We're super excited to share our hour long conversation with Sacramento Kings guard Keon Ellis.

He took the time to come by the studio on Saturday morning to reflect on his journey to the NBA, why he loves defense, the toughest players go guard in the league and the Kings potential in the West with the addition of DeMar DeRozan.

I hope you all enjoy it.

Deuce and Mo dropped a NEW podcast with some Kings offseason topics, if Sacramento has a WNBA future and they talk to one of the people who put together the ENTIRE NBA schedule. Gene Li--Associate VP, Broadcast Schedule for the NBA talks about the entire process.

Deuce and Mo give their reaction to the Kings trading Davion Mitchell, Sasha Vezenkov, 2nd round pick in 2024 and a 2nd round pick in 2025 for Jalen McDaniels. They also recap the NBA draft for the Sacramento Kings. They also catch up with FOX40's Sean Cunningham who has covered the Sacramento Kings for years. They talk about the Kings trade, what they did in the draft and what the trade could mean for the Kings offseason as free agency approaches.

Deuce and Mo react to what the Celtics did to the Kings in their 144-119 win, Morgan stayed up until 1am in Orlando to watch it. They talk about what the loss said about Sacramento, what KOC had to say about the Kings after the loss plus they look ahead to the Kings showdown with the Phoenix Suns. We still laughed and had fun because it's NIGHT CHAT.

Deuce and Mo start the show talking about his tough day with his dog Carlin who needed emergency surgery. They then talk about what they liked about the Kings win over the Wizards, Sabonis with a monster triple-double, Fox'sreturn and more great moments from Keegan. They also looked ahead to the Kings game against Boston.

Deuce and Mo go over Keegan Murray's historic 47 point night in a win over the Jazz, why the Keegan trade ideas have to stop, how the Kings handled the Jazz "junk" defense, what they looked without De'Aaron Fox, they looked ahead to the next game against the Wizards and bounced around the NBA.

Deuce and Mo react to the Kings impressive win over the OKC Thunder, the battle between De'Aaron and SGA, why Fox doesn't get the same attention league-wide as SGA, Keon Ellis' career night and Monk with another good game. They also talk about the addition of Juan Toscano-Anderson and the Kings next couple of games.

Deuce and Mo go over what went wrong for the Kings in their ugly loss to the Clippers, how they're feeling about the Clippers, how to explain all these big losses this season, what these losses are telling us about the Kings and Mike Brown said his team didn't show fight. Plus, they talk about Draymond's latest issue and what's next for him.

Deuce and Mo recap the Kings offensive explosion vs. Brooklyn, a franchise-record in 3's, Keegan Murray's breakout game, De'Aaron's evolution into a top two-way threat and the spark the bench provided. They also discussed Harry Giles' return to Sacramento and why he's so loved in this city. They look ahead to Kings-Clippers and take some questions from fans.

Deuce and Mo give their reaction to the Kings road win over the short-handed Suns, why they got off to such a slow start, the unsung heroes off the bench, De'Aaron Fox's big 4th quarter and how they feel about the team after 20 games. They also talk about MVP races in December, going to the IST championship and other NBA topics.

Deuce and Mo recap the NBA's first-ever NBA in-season tournament semi-finals in Vegas, what it meant for LeBron to have a big game, Tyrese Haliburton puts on a show against the Bucks and are the Bucks OK? They also discuss who to root for in the IST Championship, look ahead to Kings-Suns and what they learned at Kings practice.

Deuce and Mo react to the Kings in-season tournament loss to the Pelicans, what went wrong for the Kings after a quick start, Keegan Murray's back, the Kings weaknesses and looking at the big picture. They also talk about the success of the NBA's first-ever in-season tournament.

Deuce and Mo discuss the Kings bounce back victory over the Denver Nuggets, how the Kings handled Jokic and the non-Jokic minutes, love for the bench, how Fox played his best game of the season and how the Kings were able to get back on track. They also looked ahead at the Kings in-season tournament game against the Pelicans and the dream matchup for the NBA IST championship game.

