On 23 February 2006 Monia and Seattle SuperSonics' center Vitaly Potapenko, were traded to the Kings, in exchange for power forward Brian Skinner (who ended up with the Trail Blazers), in a three-team deal.

Monia saw action in only three games for the Kings, and was waived on 28 July 2006, because of his desire to play professionally in the Russian Superleague A for Dynamo Moscow.

[1] In June 2010, Monia signed a two-year deal with the Russian club Khimki.

[4] On 6 March 2015 he signed a new three-year contract extension with Khimki.

[6] Monia has also been a member of the senior Russian national basketball team.