The Kings Beat Podcast

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Head coach Luke Walton discusses state of Sacramento Kings Nov 04, 2021

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Sacramento Kings head coach Luke Walton joins The Kings Beat's James Ham for a discussion from the road. Topics include growing up Walton, Harrison Barnes' impact on the franchise and the culture change happening in Sacramento.

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Analyzing early struggles of De‘Aaron Fox, Tyrese Haliburton with Sean Cunningham Nov 02, 2021

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After more than a year away, ESPN's Kings Insider James Ham returns to podcasting. News 10's Sean Cunningham joins the show as the two long time reporters join forces to break down the current state of the Sacramento Kings.

Topics include the backcourt pairing of De'Aaron Fox and Tyrese Haliburton, Terence Davis' early struggles, the three headed monster of Richaun Holmes, Alex Len and Tristan Thompson and Sean's Paris Hilton story.

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Go behind the scenes on NBA Draft with Kings legend Jerry Reynolds Oct 29, 2021

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ESPN 1320's Kings Insider James Ham sits down with Kings legend Jerry Reynolds for a chat.

Topics include Harrison Barnes' hot start, evaluating coach Luke Walton and what the NBA draft process looks like from the inside.

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Introducing The Kings Beat podcast with James Ham and Sean Cunningham Oct 27, 2021

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Topics include the Kings start to the season, De'Aaron Fox's early struggles, Davion Mitchell's early impact, the disappearance of Marvin Bagley and some incredible Cunningham stories from his 20 years of Kings coverage.

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Kings land Monte McNair to run basketball operations moving forward Sep 18, 2020

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On the latest episode of the Purple Talk Podcast, former Sacramento King and current analyst Doug Christie joined James Ham to help break down the hiring of new Kings general manager Monte McNair.

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Discussing Kings‘ list of front office candidates with Doug Christie Sep 11, 2020

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On the latest episode of the Purple Talk Podcast, former Sacramento King and current analyst Doug Christie joined James Ham to help break down the list of five names that have surfaced for the team's front office jobs.

(1:00) Remembering September 11 and paying thanks to first responders

(4:25) What are the Kings looking for?

(8:00) What is the culture of the Kings moving forward?

(12:00) Is Joe Dumars the most qualified person, even if he's not a candidate?

(14:00) Who made the first list for Sacramento?

(15:15) Sachin Gupta, aka The Trade Machine

(20:30) Who is Monte McNair?

(26:00) Calvin Booth a possibility?

(29:30) Adam Simon a fan favorite?

(36:20) The Wes Wilcox situation

(39:45) Kings have to get this right

(40:30) Congrats to De'Aaron Fox

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What should Sacramento Kings look for in 2020 NBA Draft? Sep 04, 2020

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On the latest episode of the Purple Talk Podcast, former Sacramento King and current analyst Doug Christie joined James Ham to help break down what the Kings need in the 2020 NBA Draft, changes in the front office and thoughts on dealing Buddy Hield.

(2:15) Tough week in pro sports

(8:00) Furloughs hit front office staff, G League team

(10:45) Pick no. 12 isn't a bad position to be in

(12:00) What do the Kings need?

(14:45) Looking at Saddiq Bey, Aaron Nesmith, Devin Vassell, Patrick Williams

(17:00) Comparing Isaac Okoro to Marcus Smart

(19:20) The Jaden McDaniels dilemma

(29:10) When will the season begin?

(34:30) No bubble next season

(39:00) The Buddy Hield situation

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Kings‘ Harrison Barnes talks coronavirus, the bubble and Vlade Divac Aug 26, 2020

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On the latest episode of the Purple Talk Podcast, Sacramento Kings starting small forward Harrison Barnes joined James Ham to talk coronavirus, the bubble, Vlade Divac and finally being able to shave.

(2:40) Barnes life after the bubble

(3:50) The coronavirus experience

(5:00) Barnes' give back

(7:05) Finding his voice outside of basketball

(8:30) How do the Kings bounce back from the bubble?

(9:45) Taking ownership for the team's play

(11:00) Barnes on Vlade Divac

(11:45) The shave

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Recapping draft lottery, changes to Kings front office with Doug Christie Aug 21, 2020

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Breaking down Kings bubble experience with Doug Christie

On the latest episode of the Purple Talk Podcast, former Sacramento Kings and current analyst Doug Christie joined James Ham to help break down the NBA Draft Lottery and the changes made to the Kings' front office.

(2:40) Kings strike out in lottery, will select 12

(3:20) Christie's thoughts on team needs

(5:25) Ham's thoughts on Kings needs

(8:20) Who does Doug like in the draft?

(14:20) The Wenyen Gabriel situation

(20:50) When will the 2020-21 season begin?

(23:30) Doug on Vlade Divac and Peja Stojakovic

(26:30) Lets not do this again

(29:00) Heart was in the right place

(34:20) Kings need to find an identity and a defined culture

(43:15) Is the Kings job worth taking?

(49:00) Final thoughts

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Breaking down Kings bubble experience with Doug Christie Aug 14, 2020

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On the latest episode of the Purple Talk Podcast, former Sacramento Kings and current analyst Doug Christie joined James Ham to help break down the Kings' struggles in the NBA bubble. Topics include the team's struggle on the defensive end, De'Aaron Fox's breakout performance, Buddy Hield's struggles and the coaching job from Luke Walton.

(:45) What in the world happened to the Kings in the bubble?

(7:00) Kings lack autocorrect

(17:15) De'Aaron Fox's development

(23:30) Buddy Hield's performance in the bubble

(32:45) It's good that Hield doesn't want to come off the bench

(35:05) The Z-Bo effect

(39:20) Luka Doncic, NBA superstar

(48:00) Marvin Bagley situation

(50:0) Luke Walton's coaching

(102:15) Thoughts and prayers to the Westphal family

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