Kings Pulse: A Sacramento Kings Podcast
396 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★★ - 118 ratingsAn in-depth Sacramento Kings podcast hosted by Brenden Nunes that helps you keep your finger on the pulse of all things Sacramento Kings with analysis, theories, breakdowns, quotes from players/coaches, knowledgeable guests, and more.
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Season Preview: ATL with Chris Kirschner
July 22, 2019 05:48 - 1 hourWe are starting a new series of offseason recaps for the other 29 teams throughout the NBA and diving into what each of their offseason looked like as well as projecting into the 2019-20 season. We are going to roughly stick to alphabetical order and are startgin with Chris Kirschner, The Athletic cover for the Atlanta Hawks. Be sure to follow us on twitter @Kings_Pulse and Chris as well for great Hawks' coverage, @ChrisKirschner. This episode is sponsored by · Talk Money With Mesh Lakhani P...
Guest Appearance: Kenny (@IamKDiddy)
July 20, 2019 02:22 - 48 minutesWe spoke with Kenny, local radio host in Sacramento about him breaking the news of the Ariza signing, his thoughts on the best dressed players on the roster, who we expect to take a step up or down, where the minutes for Giles will come, and more. Be sure to follow us on twitter @Kings_Pulse to interact with us. This episode is sponsored by · Talk Money With Mesh Lakhani Podcast: On The Talk Money with Mesh Lakhani podcast, Mesh will follow paper trails, chat with experts, and break down com...
Which Contract Would You Rather Have?
July 17, 2019 07:00 - 1 hourWe figured a good way to reflect on the recently signed contracts was to see which ones we preferred in a would you rather type game. We take an extended dive into new Kings additions, the entire league on which we would rather have on our roster and if we think they could get traded for one another. This episode is sponsored by · Talk Money With Mesh Lakhani Podcast: On The Talk Money with Mesh Lakhani podcast, Mesh will follow paper trails, chat with experts, and break down complex ideas ...
Guest Appearance: Brian Zilem
July 15, 2019 08:35 - 1 hourWe are joined by a long-time friend of the podcast, Brian Zilem of the Blue Hardwood Podcast. Brian just returned home from Vegas for Summer League and shares his experiences Kings related and general NBA as well. We touch on the Tyler Lydon signing, the bottom of Sacramento's roster, the new challenge rule, and more. This episode is sponsored by · Talk Money With Mesh Lakhani Podcast: On The Talk Money with Mesh Lakhani podcast, Mesh will follow paper trails, chat with experts, and break do...
Reviewing Signed Contracts
July 13, 2019 18:08 - 1 hourNBA free agency has slowed down finally and we review how our salary predictions compared to the deals that were actually signed throughout the league. We first give our thoughts on Russell Westbrook and Chris Paul swapping places and the affect that has on Sacramento's playoff hopes. Did the Kings overpay for their players, spend about market value, or get any steals, the best and worst deals that were inked, and players that are still available that the Kings could look towards. This ep...
Q&A: Rotations
July 10, 2019 08:33 - 1 hourWe take questions from Twitter (@Kings_Pulse), the Kings subreddit, and anywhere else about summer league or the new roster. We dive into who we would like to see in various lineups, our minutes spread, lineups vs. the best in the league, and what contracts are the most tradable? This episode is sponsored by · Talk Money With Mesh Lakhani Podcast: On The Talk Money with Mesh Lakhani podcast, Mesh will follow paper trails, chat with experts, and break down complex ideas to bring clarity to t...
California Classic Recap w/ Blake Ellington
July 07, 2019 22:16 - 1 hourWe have a guest join the show today who spent all of last season inside the locker room with the Kings and just was at the California Classic with Rich as well. We are able to dive into what Kings players are like behind the scenes, Kyle Guy and his struggles with anxiety, Justin James and Wenyen Gabriel, and altered exceptions heading into next season after a great free agency. This episode is sponsored by · Talk Money With Mesh Lakhani Podcast: On The Talk Money with Mesh Lakhani podcast, ...
The New Playoff Battle
July 04, 2019 10:12 - 1 hourThe Sacramento Kings have a simple goal, make the playoffs. All the changes that have altered the landscape of the NBA have a direct impact on if they can make that happen. We review all the changes that have happened in Free Agency, the draft, and any trades and see how we think Sacramento compares. We finish with giving our seeding predictions 1-15 for the Western Conference. Follow us on twitter @Kings_Pulse to interact with us there! This episode is sponsored by · Talk Money With Mesh La...
Free Agency: Reactions
July 02, 2019 15:02 - 37 minutesHoly crap, the Kings killed it. What an amazing free agency, turning the team around in 24 hours and not getting themselves stuck with any clearly terrible contracts just to pull people to the city. A defensive minded PG in Cory Joseph, a veteran presence and 3&D wing in Trevor Ariza, a starting caliber big that does it all in Dewayne Dedmon, and some versatility and options at that Center positions in defensive player Richaun Holmes. Be sure to follow us @Kings_Pulse on twitter to give us y...
Free Agency: Centers with Sanjesh
June 28, 2019 08:44 - 1 hourThe starting Center position is wide open with Willie Cauley-Stein with one foot out the door and is easily the Kings biggest need during this offseason. They could decided between max money for Vucevic, right below max for Horford, or even less money for role players such as Dedmon or Lopez. Sanjesh of Sactown Royalty joins us as well to dive deep into the options for Kings this offseason at the 5. We also debut a new weekly segment titled 'Fan Fridays' to close the episode! This episode is...
Free Agency: Power Forwards
June 27, 2019 06:38 - 1 hourW continue our run through the free agent market and are are onto the power forwards. We dive into every player entering free agency, their value, and potential fit on the Sacramento Kings roster. As we do in each of these Free Agency episodes, we close with choosing three offers that we would extend to players in this group. You can interact with us on twitter @Kings_Pulse and potentially be a part of our new upcoming segment, Fan Fridays. This episode is sponsored by · Talk Money With Mesh...
Guest Appearance: CBA Breakdown with Jeff Seigel
June 26, 2019 07:38 - 1 hourThe rules within the NBA's CBA get complex fast and only a few people truly understand it in depth. In this episode we get a chance to speak with someone that has a deep understanding in the topic and ask away. Be sure to follow @Jgsiegel on twitter along with @Kings_Pulse and for full cap breakdowns check out Jeff's website, earlybirdrights.com. Thanks for anyone who sent questions for us to ask Jeff and hope you learned something listening to this episode. This episode is sponsored by · Ta...
Free Agency: Small Forwards with Sanjesh
June 25, 2019 15:02 - 1 hourWe have been going through each and every position on free agency and what player we think would work best in Sacramento, and today we are onto Small Forwards. We have Sanjesh from Sactown Royalty join us this episode since he has been searching for potential candidates in the wing role for a while now and we dive deep into the players. Be sure to follow us on twitter to interact with us there @Kings_Pulse This episode is sponsored by · Talk Money With Mesh Lakhani Podcast: On The Talk Money...
Guest Appearance: Greg of Sactown Royalty
June 24, 2019 08:51 - 1 hourWe have a of the long time Kings fan and Sactown Royalty editor Greg on the show to join us to speak on all of the news heading into this busy week of basketball. Harrison Barnes opting out of his contract and what bringing him back looks like, WCS publicly saying he does not want to return to Sacramento, Joe Dumars and Igor Kokoskov hires, and more! Be sure to follow @Kings_Pulse on twitter to interact with us there and our guest as well @gwiss. This episode is sponsored by · Talk Money Wit...
