Anthony Slater on the Kings: Trade Deadline, Assets & Jonathan Kuminga

Deuce & Mo talk with ESPN’s Anthony Slater about the Kings’ season so far and what the team might do at the trade deadline. They break down the value of Sacramento’s assets, which players could move, and the Kings’ interest in Jonathan Kuminga. Plus, they discuss what to make of Kuminga’s time in Golden State.

ESPN’s story on the Kings: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/47530219/can-sacramento-kings-fixed-next-trade-deadline

0:00-Slater joins the pod!
0:48-Can the Kings be fixed?
11:20-What Kings players have value in the league?
18:25-Who is Kuminga? Where does he land?
29:40-How the Kings view Kuminga
34:27-What are the Warriors trying to do?
35:25-Keon Ellis’ future in Sacramento
39:25-Is Anthony our therapist?
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25 comments

  2. Kings are just who they are 😢😢😢😢😂😂😂😅😅😅😮😮this is a roller coaster franchise like since Reggie theus and duce dude I got one for you look up Sacramento kings player Terry Teagle he played for the kings he was my coach for AAU back in summer 1990 we played at Stanford University and Rae Carruth from Valley high school was on my team it was nuts check it out tho

  7. I don't understand the Warriors rationale. Why re-sign the guy if you were NEVER GOING TO PLAY HIM??? And if you were never going to play him anyway, WHY DO YOU ALSO REFUSE TO TRADE HIM??? It makes zero sense. You're just holding the guy hostage and wasting his career, at this point.

  10. As a Wolves fan, the Kangz pursuit of Kuminga reminds me of the Wolves pursuit of D'Lo. They wouldn't be denied. D'Lo was rough for Wolves, but Jazz bailed them out with Conley and NAW, so I guess it paid off lol. BTW Kuminga was that pick for D'Lo

  13. Anthony Slater is heads and tails better than so many other analyst – to answer the question about why coaches don’t seem to like Ellis as much as the analytics do – it’s the dumb low IQ fouls. Keon has consistently fouled three pointers or other players while in the penalty at the end of the shot clock – that just drives coaches nuts because it’s gifting away points and is losing basketball.

    Stan Van Gundy and Bob Myers talk about this a lot; analytically the data shows the teams that don’t foul while in the penalty, especially in fourth quarters or who don’t get in the penalty early win more games.

    Everybody talks about the Kings 48 win season but the next year when they won 46 they were a much better team; they led and even dominated the best in a healthier Western Conference for long stretches, but ended up losing 15 double digit leads due to low IQ fouls and poor free-throw shooting in the fourth quarter. Even so they were 5th seed on a pace for 55 wins until Monk and Huerter got hurt. Even then they had double digit leads versus OKC twice, the Suns, the Mavericks, etc., and lost all of those games in the last minute because of low IQ fouls by Sabonis.

    Monks plus minus or on versus off court analytics show that he always makes the Kings better yet they’re not playing him. They should be also be playing Devin Carter occasionally; fans have no clue how good he can be or that when he’s in there, he actually makes the Kings better his plus minus with the Kings is among the best. Yes, his shooting is rough sometimes, but his ball handling has improved. He penetrates and kicks better than many of the Kings guards and he’s a dog on defense and a good rebounding guard. If they trade Carter in a bigger trade for another young player like a Kuminga. for example, fine but if they just offload him for nothing, that will be a big mistake.

  18. why is everyone not frothing over this Mo ? I'm a lakers supporter with a channel and she is legit a prize piece. Deff a diamond in the rough. Branch out Mo. You're worth it. ✨️ ❤

  20. Hey guys, the problem is with the NVA draft. The fact that it is rigged the MBA will not allow the sacramental Kings to get the number one draft pick in a franchise-changing draft. I hope you guys understand that. Most likely we will not get the actual number one pick

  21. Warriors fan here who watches every game

    The problem isn’t kumingas ability or skill. It’s the mindset, he’s not locked int 90% percent of the time. He doesn’t want to do the little things.

    And if you look at his stats or his good stats they are almost always in losses.

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