Nerlens Noel and the backup center role

Brenden Nunes and Hunter Patterson start to dive into the Sacramento Kings' offseason improvement options. As GM Monte McNair has pointed out, there are three ways to improve: free agency, the draft, and trades.   Well, we'll be spending one episode on each! Today's show centers around Sacramento's free agency options while working with the (projected numbers) 4yr/$55.3M mid-level exception and 2yr/$9.8M bi-annual exception.   Thank you for tuning in! Be sure to like and subscribe on YouTube and all listening platforms to stay updated with the latest episodes and keep your finger on the Pulse of the Sacramento Kings!

Brenden Nunes and Hunter Patterson dive into the end of the Sacramento Kings 2023-24 season. They discussed the play-in results, gave takeaways from exit interviews with the players along with Monte McNair and Mike Brown, and plenty more.  

Brenden Nunes and Hunter Patterson preview Tuesday's play-in matchup between the Sacramento Kings and the Golden State Warriors.   We dove into the key matchups, looked back at their four regular season games, attempted to give our X-Factors, and more.   Thank you for tuning in!Be sure to like and subscribe on YouTube and all listening platforms to stay up to date with the latest episodes and keep your finger on the Pulse of the Sacramento Kings!

Brenden Nunes and Hunter Patterson discuss the recent play of the Sacramento Kings, who have somewhat reinvented themselves since losing Malik Monk and Kevin Huerter. We discussed who needs to step up in their absence, what has led to their defensive improvements, potential silver linings, and more.

The Sacramento Kings are in a tight Western Conference playoff seeding race with ten regular season games remaining in 2023-24. We discussed their recent encouraging defensive improvements and how sustainable they might be, Keon Ellis starting in place of Kevin Huerter, the recent blowout loss to the Dallas Mavericks, and more.

Brenden Nunes and Hunter Patterson are back with another episode as the 2023-24 Sacramento Kings remain one of the most inconsistent teams in the NBA.   We defined 'spray threes,' which are highly valued by the Kings and their importance, looked at Malik Monk's case for Sixth Man of the Year, discussed his looming free agency, and plenty more.

The Sacramento Kings fall to the Chicago Bulls just one game after beating the Minnesota Timberwolves on the road. Brenden Nunes and Hunter Patterson dive into the recent player's meeting, Sacramento's continued inconsistencies, players getting targeted on defense, and more. Thank you for tuning in and be sure to like and subscribe on YouTube and all listening platforms to stay up to date with the latest episodes and keep your finger on the Pulse of the Sacramento Kings!

The Kings Pulse podcast is back covering the Sacramento Kings! Brenden Nunes is joined by new co-host Hunter Patterson of The Athletic. We discussed Hunter's recent article after speaking with Keegan Murray about his growth this season, the recent emphasis on improving their 3p defense, potential postseason matchups, took a Q&A from socials, and more! Hunter's article on Keegan: https://t.co/HRL1kg2or3 Thank you for tuning in and be sure to like and subscribe on YouTube and all listening platforms to stay up to date with the latest episodes and keep your finger on the Pulse of the Sacramento Kings!

Anthony Slater, who covers the Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors for The Athletic, joins the show to talk about the decision to start Chris Duarte over Kevin Huerter, his impressions of JaVale McGee after covering him in Golden State, where the Kings and Warriors rank amongst the NBA's Western Conference, and more.

The Sacramento Kings have officially started their 2023-24 (pre)season. Brenden Nunes and Chris Watkins doce into the new additions - Chris Duarte, JaVale McGee, and Sasha Vezenkov - the third-string point guard, annual NBA GM survey, and more.