Deuce and Mo welcome in for Kings guard and current TV analyst Doug Christie and they discussed his life going up in the Seattle area, what inspired him to stop getting into trouble, the lessons his learned in the NBA and what was special about playing in Sacramento.
The began the conversation to discussing the passing of John Lewis (1:10), what it meant for him to be with his old teammates at the protest in Sacramento (2:30), what he was like as a kid (5:10), the people who kept him focused (8:00), why his high school coach believed he could play in the NBA and how that motivated him (9:40), the moment he realized he needed to stop getting in trouble and how becoming a father changed him (13:20), sharing his love for the game with his son (19:40), what he loves about the game of basketball (22:55), what he wishes he would've known as a young player (24:55), how he used to be a hot head on the court (26:50), his experience playing for Pat Riley and why he recently wrote him a letter (29:23), playing with young Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady (32:48), what he remembers about the day he was traded to Sacramento (34:40), the call he got from Tim Duncan and almost leaving Sacramento as a free agent (36:40), what it was like playing for Rick Adelman (41:10), what is was like going to visiting arenas when the Kings were at their peak (43:40), why he was so upset when the Kings traded Jason Williams (45:20), his best and worst moment as a member of the Kings (46:30), why getting traded away from Sacramento hurt him so much (51:15), his transition into broadcasting (53:20), his mentality of wanting to be great at everything (55:40), his favorite part about broadcasting (58:05), why he feels like he has to pay it forward to the next generation of players (1:00:01) and Deuce tells the story of interviewing Doug when he was in high school (1:01:20).
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