Ray and Nick break down the Keon Ellis/De'Andre Hunter trade in detail; then, they preview the upcoming slate of games for the Sacramento Kings prior to the All Star break. They cover the potential upsides for the trade, including re-balancing the roster and buying low on Hunter, and then discuss some of their concerns regarding the roster management issues surrounding the move. Then, they speculate on some potential moves that the Kings might make before the trade deadline on Thursday, before wrapping up by previewing the five games the Kings have between now and the All Star break.

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Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer joins Ray and Nick to preview the upcoming game between the Sacramento Kings and the Philadelphia 76ers. They discuss the current state of the Sixers, including the forceful debut and rookie season from V.J. Edgecombe and the surprising contributions of Dominick Barlow. Finally, they wrap up by talking about some of the key matchups in the game ahead, including the showdown between two of the premier big men in the NBA in Joel Embiid and Domantas Sabonis.

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For the 100th episode of the Kings Weekly Podcast, Ray and Nick review potential picks for the Sacramento Kings in the 2026 NBA Draft by discussing some of the most recent Mock Drafts from around the Internet. In Part Two, they discuss Kingston Flemings, Jayden Quaintance, Cam Boozer, and Darryn Peterson. They cover the incredible defensive abilities of Flemings and Quaintance, as well as the difficulty of finding player comparisons for Boozer, the ease of finding comparisons for Peterson, and how the eight players they discussed in the two parts of the episode (with a bonus ninth player from Nick) would brighten the future of the franchise.

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Ray and Nick review potential picks for the Sacramento Kings in the 2026 NBA Draft by discussing some of the most recent Mock Drafts from around the Internet. In Part One, they discuss Caleb Wilson, Darius Acuff, Mikel Brown Jr., and AJ Dybantsa. They talk about the four prospects and their skill sets as well as how they might fit with the Kings. Finally, they wrap up with a philosophical discussion about how Dybantsa's signing with BYU might impact the NCAA landscape going forward, and how Dybantsa's game fits in with recent NBA trends.

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Jonathan Macri of Knicks Film School joins Ray and Nick to preview the upcoming game between the Sacramento Kings and the New York Knicks. They talk about the ups and downs of the early season for the Knicks, including new head coach Mike Brown's changes and Karl-Anthony Towns's struggles. They also talk about the changes to the guard rotation for the Knicks since last season, before looking ahead to what the key themes might be for both teams for the upcoming game.

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Ray and Nick discuss the state of the Sacramento Kings with less than a month to go before the NBA trade deadline. They discuss the state of the NBA in terms of buyers and sellers and how that might impact the Kings and their ability to move certain players in a deal. Then, they discuss the successes from the players brought in by the front office in the 2025 NBA Draft, and how their successes there could be related to future plans. Finally, they preview the schedule for the Kings for the week ahead, including a rematch against the Dallas Mavericks.

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Bobby Krivitsky of Forbes.com and Hardwood Houdini joins Ray and Nick to preview the upcoming game between the Sacramento Kings and the Boston Celtics. They talk about the strong start to the season for the Celtics, their developmental successes, and the play of some of their new players, including Hugo Gonzalez and Anfernee Simons. Finally, they wrap up by previewing some of the key matchups and focus areas for each team heading into the game.

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Ray and Nick break down the most recent run of basketball for the Sacramento Kings as 2025 draws to a close, before previewing the games for the Kings in the week ahead. They start out by discussing the ins and outs of an 0-3 week for the Kings, including the encouraging recent overtime loss to the Portland Trail Blazers that they previewed with Joe Freeman of the Oregonian/OregonLive in the previous episode. Then, they discuss some of the most recent comments from head coach Doug Christie on the state of the rotation for the Kings. Finally, they preview the games in the week ahead, including another showdown with the Portland Trail Blazers.

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