The SportsEthos Sacramento Kings Podcast

Kings have a couple days off before their game against Orlando. What Luke Walton had to saw about the progression of Marvin Bagley and Tyrese Haliburton. Changes to the line up? Starting the game with defensive intensity. Thoughts on the Magic and Raptors.

Defense leads the way as the Kings beat the New York Knicks. Tyrese Haliburtons block and 3 catapulte the Kings to victory, snapping their 4 game losing streak in the process. What went right? What do the next few days look like now that the Memphis games are postponed?

Jill and Damien open with the NBA's new safety protocols, including no high fives. Kings are 5-6 after a bounce back win over the Pacers? A lot of talk this week about urgency and effort. Harrison Barnes deserves more credit. Richaun Holmes is Damien's favorite player. Targeting Buddy. Can this team really be goode defensively?

It's never dull when you cover the Sacramento Kings. A frustrating 6 quarters of play is being magnified because of a Twitter trade request by Marvin Bagleys dad. Kings started at 3-1 and have lost 3 straight. What has changed? Is it Haliburton's absence? When will he return? Should Tyrese start? Should Bagley go to the bench? Luke Walton's difficult position. A lot of Kings basketball...

The Kings put together a tremendous performance against the Denver Nuggets to improve to 3-1. "The buy-in" De'Aaron leads the way. Tyrese Haliburton has had a tremendous start to his career. Harrison Barnes has been quietly very good this season.

Jill and Damien are joined by Tim Maxwell and Sanjesh Singh, hosts of the Watching The Tape podcast for one last Sacramento Kings season preview. Topics include... The addition of Hassan Whiteside Buddy Hield. All-Star? Kings win if they do what... Monte McNairs strategy. Season predictions.

The legend of Kyle Guy is born. Where does he fit on this team during the regular season? The full context of Luke Waltons quote about Kyle Guy's minutes. Who gets the final roster spot? Marvin Bagley's impressive return and Hassan Whiteside's incredibly efficient 15 minutes. Starting 5 set?

We heard from Marvin Bagley for the first time since camp started today. One of us was getting nervous. He sounds healthy and excited to play. He acknowledged for the first time he contacted COVID 19 and thats why he missed the start of camp. All indications are Friday's game vs the Portland Trail Blazers is on. What are we gonna see that day? Who gets big minutes? Hassan Whiteside and Marvin...

Breaking news as Russell Westbrook is traded to Washington for John Wall. Training camp began this week. How COVID is effecting camp and how it might effect the season. Will 72 games get played? Importance of roster depth for the Kings this season. Why Damien believes Buddy will be really successful this year. Luke Walton has more help this year than he did last year. Going into the season with op...

Kings don't match Atlanta's 4 year, $72 million offer and Bogi is headed to Atlanta. The reaction to this is NEAR universal. Why didn't the match and try to trade him later. Jill feels one way, Damien feel another. How would the reaction be different if we hadn't heard about the Bucks trade? Does that make losing him for nothing more difficult? How's Buddy reacting? Exactly as...

The draft is in the books and the Bogi to Bucks deal is dead. What in the world happened? Could he wind up back with the KIngs? Tyrese Haliburton is the newest member of the Sacramento Kings. Why he's the perfect fit for this team. Some thoughts on Robert Woodard and Jahmius Ramsey. The theme of Monte McNairs picks. What to expect in free agency. We try to get Tony to reveal his first name. Th...

How do we get Russell Westbrook to Sacramento. Kidding (sort of). Richard Ivanowski joins Jill and Damien to talk about a hectic few weeks ahead. How much of what happens at the draft will dictate what happens in free agency? Players to keep an eye on in the draft? Players to keep an eye on in free agency? Mark Jones joins the broadcast team. Monte McNair's approach? We'll learn a lot over...

Looks like the NBA season is gonna start Dec 22. The official vote with the NBA and NBAPA will be Thursday Nov 5. How exciting that is Kings fans. What will the new season look? A tale of two NBA's? Buddy to Boston? Draft to free agency hours apart. Its a very exciting time to be an NBA fan. Doug Christie would be an amazing assistant coach.

Bryant West of the Kings Herald joins Jill and Damien this week.  The 3 discuss potential draft picks for the Sacramento Kings… Drafting for now vs drafting for a year or two away.  Patrick Williams. Aaron Nesmith.  Buddy 2.0?  Drafting while not worrying about coaching.  Making something out of the 2nd round picks.  Thoughts on the roster. 

Free agency is approaching... or at least we think it is. The draft is definitely approaching. We try to navigate the waters of the NBA transactions suspension and how that will affect things headed into the draft. Will Buddy be on the roster next year? Will Bogi? We also talked about Stan Van Gundy landing in New Orleans. Young coaches not getting chances.

The Sacramento Kings and Monte McNair have rounded out the front office. Jill gives an in depth breakdown of each additions resume. Wes Wilcox is probably the guy you know the most about and its not for a good reason. What did he said and why it was offensive. With the front office in place we'll shift our attentin to the upcoming draft. Plus, what when will basketball return? @jilladge @damie...

Former Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry has joined Luke Walton's coaching staff in Sacramento. How this relationship came to be? How it can help the Kings? Jason Jones reported Buddy Hield isn't returning Luke Waltons calls. Are you tired of Buddys antics? Do you think he's on the team next season?

A lot of talented people were let go from the Sacramento Kings organization including Stockton GM Anthony McClish.  Why did this happen?  McClish is a very well respected, young front office executive.  Plus, Jill gives us some names to watch as additions to McNairs front office. 

Monte McNair was introduced as the Sacramento Kings GM today. What were our biggest takeaways? What are his most important tasks ahead? Player development. Buddy Heilds importance to Monte's ideas. Will Luke be around more than one season?

Just skip to 3 minutes and 45 seconds... The announcement came while we were recording.

6 reported candidates dropped to 5 real quick . We give our thoughts and background on the six candidates the Athletic named as potential targets for the Kings. Sachin Gupta Adam Simon Calvin Booth Monte McNair Wes Wilcox Who is Jills favorite? Who do we think lands the job and when willa GM be in place?

Damien and Jill are back with some thoughts on the Kings, past and present... DeMarcus, Rudy Gay, and IT remind Kings fans of what mights've been. The frustration behind this media narrative - which we've learned, isn't true. Daryl Morey? Brett Brown? What would you do with Buddy Heild? Podcast Merchandise https://www.shopthedopeones.com/collections/damien-barling-collection Check out...

Lots of reports coming out this week regarding the Kings search for a general manager. Jill and Damien discuss the various reports from media outlets and the pros and cons regarding what we've learned including, what exactly is Joe Dumars role in all this.

For those that don't know her, meet Jill Adge. She'll be my new co-host here on The Sacramento Kings Podcast. In her debut episode we discuss... 35 years of frustration. Repeating history. Repeating mistakes. Her pick as the next GM. Luke Waltons future. Joe Dumars role in all this. Podcast Merchandise https://www.shopthedopeones.com/collections/damien-barling-collection Check out the othe...

Vlade interviewed one person for the coaching vacancy. I'm not sure he even interviewed him. I think he just hired him. Should players on a bad basketball team be able to dictate who coaches the team? Buddy + Bogi = Expensive Mediocrity PROMO CODE AUG1 Podcast Merchandise https://www.shopthedopeones.com/collections/damien-barling-collection Check out the other podcasts on the Be Heard Platform...