Sacramento Kings waive guard Boogie Ellis

With preseason in the rearview, the Sacramento Kings have begun trimming its training camp roster.

According to HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto, the Kings have waived rookie guard Boogie Ellis following Thursday’s preseason finale in Los Angeles.

In his 2023-24 season at USC, Boogie Ellis averaged 16.5 points, three assists, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.4 steals in 33.5 minutes per game over 29 games.

During Summer League action with the Kings in Las Vegas, Ellis averaged 11.2 points on 51.3 percent from the field and 54.5 percent from three in their limited sample size, averaging 17.3 minutes over five games.

The Sacramento Kings are waiving guard Boogie Ellis, league sources told @hoopshype. Ellis averaged 9.0 points in 12.8 minutes during the preseason, while shooting 39% from 3-point range and playing capable defense. During eight Summer League games, he shot 47% from 3-point range pic.twitter.com/Skxdan1zCx

— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) October 18, 2024

It was a numbers game for Ellis, who was one of eight guards on the Kings’ training camp roster vying for one of the 15 regular season roster spots.

With Sacramento’s two-way spots all occupied, Ellis will likely latch on with another organization thanks to his impressive three-point shooting (38% in preseason) and potential as a volume scorer.

As for the Kings, they will continue trimming down the roster in the coming days ahead of next Thursday’s season-opener at Golden 1 Center.

Current Sacramento Kings roster for 2024-25

Guards

• De’Aaron Fox
• Malik Monk
• Kevin Huerter**
• Keon Ellis
• Devin Carter**
• Jordan McLaughlin
• Colby Jones

Forwards

• DeMar DeRozan
• Keegan Murray
• Doug McDermott
• Trey Lyles**
• Terry Taylor

Centers

• Domantas Sabonis
• Alex Len
• Orlando Robinson**

Two-Way Contracts

• Mason Jones
• Isaac Jones
• Isaiah Crawford

**Player is currently rehabbing an injury

NBA teams can carry up to 21 players during the offseason before trimming things down to 18 for the regular season (15 standard roster spots and 3 two-way contracts)

Sacramento Kings 2024-25 Schedule

Regular Season

• Thursday, October 24th – vs. Minnesota Timberwolves – 7 pm PDT
• Saturday, October 26th – @ Los Angeles Lakers – 7:30 pm PDT
• Monday, October 28th – vs. Portland Trail Blazers – 7 pm PDT
• Tuesday, October 29th – @ Utah Jazz – 6 pm PDT
• Friday, November 1st – @ Atlanta Hawks – 4 pm PDT

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