Draft Recap with Nate & Bryant
June 21, 2019 20:39 - 55 minutesThe Kings went into Thursday's draft with the 40th, 47th, and 60th picks and walked out with Justin James, Kyle Guy, and Vanja Marinkovic. We brought in some draft experts we have spoken to previously in Bryant West and Nate Miller. Be sure to follow us on twitter to interact with us @Kings_Pulse and follow our guests as well @journalistnate and @BSWest5. This episode is sponsored by · Talk Money With Mesh Lakhani Podcast: On The Talk Money with Mesh Lakhani podcast, Mesh will follow paper t...
Guest Appearance: Draft Preview with Nate Miller
June 19, 2019 05:30 - 1 hourWe get constant questions about Thursday's upcoming draft and the current picks that the Sacramento Kings hold: 40, 47, and 60. It is insane how many candidates there are for these positions, so we brought in someone that knows all of the potential players better than we do/ Nate Miller (@journalistnate) helped us breakdown who he would like to see the Kings take at those positions or if they should explore obtaining more picks, trading up, or even trading a pick or two away. Be sure to follo...
Guest Appearance: Centers Talk with Tim Maxwell
June 12, 2019 20:03 - 1 hourTim Maxwell of Sactown Royalty joins us today to speak on the potential free agent Centers that Sacramento could and should extend offers towards this upcoming offseason. Tim just wrote an amazing in-depth piece on Sactown Royalty that you should be sure to check out as we refer to it often in this epsiode. We also touched on how Tim feels on our prior free agent likes in other positions and we discuss how the Durant injury alters this offseason. Bei sure to follow @TimMaxwell22 and @Kings_Pu...
Free Agency: Shooting Guards
June 10, 2019 08:22 - 1 hourWhat is easily the least needed position for the Sacramento Kings this upcoming offseason, we dive into the free agent shooting guards. There are definitely some guys that full under this category that could fit on the team and fill a need, Danny Green being a big one. Let us know your thoughts on the players we touched on in this episode or anyone you may feel we have left out on twitter @Kings_Pulse This episode is sponsored by · Talk Money With Mesh Lakhani Podcast: On The Talk Money with...
Special Guest: Robby of SactownRoyalty
June 07, 2019 09:28 - 1 hourRobby joins us on the show as we talk about Rich's big week and all the details of the jersey wedding, our first NBA game that we can recall, some of the history of how we got started in this field, and an overall fun and enjoyable conversation. Thanks to Robby for taking the time, and be sure to follow him @robbybiegler on Twitter. This episode is sponsored by · Talk Money With Mesh Lakhani Podcast: On The Talk Money with Mesh Lakhani podcast, Mesh will follow paper trails, chat with expert...
Nets Crossover: Anthony Puccio of NetsDaily
June 05, 2019 07:40 - 56 minutesWe talked with Anthony Puccio of NetsDaily about the similarities between the Nets and Kings, D'Angelo Russell vs. De'Aaron Fox, the future of Russell, big time free agents headed to Brooklyn, their upcoming free agents and how they relate to the Kings and much more. Thanks to Anthony for taking the time to come on the show, and be sure to give him a follow on Twitter @APOOCH. This episode is sponsored by · Talk Money With Mesh Lakhani Podcast: On The Talk Money with Mesh Lakhani podcast, M...
Free Agency: Point Guards
June 03, 2019 09:26 - 1 hourThe Sacramento Kings are in need of a backup point guard this offseason and there are plenty that will be in the free agency market. We broke down each point that intrigues us in any sort of way that we could see coming to Sactown in regards to money, strengths, weaknesses, wants, needs, and everything else there is to know. We will be doing these breakdowns for other positions needing of filling this upcoming offseason in the near future as well. Give us a follow @Kings_Pulse on Twitter and ...
The Timeline to Contention
May 29, 2019 08:49 - 1 hourSacramento have three new assistant coaches that we take a brief look at their coaching history to start the episode then move into talking about Toronto vs. Golden State. Our predictions for the series, what the Kings lack to play against this level talent, and what they can do to get there. We then move into how long until the Sacramento Kings are potential contenders to be playing basketball come June. What teams do we think will be relevant during that time, who is the core that will stil...
