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The King refused to send out two new stars, but their trading chips are still difficult to impress the Warriors?

2:47pm, 2 August 2025【Basketball】

According to The Sacramento Bee reporter Jason Anderson, the Sacramento Kings have listed two players, Keegan Murray and Keon Ellis, as non-sales items in the deal involving Jonathan Kuminga, who is currently in restricted free agents.

In the NBA regular season last season, Murray played 76 games in 82 games, averaging 34.3 minutes per game, averaging 12.4 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.9 blocks, and 0.8 turnovers and 2.4 fouls, shooting percentage of 44.4%, three-point shooting percentage of 34.3%, and free throw shooting percentage of 83.3%. In the NBA regular season last season, Ellis made a total of 80 appearances, averaging 24.4 minutes per game, averaging 8.3 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.8 blocks, and 0.9 turnovers and 2.2 fouls. He shot 48.9%, three-point shooting percentage 43.3%, and free throw shooting percentage 84.9%.

From the perspective of performance, Murray and Ellis are both very reliable 3D type forward players. Murray is the forward star from the University of Iowa, the 4th pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, selected by the Chinese King in the first round. He was highly expected by the team. Even if his progress does not fully meet expectations, he is still an important part of the team's future plans, and he has the ability to play a decisive role in both offense and defense. As for Ellis, although he is only a undraft, his performance last season is obvious to all. Not only does he have very stable offensive efficiency and excellent outside shooting percentage on the offensive end, but his role on the defensive end is also quite outstanding. Considering that he is just a player with a basic salary contract, he is definitely one of the best quality and most cost-effective players in the league contract.

According to previous news, the Kings are willing to give Malik Monk and Devin Carter to trim Kuminga's salary in the Kuminga trade. However, the Warriors don't seem to be very interested in these two players. They hope that the Kings can join Murray and Ellis in this sign-on and then exchange transaction. However, it seems that the King is not that easy to fool. The King must also know who the real treasure in his team and who can be sent away. It is obvious that Murray and Ellis are the king's treasures. Then the question arises. Since the King refuses to send out Murray and Ellis, their bargaining chips seem to be quite different from the Warriors' expectations. In this case, can Kumingjia's sign-up and exchange transaction be successfully concluded?

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