Kings Weekly Podcast

Nick and Ray break down the 2026 California Classic games for the Sacramento Kings. They discuss the rookies Darius Acuff Jr. and Emanuel Sharp at length, as well as providing some thoughts on the rest of the roster and how to evaluate Summer League games from a scouting perspective. They dive deep into Nick's takeaways from seeing the first two days of games in-person, along with brief notes on s...

Ray and Nick discuss all of the moves made by the Sacramento Kings in the wild week of free agency to open the 2026-27 NBA season. They start out by discussing the two players who re-upped with the Kings: Precious Achiuwa and Daeqwon Plowden, who both signed two-year deals to remain in Sacramento. Then, they talk about the two new two-way players for the Kings, Jonathan Mogbo and Adam Flagler, inc...

Nick and Ray discuss all three picks for the Sacramento Kings in their review of the 2026 NBA Draft. They start out by covering Darius Acuff Jr., the #7 overall pick and star Arkansas point guard who was long rumored to have been a target for the Kings, including his remarkable scoring and playmaking abilities and some of his concerns on defense. Then, they talk about UConn forward Alex Karaban, t...

Nick and Ray do their final Mock Draft Review for the Sacramento Kings ahead of the 2026 NBA Draft. They talk about the five guards who have been mocked to the Kings at #7 in recent weeks: Mikel Brown Jr., Keaton Wagler, Kingston Flemings, Darius Acuff Jr., and Brayden Burries. They dive deep on each of the five guards, including the arguments made for them in recent Mock Drafts, before wrapping u...

Stephen Gillaspie of No Ceilings joins Nick and Ray for this episode to talk all things Sacramento Kings draft. They focus on two of the less-discussed guard options for the Kings at #7, Brayden Burries and Ebuka Okorie, as well as Stephen and Nick's targets for the second round picks for the Kings in the 2026 NBA Draft. They cover Burries and Okorie at length, as well as discussing Stephen's thou...

Nick and Ray discuss the upcoming 2026 NBA Draft and the possibilities for the Sacramento Kings. They cover the players mocked to the Kings at #7 in recent Mock Drafts, before wrapping up by previewing some second round possibilities at #34 and #45. They start out by covering the two players most frequently mocked to the Kings: Kingston Flemings and Darius Acuff Jr. They also discuss Mikel Brown J...

Nick and Ray discuss the recent 2026 NBA Draft lottery news for the Kings, some ex-Kings currently active in the NBA Playoffs, and wrap up with song title picks to describe the current state of the Kings. They open with the news from Monday that the Sacramento Kings lost the coin flip with the Utah Jazz for the 2026 NBA Draft, with the Kings ending up with the fifth-best odds heading into the draf...

Nick and Ray recap the 2025-2026 season for the Sacramento Kings. They discuss the team as a whole, along with some individual seasons, before covering their outlooks on the coaching staff and the front office. They give a quick overview of some of the key teamwide stats, before discussing the key contributing non-rookies (having just covered the first-year players in their Rookie Report series)....

Nick and Ray finish their three-part series on the Sacramento Kings rookie class with Dylan Cardwell, the undrafted free agent sensation who signed a two-way contract with the Kings after the 2025 NBA Draft. They cover his exceptional defensive game, as well as some areas for improvement. They talk about his shot-blocking prowess, his relentlessness on the glass, and his issues with fouling. They...

Nick and Ray continue their three-part series on the Sacramento Kings rookie class with Maxime Raynaud, the 42nd pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. They cover his remarkably versatile offensive game, as well as some areas for improvement. They talk about his incredible fluidity and handle for his size, his efficiency around the basket, and his burgeoning shooting potential from beyond the arc. They also...

Nick and Ray start their three-part series on the Sacramento Kings rookie class with Nique Clifford, the 24th pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. They cover his two-way versatility and some of his areas for improvement going forward. They talk about his shooting, his struggles to start the season, and his better shooting as of late. They also talk about his advanced defense for a rookie and his outlook on...

Ray and Nick bring Eamon Cassels of FanSided on the show to discuss the remarkable season of the Charlotte Hornets, and some hopeful parallels between them and the Sacramento Kings. They begin by talking about the season for the Hornets as a whole and their mid-season turnaround, before focusing in on four key Hornets pieces in the turnaround: Moussa Diabaté, and the rookie trio of Kon Knueppel, R...

