive NBA season.
He was considered the best player in the NBA then and would prove it the following season.
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30.1 points, 15.2 rebounds, 6.9 assists, 3.2 steals, and 3.2 blocks. His stats are less good than the previous two seasons, but the essential is assured. The Kings made the Three-Peat! The double Three-Peat!!
Hector didn't finish MVP this season (R.J. Barrett is MVP), but his DPOY dictatorship shows no signs of ending. And Hector, already considered the best player in Sacramento Kings history, breaks a franchise record. He broke Sam Lacey's record for rebounds and 9,353 rebounds.
By the end of the season, Hector had surpassed the 10,000 mark. (10 381).
The regular season was complicated, but for the third time in a row, the 60-win mark was reached with 61. They maintained the record of invincibility at the Golden 1 Center for the third straight season.
They left nothing to the opponents and again won the NBA Cup and the O'Brien Trophy for the third time in a row! This Kings team would be called by subsequent generations the "Beam Dynasty."
The Kings became the fifth team to achieve the Three-Peat and joined George Mikan's Minneapolis Lakers (1952, 1953, and 1954), Bill Russell's Celtics (eight straight titles), Michael Jordan's Bulls (1991, 1992, 1993, and 1996, 1997 and 1998) and Kobe and Shaq's Los Angeles Lakers (2000, 2001 and 2002).
Hector Herrera's Sacramento Kings (2026, 2027, 2028)!!!
They succeeded where the Warriors and LeBron James' Heat failed. But this Three-Peat has also left harmful consequences, and we must assume karma. In Game 6, at Barclay Center, against the Nets of Anthony Edwards and Mika Bridges, De'Aaron was injured, and Hector went to close the game to celebrate.
Kings win 4-2 to win the title!
But that was before the MRI. De'Aaron Fox had his cruciate ligaments done, and next season is already over for him. This injury will end the reign of the Sacramento Kings on the NBA, coupled with the retirement of Patrick Ewing.
Following this, Hector's title chances are zero. It is impossible to win a title with only one dominant ball-handler.