Deuce and Mo give their thoughts on the Kings selecting Providence guard Devin Carter with the 13th pick of the draft. they talk about his strengths and weaknesses, why he can really help the Kings and the challenge the Kings front office has with a ton of guards on the roster. They also get reaction on the Kings drafting Devin Carter from NBA Draft analyst Praneel Chellapilla and HoopObsession.com's Bobby Gerould.

Deuce and Mo go what went down in the Kings ugly home loss to the Clippers, Sabonis' rough night vs. Zubac, why the Kings look so bad in losses, Fox's play on the 2nd night of a back-to-back, how the Clippers looked and what the Kings are missing vs. teams like them. They also look ahead to the game vs. Denver and take some calls from Kings fans.

Deuce and Mo go over the wild finish to the Kings-Warriors game, how the Kings somehow walked away with a victory, what the win said about the Kings and the Warriors, the Kings matchup in the Knockout Round with the Pelicans and they looked ahead to the next stretch of games for Sacramento.

Deuce and Mo react to the Kings impressive in-season tournament road win in Minnesota, how they were able to execute against the NBAs best defense and they look ahead to the next matchup that will be a big in-season tournament game against the Warriors in Draymond's return from suspension.

Deuce and Mo go over the highs and lows of the Kings second straight loss to the Pelicans,what went wrong, the matchup vs. Minnesota and what they're thankful for.

Deuce and Mo react to the Kings six-game winning streak come to an end against the Pelicans, the Kings facing some injury challenges, the Kings defense against Zion and why the Kings were off in New Orleans. They looked ahead to the next game against the Pels and discussed Shams' comments about the Kings being a trade destination for players along with Lou Williams' shot at the city of Sacramento.

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Deuce and Mo react to the Kings impressive road win over the Mavs, Fox and Sabonis respond with big nights, how the Kings slowed down a high powered Mavs offense, what they did vs. Luka and Kyrie plus why Deuce thinks it was the best win of the season. They also look ahead to the Pelicans matchup and they bounce around the NBA.

Deuce and Mo go over the highs and lows of the Kings in-season tournament win over the Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs. They discuss Fox's monster night, Sabonis' game, Keegan's great defensive game and why Sacramento got off to a slow start. They also talk about the impact Wembanyama had against the Kings, the Zach LaVine trade rumors and look ahead to the Kings next game vs. Dallas.

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Deuce and Mo kick off the podcast with a tribute to one of their listeners Clint who passed away over the weekend. They discussed the Kings win in LA, how Sabonis outplayed AD, De'Aaron playing at an MVP level, how Keegan's defense popped in the win and they looked ahead to the Kings next game vs. Victor and the Spurs. They also talkd about Draymond's five game suspension with his first game back vs. Sacramento.

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Deuce and Mo react to the Kings home win over the Cavs, how De'Aaron Fox looked in his return, the defensive strides Keegan Murray has taken, how he defended Donovan Mitchell, what worked well offensively, Keon Ellis plays over Davion and they look ahead to a TOUGH road trip. They also talk about the early season struggles of the Warriors and Clippers.

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Deuce and Mo react to the Kings home win over the OKC Thunder in their first-ever in-season tournament game, Huerter and Keegan bounce back, Sabonis' big night and Keon Ellis showing some things. They talk about the Kings offense, if the defense is better and they also look ahead to the Kings next game.

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Deuce and Mo react to the piece from The Athletic on the Kings approach to the offseason, how they are a team to watch this week, offering the 13th pick for Caruso, Fox's contract, Monk's role and the possible pursuit of Kuzma and LaVine.

Deuce and Mo go over the highs and lows of the Kings OT win over the Blazers, Monk's heroics for Sacramento, the major changes to the Kings rotation and how the Kings were able to hang on to win. They also looked ahead to the Kings first in-season tournament game against the OKC Thunder.