Ray and Nick recap the post All-Star break slate of February games for the Sacramento Kings, including a review of recent Kings news, as well as previewing the week ahead for the Kings. They start out by covering the recent news, including De'Andre Hunter's season-ending surgery and the new contracts for Patrick Baldwin Jr. and Killian Hayes. Then, they break down the 2-3 stretch for the Kings sin...

Ray and Nick bring on Noah Weber of The Smoking Cuban to preview the upcoming game between the Sacramento Kings and the Dallas Mavericks. They start out by getting Noah's views on the current state of the Dallas Mavericks. Then, they dive deep into discussing the rookies for the Mavericks, focusing on Cooper Flagg, Ryan Nembhard, and Moussa Cisse. Finally, they wrap up by talking about some of the...

Ray and Nick look on the bright side for the Sacramento Kings, covering their stellar rookie class and looking ahead to the 2026 NBA Draft. They start out by diving deep into Dylan Cardwell's game, before a lengthy discussion of Maxime Raynaud and his potential future role for the team. They also discuss the ups and downs for Nique Clifford this season, and cheat a bit by adding Devin Carter to th...

In Part One of this week's two-part episode, Ray and Nick discuss the state of the Sacramento Kings as the team emerges from the All-Star Break. They start out with a roundup of the recent injury news for the team, including Dylan Cardwell's injury in a recent team practice. Then, they cover the frustration of the lack of moves that the team made prior to the trade deadline, in addition to their t...

Ray and Nick break down the Keon Ellis/De'Andre Hunter trade in detail; then, they preview the upcoming slate of games for the Sacramento Kings prior to the All Star break. They cover the potential upsides for the trade, including re-balancing the roster and buying low on Hunter, and then discuss some of their concerns regarding the roster management issues surrounding the move. Then, they specula...

Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer joins Ray and Nick to preview the upcoming game between the Sacramento Kings and the Philadelphia 76ers. They discuss the current state of the Sixers, including the forceful debut and rookie season from V.J. Edgecombe and the surprising contributions of Dominick Barlow. Finally, they wrap up by talking about some of the key matchups in the game ahead, incl...

For the 100th episode of the Kings Weekly Podcast, Ray and Nick review potential picks for the Sacramento Kings in the 2026 NBA Draft by discussing some of the most recent Mock Drafts from around the Internet. In Part Two, they discuss Kingston Flemings, Jayden Quaintance, Cam Boozer, and Darryn Peterson. They cover the incredible defensive abilities of Flemings and Quaintance, as well as the diff...

Ray and Nick review potential picks for the Sacramento Kings in the 2026 NBA Draft by discussing some of the most recent Mock Drafts from around the Internet. In Part One, they discuss Caleb Wilson, Darius Acuff, Mikel Brown Jr., and AJ Dybantsa. They talk about the four prospects and their skill sets as well as how they might fit with the Kings. Finally, they wrap up with a philosophical discussi...

Jonathan Macri of Knicks Film School joins Ray and Nick to preview the upcoming game between the Sacramento Kings and the New York Knicks. They talk about the ups and downs of the early season for the Knicks, including new head coach Mike Brown's changes and Karl-Anthony Towns's struggles. They also talk about the changes to the guard rotation for the Knicks since last season, before looking ahead...

Ray and Nick discuss the state of the Sacramento Kings with less than a month to go before the NBA trade deadline. They discuss the state of the NBA in terms of buyers and sellers and how that might impact the Kings and their ability to move certain players in a deal. Then, they discuss the successes from the players brought in by the front office in the 2025 NBA Draft, and how their successes the...

Bobby Krivitsky of Forbes.com and Hardwood Houdini joins Ray and Nick to preview the upcoming game between the Sacramento Kings and the Boston Celtics. They talk about the strong start to the season for the Celtics, their developmental successes, and the play of some of their new players, including Hugo Gonzalez and Anfernee Simons. Finally, they wrap up by previewing some of the key matchups and...

Ray and Nick break down the most recent run of basketball for the Sacramento Kings as 2025 draws to a close, before previewing the games for the Kings in the week ahead. They start out by discussing the ins and outs of an 0-3 week for the Kings, including the encouraging recent overtime loss to the Portland Trail Blazers that they previewed with Joe Freeman of the Oregonian/OregonLive in the previ...

Joe Freeman of the Oregonian/OregonLive joins Ray and Nick to preview the upcoming two games between the Sacramento Kings and the Portland Trail Blazers. They start out by discussing Portland's season so far, including overwhleming injuries and the early returns on new head coach Tiago Splitter. Finally, they wrap up by talking about some of the key matchups for the upcoming games, including the h...