Player Breakdowns: Fox, Yogi, and Mason
May 27, 2019 08:50 - 1 hourWe give our brief reactions to the Warriors-Raptors NBA Finals matchup, then hop right into our Kings point guard breakdowns, mainly featuring the future and current leader of Sacramento in De'Aaron Fox. Where would you rank Fox among the leagues top point guards, we could justify even playing him as high as top-five. Discussed if Yogi Ferrell and Frank Mason have a place on this roster next season, and if so what that would be. This episode is sponsored by · Talk Money With Mesh Lakhani Po...
Guest Appearance: Will of Sactown Royalty
May 25, 2019 09:22 - 1 hourA game going around twitter of listing two players and deciding which of the two is the higher caliber NBA player made for a great podcast with special guest @WillofThaPeople from Sactown Royalty. We also speak about the recent All-NBA Team selections, potential fits for the Kings roster, and who would win in games of one-on-one. Thanks to Will for taking the time to speak with us in this podcast and be sure to give him a follow on twitter, along with the Kings Pulse podcast so we can interac...
Free Agency: The Unheard Names
May 23, 2019 05:41 - 1 hourEveryone is consistently throwing around the same 10 or so names as free agent targets for the Sacramento Kings, when in reality, the pool of candidates goes much deeper than that. We dive into the names that we don't hear mentioned, some for good reason, but you could be surprised to see on the roster come next season, let us know your thoughts or anyone that interests you on Twitter @Kings_Pulse. This episode is sponsored by · Talk Money With Mesh Lakhani Podcast: On The Talk Money with Me...
Player Breakdowns: Hield & Bogdanovic
May 21, 2019 05:54 - 1 hourWe go in-depth on Buddy Hield and Bogdan Bogdanovic in this episode, covering their stats, strengths & weaknesses, their dollar value of next season, and what we would like to see them improve upon. We also announce the winner of the giveaway that we have in celebration on reaching 5k total downloads on the podcast, thanks to every listener that has been apart of that! This episode is sponsored by · Talk Money With Mesh Lakhani Podcast: On The Talk Money with Mesh Lakhani podcast, Mesh will ...
Guest Appearance: Jillian Adge
May 17, 2019 06:21 - 56 minutesWe spoke with Jillian Adge, longtime Sacramento Kings fan, about some of her favorite Kings memories that she attended live, how Sacramento fans compare to other arenas, the needs for this offseason, names that are ideal to fill those holes and less talked of ones as well, and briefly touch on the NBA playoffs. Thanks to @JillAdge for coming onto the show! This episode is sponsored by · Talk Money With Mesh Lakhani Podcast: On The Talk Money with Mesh Lakhani podcast, Mesh will follow paper ...
Around The League: Lottery Results & Trade Hypotheticals
May 15, 2019 07:24 - 1 hourThe entire landscape of the NBA has been flipped upside down by the New Orleans Pelicans landing the number one overall pick, almost certainly meaning Zion Williamson. Also, three of the top four teams are in the Western Conference which does not bode well for the Sacramento Kings future. We take a look at some trade hypotheticals as well that seem to all revolve around Bogdan Bogdanovic. This episode is sponsored by · Talk Money With Mesh Lakhani Podcast: On The Talk Money with Mesh Lakhani...
Where The Fans Stand - May
May 11, 2019 02:58 - 1 hourWe spoke with nearly 15 different Kings fans to gauge how the fan-base is feeling about the roster from last season, the ideas for the offseason, hopes and expectations for the 2019-20 season, is Marvin Bagley a 4 or a 5, who will end up the better player; Marvin Bagley or De'Aaron Fox, and thoughts on the Kings Pulse Podcast. Big thanks to everyone that was spoke with me to make this episode possible, my favorite one yet. This episode is sponsored by · Talk Money With Mesh Lakhani Podcast: ...