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Deuce and Mo react to a ugly Kings performance in Houston, why they look so disconnected early in the season, if they're concerned with the 2-4 start and what needs to improve before Wednesday's game vs. Portland. with or without Fox. Emo Morgan also makes her debut, they take some calls and bounce and bounce around the NBA.

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Don't worry, we still laughed a lot. Deuce and Mo relive the Kings ugly road loss in Houston, how the offense struggled without De'Aaron, if they're concerned about the 3 point shooting from Keegan and Huerter and what the Kings miss most without De'Aaron. They also discuss why it's too early to overreact, look ahead to the Kings-Rockets rematch and their thoughts on the first night of the in-seaosn tournament.

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Deuce and Mo go over the highs and lows of the Kings loss to the Warriors, what happened with Klay Thompson in the final play, how the Kings looked without Fox, the Kings using Keegan to defend Steph, why they're sick of playing Golden State and they look ahead to two games in Houston against the Rockets.

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Deuce and Mo drop a bonus podcast to discuss De'Aaron Fox's injury and how the Kings plan on handling the rotation without him. They also talk about Trey Lyles' progress and look ahead to Kings-Warriors. They close by giving their reaction to the Harden trade to the Clippers, how the Sixers did with the deal and how the Kings are impacted.

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Deuce and Mo go over the Kings incredible OT home win over the Lakers, De'Aaron goes down and Sabonis fouls out in the 4th. They talk about the highs and lows including Monk's big OT, Huerter's bounce back, Keegan's message to Mike Brown plus they look ahead to the next game against the Warriors and potentially life without De'Aaron for a bit.

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Deuce and Mo go over the highs and lows of the Kings loss to the Warriors, Fox's incredible 4th quarter, Steph's magic, questions about the starting lineup and they look ahead to Kings-Lakers.

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Deuce and Mo react to the Kings opening nighr road win in Salt Lake City, how the Kings defense looked, HB's monster night and go over what they saw from some of the new guys. They also looked ahead to the home opener against the Warriors and they bounced around the league.

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Deuce and Mo react to the opening night of the NBA and give their thoughts on what they saw in the double-header featuring the Suns-Warriors and Lakers-Nuggets. Theymoved onto the Kings (38:50) and talked about Mike Brown's decision to start Huerter, his expectations for the defense and they talk about what they want to see against the Jazz in the season opener.

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The season is ALMOST here. Last year, we previewed the season with two of our favorites: Kings Film Room and Jrue aka thatl0calguy.

Well, the Kings won 48 games last year so we had to do it again!

We talked everything including changes to the Kings offense, if they can take a significant jump defensively, the growth of Keegan Murray, how some of the new guys fit in, what the rotation could look like and we offer up a prediction for the Kings win total.

Timestamps:

0:00-Episode starts 1:26-The excitment for the start of the season 3:27-How the Kings offense evolves this year 9:17-Can the Kings offense be even better? 13:15-Keegan Murray's development and what it can mean for Kings 16:15-Can De'Aaron take the leap to All-Defensive team? 20:20-What's the ceiling for the Kings defense? 24:15-Colby Jones and Chris Duarte surprising people 30:05-What is Brown going to do with the rotation? 35:40-Sasha's role and how he may be used 39:44-How many wins will the Kings win?

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Deuce and Mo drop an emergency podcast to react to the news of the Sacramento Kings agreeing to a new 4-year, $78 million deal with free agent Malik Monk.

Deuce and Mo talk about the Kings preseason coming to an end, how rookie Colby Jones is pushing his way into the Kings rotation and getting the attention of Mike Brown, Kevin Huerter's struggles, what they learned from the preseason and what they're excited for to start the season. They also go over NBA tiers.

