Sac Kings Therapy

In a bonus edition of Sac Kings Therapy, we're going to not talk about the Kings at all. Instead, podcasts hosts Owen and Fong revive the Naruto rewatch series, where they go through the episodes in chronological order and see if the show is as good as they remember. In episodes 16 to 19, it contains the 2nd half of the battle on the bridge as Naruto and Sasuke try to break free from Haku's Ice mi...

In the dog days of the NBA offseason, after the draft and free agency, it becomes difficult to come up with topics to fill the countless hours until the start of the next season. So why not? Let's talk about whether Keegan Murray can win the Rookie of the Year award this upcoming season. Marc Spears brought up this possibility, and he may not be crazy.  If Mike Brown and the Kings can figure...

The Kings weren't able to repeat as back to back Summer League champions, but they were still able to show out. And in doing so, were able to elevate Keegan Murray to win the Summer League MVP, the 2nd year in a row that a Kings player has won the award, after Davion Mitchell won it last year. There are plenty of positive vibes going around in Sacramento and fans are eagerly waiting for the start...

The Kings played the Magic in what was perhaps the greatest Summer League game of all time on Saturday afternoon. The Big 3 of Murray, Ellis and Queta all showed out with impressive stat lines and impact all over the floor. They took Paolo Banchero and the Magic to 2 overtimes who by the skin of their teeth were able to outlast the Kings in sudden death in the 2nd overtime. The Kings followed that...

The California Classic is now over so off the Kings go now to Summer League in Las Vegas. Keegan Murray, Neemias Queta, Keon Ellis and others had impressive showings in the Cal Classic, but now they go head to head with some of the top draft picks in the most recent draft so it'll be interesting how they stack up. Fong is also back this episode so he's here to give his thoughts on the moves the Ki...

Kings made moves in Free Agency, they sign Malik Monk seconds after the clock turned 3 PM PST on Thursday. A day later, they followed that up by trading Justin Holiday, Mo Harkless and a protected 1st round pick for Kevin Huerter. The 2 biggest things the Kings needed to address this offseason was their shooting and their defense. These 2 moves have address their shooting. Now it's up to Monte and...

As the NBA approaches the start of the Free Agency 2022, many in the media have dubbed this a weak Free Agency class and that it will likely be a boring Free Agency period. But that hasn't stopped the endless speculation about what teams do what and which players go where, so much so, there's a lot of intrigue going into tomorrow. As for the Kings, the biggest news of the day is they did not exten...

The Kings draft Keegan Murray with the #4 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. Many in the NBA world including yours truly and Kings fans were a bit ... underwhelmed by the pick. While many acknowledge the Keegan is a good player and a great fit for the Kings, many wanted to take Jaden Ivey as the higher upside pick as well as the player with more value around the league. But as it stands now, the Kings ge...

The NBA draft is one day away, all the anticipation, all the research, the draft analysis will all culminate tomorrow, when the Sacramento Kings take a player with the #4 pick. Or will they pick at #4? Maybe they trade down to #5? #6? #7? Or possibly ... trade out the draft entirely for a star? A veteran player? But then that would mean all the work fans put into researching draft prospects will b...

In our final draft analysis for the 2022 NBA Draft, we go over defensive specialists Jeremy Sochan and MarJon Beauchamp and passing wizard Jalen Williams. All these players can fill a need for the Kings in the upcoming season and beyond and the Kings if they were to trade down like many reports have implied, these 3 players should warrant a consideration from the King's front office. The Warriors...

The rumors and reports are now flying out into the NBA ether as the NBA Draft is in 8 days. This player prefers to play for this team, that team, this teams wants this player, blah blah blah ... It's just that time of the year, where information is being spread around for the sake of being spread around. It has a lot of the time no bearing on what is going to actually happen once it's draft nights...

The Kings have hired more Assistant Coaches to fill out Mike Brown's bench, as well as keep one that was on the bench last season in Doug Christie. The bench is now filled with either experienced coaches that have been all around the league and people that have worked with Mike Brown in the past. If all goes well, Mike Brown should have enough to have tools at his disposal to lead this Kings teams...