Kings As Avengers & Their GoT Houses
May 08, 2019 22:47 - 1 hourWe placed each of the Kings in GoT houses, and then had a guest on that knows the Avengers well to identify each of the Kings as a character in the Marvel Universe. Let us know if Brenden or Rich was more spot on with their comparisons and be sure to check of @Kings_Pulse on twitter to take place in our giveaway as a celebration of us reaching 5k total downloads This episode is sponsored by · Talk Money With Mesh Lakhani Podcast: On The Talk Money with Mesh Lakhani podcast, Mesh will follow ...
Breakdown Barnes + Brewer
May 07, 2019 06:06 - 1 hourWe talked about the recent news around the NBA playoffs, are the shoes grey and teal or pink and white, and do a deep dive into the Small Forwards on the Kings roster from last season - Harrison Barnes and Corey Brewer. This episode is sponsored by · Talk Money With Mesh Lakhani Podcast: On The Talk Money with Mesh Lakhani podcast, Mesh will follow paper trails, chat with experts, and break down complex ideas to bring clarity to the mystical financial phenomena behind your finances. https://...
Special Guest - Jason Jones
May 04, 2019 00:24 - 53 minutesSpoke with Jason Jones, the Sacramento Kings cover for The Athletic, about the young core's roles next season, what they need to work on during this offseason individually, the offseason targets and order of priority, plus some music and new shoes. This episode is sponsored by · Talk Money With Mesh Lakhani Podcast: On The Talk Money with Mesh Lakhani podcast, Mesh will follow paper trails, chat with experts, and break down complex ideas to bring clarity to the mystical financial phenomena b...
Game Time - Free Agents
May 02, 2019 06:29 - 56 minutesWe turned this episode into a fun game, mainly focused around free agency. Getting each others initial reactions to player's names and then also some would you rather contracts in there as well. Higher ceiling: Bagley or Doncic? Tobias Harris or Marc Gasol? DeAndre Jordan or Willie Cauley-Stein. This episode is sponsored by · Talk Money With Mesh Lakhani Podcast: On The Talk Money with Mesh Lakhani podcast, Mesh will follow paper trails, chat with experts, and break down complex ideas to br...
DeAndre Jordan + Breakdown of Bagley & Giles
April 30, 2019 06:51 - 1 hourWe talk about hearing DeAndre Jordan's name thrown around often by names that are close to the organization, do our player breakdowns for Marvin Bagley III, Harry GIles,, touch on Nemanja Bjelica, and also through fan questions in our weekly Q&A segment. This episode is sponsored by · Talk Money With Mesh Lakhani Podcast: On The Talk Money with Mesh Lakhani podcast, Mesh will follow paper trails, chat with experts, and break down complex ideas to bring clarity to the mystical financial pheno...
Clippers Crossover - Talking Pat Bev
April 26, 2019 22:59 - 1 hourJoined by the host of the Clippers Pulse podcast, Adam, to get a feel on the market for my number one offseason target in Patrick Beverley, talk about the potential of trading Gallanari, this rookie class, competing for upcoming free agents this summer, and what next year's playoff race will look like. Thanks to Adam for taking the time, give him a follow @Clippers_Pulse and check out his podcast as well. This episode is sponsored by · Talk Money With Mesh Lakhani Podcast: On The Talk Money ...
Draft Talk with Bryant of StR
April 19, 2019 09:58 - 1 hourWe talked with Bryant, the draft expert of SactownRoyalty about all of the picks Vlade has made during his time in the front office, what was missed out on, grade each year specifically, impressions of the Bagley pick one year in, Fox pick after year two, and what to look for in this upcoming draft. Thanks to Bryant for talking with us and sharing his draft insight. This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https:/...
Dedmon Talk w/ Chris Kirschner of The Athletic
April 17, 2019 07:54 - 58 minutesBrenden spoke with Chris Kirschner of the Athletic about the similarities between the Kings and Hawks teams with someone who is in the locker room and practice facilities of Atlanta often. Dove deep into Dedmon and what he brings on and off the court, All-Rookie Teams, Jeremy Lin, Fox/Bagley or Young/Collins, and more! This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kingspulse/support Learn more about ...
