Sac Kings Therapy

The Kings have had a rough stretch between the California Classic and Las Vegas Summer League. They failed to win the Mitch Richmond trophy and then got blasted by the Grizzlies in their opening game in Summer League. Do any of these things matter in the long run, who knows? But they've been a tough watch these last few games. But so is NBA basketball in the summer. Meanwhile, Team USA had a g...

Wow, the Kings did it. They signed a big name free agent. Really for the first time since the signing of Vlade Divac, the Kings land a star player in DeMar DeRozan in a sign and trade with the Bulls and Spurs in the which Chris Duarte goes to the former and Harrison Barnes goes to the latter. It's a really big changing of the tide that Sacramento is able to land a star free agent. In other Kin...

It's a brand new season! And you know what that means, FREE AGENCY! And while it took a bit longer to get going than previous seasons, once the big dominoes started falling, things began to flow. But on the King's side, still quiet. Owen and Fong recap some of their more notable moves that have been made so far in free agency around the league and then they also review House of the Dragon...

So much happened the last few days. The Kings actually used their pick at 13 to draft Devin Carter, they signed Isaiah Crawford and Issac Jones, and the Kings traded Davion and Sasha to the Raptors for Jaden McDaniels. And that's just what the Kings did! Pelicans traded for DeJounte Murray, New York gave up the farm to get Mikal Bridges! And free agency will start in 2 days ... Buckle up, this...

Note: Yes I said this was episode 426 at the beginning, I meant to say 425. House the Dragon Season 2 episode 2 is out and it was basically a long episode showing how everyone is reacting and coping with the events of last episode. The NBA Draft is in 2 days and all eyes on what the Kings are going to do with their pick. Do they use it to draft a prospect or do they trade it for a player? Also it...

Well that was a welcome surprise, Malik has agreed to a 4 year $78 million deal to return to the Kings. Many around the league and Kings fans locally thought he was unlikely to resign but how about that? Now that the King's 1st priority has been checked off, they have a clearer mission for the offseason, to get better via the draft, free agency and trades. In addition, after teasing it for a f...

Well, it's finally out, season 2 of HOTD. Episode 1 was a doosy and Owen and Fong had plenty of thoughts. Also, the NBA finals concluded on Monday as the Boston Celtics win their 18th title in a blowout over the Mavs. It's was the story of triumphs and the culmination of so many growing pains over the years and finally coming out on the other side. Well deserved by everyone who is/was a pa...

We were hit with the very sad news of Jerry West's passing on Wednesday morning. The NBA world shared their condolences as well as countless stories of what a wonderful man Jerry was. The world has lost another great man but The Logo will forever live on as one of the greatest figures in NBA history. After going through some quickie Kings news, Owen and Fong go through 2 more prospects, Kansas...

Well that was a piece of news came out of nowhere for the Kings. 2 separate European reporters over weekend broke the news that Sasha Vezenkov may be done with the Kings. They differed on the details but they both end on Vezenkov likely not being a King this upcoming season. Meanwhile down south in the City of Angels, the Lakers went through a wild week where it was originally reported that they w...

After a long week of no NBA games, game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals took place and ... it was a bit uneventful. Celtics took a big lead early, the Mavs stormed back but then the Celtics regathered and crushed the Mavs going away. The Celtics proved to be who they have been this whole season, let's see if the Mavs can make some adjustments and win the next game. In other news that happened during...

Well, it's done. After going through a tumultuous week leaks and speculation, the Kings reached an agreement with Mike Brown on a 3-year extension that keeps him as the Kings head coach through the 2026-27 season. We may have gotten more than we bargained for with seeing how the contract negotiation sausage is made, but what's important is that an extension was reached and we don't hav...

The extension talks with head coach Mike Brown and the Kings have officially gone public, is this a good or bad thing, will a deal get done any time soon? In NBA Playoff news, the Mavs move onto the NBA Finals after beating the Wolves in game 5 to win the series 4-1. Owen and Fong then go through draft prospects Tristan Da Silva and Cody Williams and see how they would theoretically contribute to...

