Kings, Mad Ants, Spurs Complete Three-Team Trade
Boogie Ellis Heads To Mad Ants, Kyle Magas Goes To Spurs
Official Release /March 7, 2025
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STOCKTON, Calif. – Today, the Stockton Kings, the NBA G League affiliate of the Sacramento Kings, agreed to trade guard Boogie Ellis to the Indiana Mad Ants. In exchange, the Austin Spurs agreed to trade the returning player rights of guard Matt Lewis and their own 2026 NBA G League Draft first-round pick to the Stockton Kings. The Indiana Mad Ants agreed to trade Kyle Mangas to the Austin Spurs.
Lewis, 6-5, played collegiately at James Madison University (2017-2021). He finished his senior campaign as the Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year, capping his collegiate run finishing third in school history with 1,928 points and eighth with 341 assists. He is the first player in JMU history to be named All-CAA in three different seasons. Lewis played two seasons with the Iowa Wolves (2021-23), averaging 12.0 points (41.5% FG, 39.1% 3PT, 72.3% FT), 4.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 31.0 minutes per game over 63 career games (60 starts). He is currently playing in the Greek Basketball League.
Mangas, 6-4/200, appeared in 89 games for the Mad Ants over two seasons (2023-25), averaging 16.2 points, 3.6 assists and 3.2 rebounds in 33.0 minutes per game. He was selected for the 2024 NBA G League Up Next Game.
Ellis, 24, is in his first season in the G League. The California native appeared in 19 games for the Kings. He averaged 10.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 21.8 minutes per game. He began his college career at the University of Memphis and was named AAC Sixth Man of the Year during the 2020-21 season. Ellis transferred to USC ahead of the 2021-22 season and received First-Team All-Pac-12 honors in his first year with the Trojans. He averaged 12.2 points per game across 125 games during his college career.
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