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Deuce and Mo react tot what went down in the Kings preseason loss against the Warriors, Steph and Fox battling in the 4th quarter, how the Kings defended Steph, Keegan Murray looking A LOT different, what they have seen out of Colby Jones, more questions about the Kings rotation headed into the season, Wilbon thinks Kings can be No. 1 seed and Hollinger says 11th plus they talk about the latest James Harden drama and the other scary teams in the West.

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Deuce and Mo go over the highs and lows of the Kings preseason loss to the Warriors, how the Kings new starting lineup looked with Chris Duarte in and Huerter off the bench, Sabonis looking aggressive, what the rotation could look like and De'Aaron's improved defense.

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Deuce and Mo catch up with one of the BEST NBA writers our there. Howard Beck has covered the NBA for over two decades for various publications including the LA Times, NY Times, Sports Illustrated, Bleacher Report and now he's a Senior NBA writer for The Ringer.

He joined us to talk about what it was look being out of work for a minute, if he ever thought about changing paths and his new opportunity with The Ringer.

We also talked a ton of hoops with him including his expectations for the Kings,  his biggest question about Sacramento, what a jump for Keegan Murray could mean, why he wouldn't be surprised if there wasn't a 50-win team in the West and we touched on CP3 with Golden State along with some storylines out in the Eastern Conference.

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Deuce and Mo go over the highs and lows of the Kings preseason loss to the Lakers, how Sasha Vezenkov looked in the starting lineup, Chris Duarte showed some nice things, the Kings defense has shaky moments vs. short-handed Lakers, how Brown staggered lineups and the tough decisions he'll have with the rotation, Morgan's parents roast Deuce and Mo and they close with talking about the NBA GM Survey.

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Deuce and Mo react to the highs and lows of the Kings first preseason game against the Raptors plus they take some calls from the chat about the Kings rotation, Sasha Vezenkov's role and what they saw from Keegan Murray.

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Deuce and Mo talk about what they saw at Day 3 of Kings training camp, things we should know about camp, Sabonis says the Kings are ahead of where they were last year and he talked about finding his NBA home in Sacramento. Deuce and Mo talk about John Hollinger saying the Kings are going to fall short of expectations, true rivalries in the NBA and if Nuggets-Lakers and Kings-Warriors qualify, Harden shows up so whats the hold up on a trade? WNBA expands to Golden State and Portland.

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Deuce and Mo return to give their thoughts after the 2023 Sacramento Kings media day and share some of the best audio from players, Mike Brown and Monte McNair.

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Deuce and Mo hopped on to give their instant reaction to the Celtics answering the Bucks with a big trade. The Celtics landed Jrue Holiday after the Bucks add Dame Lillard. They discuss the top of the East, how Miami and Philly are feeling and how Portland did in their two deals.

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Deuce and Mo react to the news of the Blazers sending Dame Lillard to the Bucks in a 3-team deal involving Portland, Milwaukee and Phoenix. They also talk about what it means for the top of the East, if the Suns got better and where Jrue Holiday may be headed.

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Deuce and Mo dropped a bonus podcast to react to the OKC Thunder landing Caruso for Giddey, what it does for their time and the Bulls new direction. They also ponder the idea of the Kings trading for LaVine, they discussed the Lakers hiring JJ Redick and the challenges he faces with that job.

Deuce and Mo welcome back former Kings broadcaster, head coach, Kings & Monarchs GM Jerry Reynolds to talk about the Kings, what made last season special, expectations for this year, why Fox is the best guard in Kings history, Keegan Murray and how the team stacks up in the tough Western Conference.

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NBA season is literally around the corner with a TON of compelling storylines. Deuce and Mo caught up with the man known as GiftedHoops.

He is a young and up-and-coming NBA content creator with a tremendous passion for the league. They talked about the Kings rise, what makes them a tough team, why he believes they have a legit shot at the No. 1 seed in the West plus they talk about how deep the West is, teams we're sleeping on and teams we don't trust.

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Deuce and Mo return to go over the BIG questions headed into training camp, potential roster additions before camp and lets go to fantasy land!

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