Kings Pulse

With the trade deadline less than two weeks away, James Plowright, who covers the Charlotte Hornets for All Hornets, joined me to talk about some of their potential trade pieces. - Mason Plumlee - Jalen McDaniels - P.J. Washington Should Sacramento be seriously chasing any of these players before the deadline and what would it take to acquire them? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Sacramento Kings won an up-and-down game against the second-seed Memphis Grizzlies to improve to 27-19 after locking them up in the fourth quarter. The leadership of De'Aaron Fox was on full display. Coach Brown said that Harrison Barnes is "irreplaceable" and "has to be around". Keegan Murray is clearly looking more and more comfortable. The bench production was essential (Trey Lyles, Malik Monk, & Richaun Holmes). Lots of insightful quotes in this one from Coach Mike Brown, Trey Lyles, and Keegan Murray. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Sacramento Kings extend their winning streak to six with a victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder behind a triple-double from Domantas Sabonis and a career-night from Keegan Murray. Should Sabonis be in the MVP conversation? All-NBA? PJ Dozier has been signed to another 10-day contract. How realistic is it to think that Sacramento could host a playoff series this postseason? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Sacramento Kings fall to the Los Angeles Lakers 136-134 in an offensive battle that featured very little defense from either side. De'Aaron Fox was clearly unhappy postgame, Coach Mike Brown made it crystal clear that this game was another example of their bad bad defense... tough one to swallow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We covered the most recent games against the Utah Jazz and Atlanta Hawks which had varying outcomes but De'Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis had great showings in both of them. They did each have two game-altering poor plays down the stretch and we debate how much that will impact how people view them. Twitter was adamant that KZ Okpala should have been playing against the Hawks and we gave our opinions on that topic. Malik Monk has been struggling as of late... does that have to do with the revolving door of guys at the backup center position? And plenty more... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Sacramento Kings have improved to 13-9 thanks to their much-improved defense and continued offensive success. Included are quotes from conversation with Coach Mike Brown & Luke Loucks about De'Aaron Fox's improvement on both ends of the floor, along with a conversation with Chima Moneke regarding his time between Stockton and Sacramento. Brenden and Chris also spent some time talking about the case that Malik Monk is building for Sixth Man of the Year. We walk through some of the other candidates which include: Bennedict Mathurin, Malcolm Brogdon, Russell Westbrook, & more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Sacramento Kings have now won six-straight games and nine of their previous 11. We talked about how they continue to prove that their offense is elite, Marvin Bagley's return to Golden 1 Center, the improved physicality on this roster, Harrison Barnes is #NotWashed, De'Aaron Fox's sky-high confidence, and Coach Brown's disappointment with his team despite the victory. Overtime: What is your favorite LeBron James lie? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Sacramento Kings have won 8 of their previous 10 games including five in a row after their victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night. My new co-host, Chris Watkins of Sactown Sports 1140, and I talk about the key factors to Sacramento having one of the best offenses in the NBA, how sustainable their success has been, the undeniably impressive impact of Head Coach Mike Brown, their defensive struggles, De'Aaron Fox signing with Klutch Sports, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With 10 games in the books for the Sacramento Kings in the 2022-23 NBA season, some trends are taking place. Chris Watkins, of Sactown Sports 1140, joins the show to talk about Mike Brown's current rotation, how he's optimizing Trey Lyles & Chimezie Metu, predict their next five games, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Sacramento Kings kicked off their 2022-23 NBA season at Golden 1 Center going up against the Portland Trail Blazers. Keegan Murray was unavailable and phenomenal efforts from De'Aaron Fox and Kevin Huerter were not enough to make up for the marginal mistakes that were being made. Quotes from Head Coach Mike Brown, De'Aaron Fox, and Kevin Huerter were included in this episode along with Sacramento's five offensive and five defensive staples. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Everything went right for Mike Brown and the Sacramento Kings in preseason game two at Golden 1 Center against the Portland Trail Blazers. Matt George, of ABC10 and the Locked On Kings podcast, joins the show to talk about our takeaways from the stellar showing in Sactown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Watkins, of The Return of the Roar podcast and Sactown Sports 1140, joins the show to talk about what we saw in our re-watch of preseason game one, what we've heard from recent practices -- Coach Mike Brown, Keegan Murray, Trey Lyles -- which leads into a conversation about positions and the offensive and defensive schemes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The start of the 2022-23 Sacramento Kings season is finally here! Preseason game one was a victory over the Los Angeles Lakers and the overreactions are in fully swing. KZ Okpala was in the starting lineup, Keegan Murray didn't look like a rookie, the rotations Mike Brown went with were interesting to note, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Denver Nuggets, one of the favorites in the Western Conference, should look very different heading into next year and I had Harrison Wind, of DNVR Sports, join me to cover their offseason moves and preview their 2022-23 season. We touched on the recoveries of Jamal Murray & Michael Porter Jr, trading Monte Morris for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, his thoughts on Jordi Fernandez, why DeMarcus Cousins has not signed somewhere, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Detroit Pistons, who just traded for Bojan Bogdanovic, are next up on our offseason recap series and to help me breakdown the Pistons I was joined by Ku Khahil. We touched on Marvin Bagley's extension and role, how the Cade Cunnnigham / Jaden Ivey pairing could work, Ku's thoughts on Killian Hayes, Isaiah Stewart, Jalen Duren, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jason Patt, of the Cash Considerations podcast, joins the show to give some insight into the Chicago Bulls up-and-down last season and confusing outlook heading into 2022-23. We touched on what Sacramento can learn from their team-building process, a relatable lack of wings/forwards, if there is any remaining interest in Harrison Barnes, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Finally onto the first team in the Western Conference, the Dallas Mavericks, and Lauren Gunn joins the show to give some perspective on the Luka Doncic-led team. We touched on letting Jalen Brunson walk for nothing to the New York Knicks, what in the world their front-court rotation could look like, and their potential interest in Harrison Barnes and/or Richaun Holmes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Continuing the offseason series, Justin Rowan (co-host of the Chase Down podcast) joined the show to talk about the Cleveland Cavaliers who now feature Donovan Mitchell. Our conversation converted Mitchell, but also dove into the ceilings of Darius Garland and Evan Mobley, what to expect from Isaac Okoro moving forward, if there are substantial expectations surrounding Cedi Osman or Caris LeVert and the importance of being patient with a head coach as Cleveland did with J.B. Bickerstaff. Also, Justin pointed out how Harrison Barnes is a really good fit in Cleveland who has cap space next offseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices