Kings Weekly Podcast

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 and Isaiah Stevens. Finally, they wra...

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 season, the Drew Eubanks signing...

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, they wrap up by discussing the tw...

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 projected as potential fits for the #13 pi...

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 playoffs, before wrapping up by dis...

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 matchups for the Kings in their potential...

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 against the Magic frontcourt. Then, Ra...

Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com joins Ray and Nick to preview the upcoming game between the Sacramento Kings and the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers. They discuss the changes to the Cavs since last season, Evan Mobley and his injury status, and the impact of Kenny Atkinson, among other topics. Then, Ray and Nick recap the last three games for the Kings, including Monday night's win over the Memphis Grizzlies, before...

Jason Anderson of the Sacramento Bee joins Ray and Nick to discuss the season for the Sacramento Kings. They review the pre-trade deadline version of the Kings, including the Mike Brown-Doug Christie swap, and discuss the changes made to the roster at the trade deadline, with Zach LaVine, Jonas Valanciunas, Jake LaRavia, and Markelle Fultz joining the team. Finally, they look ahead to the remainder of the season for the Kings, incl...

Ray and Nick open the episode by talking about the early returns on the Zach LaVine Era after the trade deadline, recapping the three most recent games for the Sacramento Kings and discussing the interesting wrinkles so far on both ends of the floor. They also discuss the Jake LaRavia trade that happened after the previous episode, including LaRavia's electric Kings debut. Then, they briefly cover Domantas Sabonis and the Sacrament...

Ray and Nick break down the recent Sacramento Kings trades as the trade deadline approaches, with a discussion of the Zach LaVine/De'Aaron Fox trade and a live on-air reaction to the Jonas Valanciunas trade. They also briefly recap the recent games and preview the schedule up to the All-Star break, before being joined by Jason Quick of the Athletic to discuss the recent hot streak for the Portland Trail Blazers and preview the ...

Ray and Nick break down the 11-4 start to the Doug Christie era in Sacramento, including some of the key games that stood out to them during Christie's tenure as Head Coach of the Sacramento Kings. Then, they cover the recent De'Aaron Fox trade rumors, and potential destinations and trade packages. Finally, they wrap up by previewing the upcoming games before the All-Star break, including critical matchups against the Minne...

Jared Weiss of the Athletic joins Ray and Nick to preview the upcoming game between the Sacramento Kings and the Boston Celtics. They discuss the differences between the Celtics so far this season and last season's title team, talk about the potential impact of Kristaps Porzingis, and cover Jared's thoughts on the Keon Ellis question. Then, Nick wraps up the pod with a brief solo segment about the 4-0 stretch for the Kings since th...