Walton + Breakdown of WCS & Koufos
April 15, 2019 20:50 - 1 hourWe cover the Luke Walton hiring and how quickly that all became reality for Sacramento as well as start an offseason series of player breakdowns. Diving into player's seasons that just took place, where they can take that next step, their overall value, and their place on the team next season (if they have one). We also do our weekly /r/Kings Reddit Q&A to close out the podcast. This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this pod...
Coach Candidates & G-League Guys w/ Deuce Mason
April 12, 2019 22:07 - 50 minutesWe talked with Deuce Mason, who is the play-by-play announcer for the Stockton Kings and closely tied in with the team in Sacramento about all that has been going on in these last few hectic days. From Joerger being let go, Jason Jones articles giving insight, other coaching candidates, the G-League guys to watch for (Stockton Kings), and what his playoff team is moving forward. This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this pod...
EMERGENCY! JOERGER FIRED REACTIONS!
April 11, 2019 19:06 - 30 minutesDave Joerger was let go... officially. The fans didn't want to see it happen, but hopefully we don't know the whole story and there were some behind the scenes issues that go deeper than the 48 minutes we saw 82 times this season. We give our initial reactions and cover what some of the fans are feeling. This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kingspulse/support Learn more about your ad choices...
40 Wins! (Minus One)
April 11, 2019 07:14 - 38 minutesBrenden and Rich record live for the first time, right outside of the Golden 1 Center in downtown Sacramento. The Kings blowing a huge lead to the Blazers G-League roster, including Skal Labissiere, in the final game of the 2018-19 season. We cover the ups and downs of the season, our favorite moments, the picking of Bagley, and how enjoyable this entire season has been in general as a Sacramento Kings fan. This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://a...
Chasing 40 & Fan Q&A
April 09, 2019 09:45 - 1 hourBrenden and Rich touch on the recent struggles and the teams now chasing after that 40 win mark on the season with the final game in Portland and dive into plenty of questions from fans, mainly taken from Reddit (r/Kings). Interact with us there on our thread at the top of the subreddit or on twitter @Kings_Pulse to ask us questions for next weeks Q&A session! You can also now find this podcast on Podcoin, get paid while you listen! This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to m...
Questioning SactownBabyGiraffe
April 05, 2019 23:45 - 45 minutesBrenden had a conversation with Tim (SactownBabyGiraffe) of Sactown Royalty. Played a game where a stat from this season named and predicted higher/lower for next season, looked at the holes of the team, ideal free agent targets, ranked those targets, talked on the Kings young core compared to others such as Dallas, and more. Great episode, big thanks to Tim for taking the time to talk Kings on the episode. This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://an...
HOU Recap, Bagley's Minutes, G-League Guys
April 04, 2019 00:40 - 1 hourBrenden and Rich recap what went wrong in the Houston match-up where the Kings got blown out, Marvin Bagley's rookie season role and minutes compared to the rest of his draft class and what his Dad has had to say, players to watch for in the G-League, and a hypothetical of Sacramento being in the playoffs this season (playoff match-ups and rotations). You can now find the podcast on the app Podcoin! This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/...
The Value of De'Aaron Fox
April 02, 2019 00:20 - 1 hourBrenden and Rich cover the two most recent games in Texas against Houston and San Antonio, how new expectations will effect the Kings next season, what players we would 1-for-1 swap with De'Aaron Fox right now, and a quick Q&A taken from the Kings subreddit. This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kingspulse/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Offseason Preview w/ Rich of SactownRoyalty
March 30, 2019 16:17 - 1 hourI talked with Rich of SactownRoyalty about what each player could do to improve over this offseason, what the Kings need to be looking for in free agency, and what players that we like to fill those roles. Thanks to Rich for taking the time, give him and myself a follow on twitter for regular, quality Kings content, @Kings_Pulse & @ivanowskinba This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kingspulse/...