The Kings have a lot of needs they need to address this offseason, one of them is defense. In order to play defense, you need defensive players, and the 2 players we're going over do just that. Both Daniels and Eason are disruptors on defense and could be difference makers for the Kings on that end of the floor. They're not guys you take at #4, but they're very intriguing prospect to look at if th...

In a change of pace, we decide instead of doing a analysis on another player(s) that the Kings could draft on June 23rd, we instead focus on a player that's already on the Kings in Davion Mitchell. A Docuseries was released a few weeks back on the nickinthecutt Youtube channel and this week he did an interview on Deuce and Mo podcast that gives a lot more insight into Davion the basketball player...

In this episode we go through 2 more prospects in this year's Draft in Johnny Davis and Bennedict Mathurin. Both are incredibly talented players that would fit what the Kings need, defense, shooting, competitive spirit and athleticism. They are not top 4 draft pick level but would make intriguing prospects if the Kings were to trade down. The Kings have lofty goals next season and luckily for them...

Well, it's finally here. The Shaedon Sharpe analysis episode. He is the mystery man of this year's draft, because he didn't play college basketball this past season, there simply is no tape of him against upper level competition. So all you can do is take an educated guess on how well his game will translate to the NBA level. It's a risky proposition for sure, and the Kings would be making a huge...

It's draft lottery day, a day which teams get their order in the NBA draft in June. And in the year 2022, the Kings finally get some luck as they sneak into the top 4 by landing the 4th pick in this years draft. Now things are incredibly interesting as the Kings are stuck in between a rock and hard place. Do they use the pick, or trade it for something else. The Front Office has a lot of planning...

What if the Kings were to get into the lottery? What if they just stay right where they are at pick #7? Or possibly even drop down? Well, chances are, one of these guys will be available in the range that the Kings are picking in. Would the athleticism and slashing ability of Jaden Ivey be something the Kings could use? Could the length and shooting of AJ Griffin better serve the Kings needs? Or w...

On a serene and peaceful day in Sacramento where many people were out celebrating Mother's day, the Kings decided to leak that they were hiring Mike Brown to be their next head coach. It puts an end to a lot of noise about whether there's dissention with the front office and ownership, and the latter wanting Mark Jackson, the Kings now move forward with the former's choice and now the team is read...

FFFFFIIINNNNAALLLY! THE FONG HAS RETURNED, TO SAC KINGS THERAPY! And he is back to talk the top 3 picks in this year's draft. Chet Holmgren, Jabari Smith and Paolo Banchero, who would he pick #1, and who fits best with the Kings? Here's hoping the Kings sneak into the top 4 this year so they have a chance to pick one of these young studs. We also talk a bit about the coaching search, and the playo...

The 1st round of the King's coaching search and ended and there are only 3 candidates left standing in round 2. Gone are Darvin Ham, Charles Lee, Will Hardy and Mike D'Antoni. Entering the 2nd round are Mike Brown, Steve Clifford and Mark Jackson. Who out of the 3 will be the next Sacramento Kings head coach? That remains to be seen but it is clear the Kings prioritized head coaching experience an...

The Kings have begun their interviews and we have heard ... nothing thus far. But that hasn't stopped the local media and fanbase from speculating and discussing what they think the coach should be. This is likely the most important hire for the Kings in their 16 year playoff drought so it's safe to say they have to get this one right.  While the Kings are busy with their coaching search, mor...

Well we gave you the best Kings wins of the season last episode, so it's only right we follow that up with the worst losses of the season, and boy, there's a lot of them, it was almost impossible to keep it to 5. After that, we go over the news of Kings interview with coaching candidates happening next week, which ones we like and which ones we don't. It's going to be an interview few weeks as the...

It has been a downer of a season for the Kings this year, coming into it with all the hope and good vibes, only to fall flat on their face and miss their 16th consecutive playoffs in a row. However, despite it being an overall crummy season, there was actually some really nice bright spots in the form of wins for the Kings. Owen and Fong go over what they thought were the best wins of the season,...

The King's coach search continues, and it's unlikely we get any news for a while. Meanwhile, the NBA Play-in Tournament just finished and the NBA playoffs have begun! And there's no shortage of topics to talk about there. We go over the craziness that was the Wolves-Clippers game (Oh do Kings fans envy Wolves fans right now), the Clippers-Pelicans game and more. We also give our predictions for th...