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ESPN 1320‘s Kings Insider James Ham, Brenden Nunes from The Kings Pulse Podcast and Fox 40’s Sean Cunningham brings you the latest on the Sacramento Kings.
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Thursday Nov 04, 2021
Thursday Nov 04, 2021
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.
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
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.
Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Intro music and more to come.
Friday Oct 29, 2021
Friday Oct 29, 2021
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.
Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Intro music and more to come.
Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
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 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.
Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Intro music and more to come.
Friday Sep 18, 2020
Friday Sep 18, 2020
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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Friday Sep 11, 2020
Friday Sep 11, 2020
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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Friday Sep 04, 2020
Friday Sep 04, 2020
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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Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
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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Friday Aug 21, 2020
Friday Aug 21, 2020
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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Friday Aug 14, 2020
Friday Aug 14, 2020
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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