It was a sad day for the NBA world as we learned of the passing of NBA legend Bill Walton. There was nothing but praise from every corner of the NBA who recounted just how wonderful of a man he was and how important he was to the game of basketball. He will be missed. We then move onto the breaking down of talks between Kings head coach Mike Brown and ownership and what that means. After that we t...

It's that time of the year for Sac Kings Therapy, it's time to do some draft scouting reports. Here we go through Tidjane Salaun, a 6'9 forward from Chloet Basket in France, and Dalton Knecht, 6'6 guard from Tenessee. Both players would bring interesting skillsets to the Kings and it will be up to the front office to decided whether or not said skills fit the needs of the Kings. Ow...

It was a wonderful Sunday night as the NBA world was treated to 2 game 7s to end round 2. The first one was the Pacers beating the Knicks in MSG to end New York's season. The Pacer's offense was on fire and the Knicks didn't have any bodies left to defend them. The 2nd game 7 was a stunner, as the Wolves come back down 20 to take the crown from the defending champs Nuggets to advance t...

The Draft gods did not shine upon the Kings as they did not move up to the top 4 in the 2024 NBA draft. Not all is lost however, there's still plenty that can be done with the pick, and Owen and Fong discuss some of the possibilities, including using the pick. We also discuss the Cavs losing their series against the Celtics and what that means for them this offseason. We also make our pick of...

We are in the dog days of the Kings offseason, where the news cycle is really slow this time of year. But with the announcement of NBA awards, the Kings found themselves in the conversation for some of them unexpectedly. So that's something. Malik was also photographed with multiple Kings executives and owner Vivek. Does this mean anything? It's going to be a long few months ... Meanwhile,...

Well, stuff has happened in the NBA world. While none of them directly affect the Kings, they do tangentially affect the Kings one way or another. So Owen and Fong decide to go through some free agents from teams that have been recently eliminated from the playoffs and see which ones the Kings should consider with their MLE and BAE. In addition, they go over some of the 2nd round series that have...

We did 5 best wins of the Kings last episode, so it's only right we do the 5 worst losses of the Kings in the 2023-24 season. And boy, there's some bad ones in there. After that, we go through some of the playoff series that have ended, like the Wolves vs Suns, and some that are still going, like the Pacers and the Bucks. Use code SKT15 on checkout to get 15% off from HYVDesigns on Etsy du...

Despite the premature end to the King's season and the sour feelings that may be associated with them, the Kings were able to win 46 games. And of course, there were some really impressive and dominant wins in there. Owen and Fong list their top 5 wins of the season to go back down memory lane of what was a up and down season, but definitely a season that had some great moments. They also talk...

The Kings season is over, and the we've had a weekend to let everything settle in. So Owen and Fong share their thoughts on the season and whether they think the Kings took a step back or a step forward. They then move to individual player reviews, playoff predictions and end with a very brief review of AEW Dynasty 2024. Use code SKT15 on checkout to get 15% off from HYVDesigns on Etsy during...

"Finish the story." That's what Kings fans should hope the Kings do next year because they simply cannot beat the Pelicans this NBA season as they lose to them for the 6th and final time to end their roller coaster of a season. The Pelicans as they've done 5 times before this season, just overwhelmed the Kings with their size, length and physicality. The Kings did their best to s...

It may have just been one game, but the Kings may have just ended the Warriors as we know it. They dominated the Warriors in the G1C in the 9/10 Play-in game on Tuesday night, ending their season, avenging the loss in Game 7 from last year, and possibly ended the Warriors dynasty as we know it. It was a dominant defense performance by the Kings, who absolutely crushed the Warriors with their defen...

The roller coaster that has been this Kings regular season comes to an end, as the Kings absolutely crush the Blazers to close the season. The Blazers didn't have many of their regular rotation players so it only made sense that the Kings absolutely dominate this game. And they did. After the chaos of all the games played around the NBA settled, the Kings are now set to play the Golden State W...

The Kings can't buy a beam. It's been rough for the Kings as they have lost 5 out of their last 6 and now, their last 3 in a row, with the last 2 being the most devastating. First it was New Orleans, who sweep the season series with the Kings 5-0, something that hasn't done in 20 years. New Orleans was simply the better team, they were bigger, stronger and were the more talented team....