Kings Weekly Podcast

Ray and Nick discuss the current state of the Sacramento Kings, including how the team got to this point and options going forward, before they do their usual recap of the week that was and preview the week of games ahead. They cover four potential approaches that team leadership may have had coming into the season, and where the team stands at this point in the season. Then, they recap a 1-2 week...

Ray and Nick catch up on a couple of weeks of Sacramento Kings basketball by recapping the last eight games, before previewing the week ahead. They cover the high points of the 2-6 stretch, including a difficult win over the Denver Nuggets, before discussing some season-long trends. Finally, they wrap up by previewing the games in the week ahead. Timestamps: 2:00-30:00: Recap 30:00-45:00: Season-l...

Duane Rankin of AZ Republic joins Ray and Nick to preview the upcoming game between the Sacramento Kings and the Phoenix Suns. They discuss the surprisingly strong start to the season for the Suns, and the impact of new Head Coach Jordan Ott. They also discuss the new players helping Ott to drive the team's new defensive philosophy, including the impact of Dillon Brooks. Finally, they look ahead t...

Parker Fleming of SubTsakalidis joins Ray and Nick to preview Thursday night's game between the Sacramento Kings and the Memphis Grizzlies. They discuss the difficult start to the season for both teams, including their difficult schedules and injury woes. They also discuss the return of Zach Edey and how they expect him to impact the game. Finally, they discuss Memphis's two young wing starters, C...

Ray and Nick break down a brutal 0-4 week from the Sacramento Kings, with losses against the Thunder, the Timberwolves, the Nuggets, and the Hawks. Then, they discuss some of Doug Christie's comments following the Hawks game, and potential directions for the team going forward. Finally, they wrap up by previewing the week of games ahead, including rematches against the Timberwolves and the Thunder...

Chris Hine of the Minnesota Star Tribune joins Ray and Nick to preview the upcoming games between the Sacramento Kings and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Then, Ray and Nick recap a solid 2-1 stretch for the Kings before previewing the games in the week ahead. Timestamps: 0:30: Chris Hine 20:00 Recap/Preview Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collec...

Bob Bellotti, longtime NBA analytics consultant and the author of the Bellotti Basketball Substack, joins Ray and Nick again to preview the upcoming game between the Sacramento Kings and the Milwaukee Bucks. They break down the first few games for Milwaukee, including the breakout starts to the season for Ryan Rollins and AJ Green, and what might be Giannis's best season to date. Then, Ray and Nic...

Former NBA analytics consultant Bob Bellotti comes back on the show to join Ray and Nick for their preview of Opening Night for the Sacramento Kings. They discuss the outlook for the season ahead, including some of the early rotation questions that the team needs to answer, before wrapping up by previewing the week of games ahead for the Kings. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.ads...

Grant Hughes of Bleacher Report and the Hardwood Knocks podcast joins Ray and Nick to break down the Pacific Division. They start out with a lengthy discussion about the Sacramento Kings, before breaking down the other four Pacific Division teams. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ray and Nick cover the recent headline news from the Sacramento Kings revolving around Keegan Murray and Russell Westbrook. They start out by discussing Murray's contract extension, and the importance of securing his long-term future in Sacramento. Then, they discuss Murray's thumb injury, and how his absence will impact the Kings during their incredibly difficult stretch of games in November. Fin...

Mike Shearer of Basketball Poetry joins Ray and Nick to run down the Western Conference and answer two big questions about each of the 15 teams. They discuss the biggest issue confronting each of the teams in the West, as well as their biggest factor for success heading into the season. (Kings discussion begins at 1:04:37) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informati...

Law Murray of the Athletic joins Ray and Nick to preview the upcoming season for the Sacramento Kings, who began their preseason last night. They start out with a broad overview of the team, before discussing the guard, forward, and big man rotations. They also discuss the coaching challenge facing Doug Christie, and the team's potential position in the Western Conference. Finally, they wrap up wi...

Bob Bellotti, author and longtime NBA analytics consultant, joins Ray and Nick to discuss the Western Conference and break down the conference into tiers. They cover the conference from top to bottom as they give their thoughts on where each of the 15 teams stands as the start of the season approaches. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collecti...

Ray and Nick discuss the future of the Sacramento Kings, and their best plan going forward. They discuss the team's potential options for the next few years, and how to approach team building in the increasingly difficult Western Conference landscape. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ray and Nick discuss the current state of the Kings, including a breakdown of the projected key players for next season. Then, they discuss potential moves for filling out the roster at this point in the offseason. Finally, they wrap up by looking ahead at the state of the roster in the longer term in the context of an increasingly crowded Western Conference playoff picture. Hosted by Simplecast,...

Ray and Nick discuss their thoughts from seeing the 2025 NBA Summer League runner-up Sacramento Kings in person in Las Vegas. They focus primarily on the four players who are most likely to play a significant role for the Kings during the 2025-26 NBA season: Nique Clifford, Maxime Raynaud, Isaac Jones, and Devin Carter. They also touch briefly on the new two-way contract players, Dylan Cardwell an...

Nick and Ray discuss the offseason moves made so far by the Sacramento Kings as the free agency process begins to wind down. They cover the recently agreed-upon sign-and-trade for Dennis Schröder, the Jonas Valanciunas-Dario Saric swap, and the implications of the Kings picking up Keon Ellis's option for the 2025-26 season. They also discuss the Kings picking up Isaac Jones's option for next seaso...

Ray and Nick break down the 2025 NBA Draft haul for the Sacramento Kings. They dive deep into the trade for the 24th overall pick that led to the Kings selecting Nique Clifford, as well as discussing Clifford's all-around game and his fit with the Kings. Then, they discuss the pick the Kings had heading into the draft, the 42nd pick, and how Maxime Raynaud could fit in with the Kings. Finally, the...

Ray and Nick preview the 2025 NBA Draft for the Sacramento Kings by breaking down potential options for the Kings with the #42 pick. They dive deep into mock drafts and big boards from around the Internet to discuss the players selected by various outlets and evaluators, and how those prospects might fit with the Kings. Finally, they wrap up by discussing some first round prospects who are project...

Ray and Nick give their report cards for every significant rotation player for the Sacramento Kings this season, breaking down how they graded each of them on a curve against their expectations for the players heading into the season. Also, Ray and Nick open the episode by talking about the recent news that former NBA player and agent B.J. Armstrong has been hired as an assistant general manager....

Ray and Nick break down the recent news for the Sacramento Kings. They start out by discussing Monte McNair and the Kings mutually agreeing to part ways, before talking about the team's new lead executive, Scott Perry. Finally, they discuss the recent decision to remove the interim tag from Doug Christie and officially name him as the team's head coach. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. Se...

Ray and Nick preview the upcoming NBA Play-in Tournament for the Sacramento Kings. They start out with an in-depth breakdown of the 9/10 seed game between the Kings and the Dallas Mavericks, including the matchups, rotations for both teams, potential injury absences, and key factors for each squad. Then, they briefly look ahead to the potential 8/9 seed battle that could send the Kings to the NBA...

Ray and Nick start out by recapping the recent 3-0 stretch from the Sacramento Kings, a great stretch of basketball that stood out in stark contrast from their previous week. They also preview the remaining three regular season games for the Kings, including the Denver Nuggets and their recent firings of Michael Malone and Calvin Booth. Finally, they look ahead to the play-in, and potential matchu...

Omari Sankofa II of the Detroit Free Press joins Ray and Nick to preview the upcoming game between the Pistons and the Sacramento Kings, as well as discussing the fateful last meeting between the teams that led to Mike Brown's dismissal. Then, Ray and Nick recap a miserable 1-3 week for the Kings, and wrap up by previewing the remainder of the regular season. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz compa...

Philip Rossman-Reich of the Locked on Magic podcast and Orlando Magic Daily joins Ray and Nick to preview the upcoming game between the Magic and the Sacramento Kings. They discuss the state of the Magic and their struggles with injuries this season and discuss the key matchups for the upcoming game, including the next iteration of the Paolo Banchero/Keegan Murray showdown and Domantas Sabonis aga...