Kings facing long term rebuild, is that the only path forward at this point?

KCRA 3's Sean Cunningham, Brenden Nunes from the Kings Pulse Podcast and The Kings Beat's James Ham join forces for coverage of the Sacramento Kings. Topics include the current state of the 6-18 Kings, the difficulty of rebuilding a team through the draft, Zach LaVine made some comments, Scott Perry cleared up some rumors and another episode of The Business of Basketball discussing an alternative idea to a full tear down. Thanks for joining us on this adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson (@paulitition) for creating a new intro and outro for the podcast and to Brenden for creating our new overlay for the podcast. The Kings Beat merchandise shop: https://thekingsbeat.myshopify.com/ Jump on board with a premium subscription to The Kings Beat: https://kings-beat.beehiiv.com/upgrade Or start out with a free subscription to The Kings Beat: https://kings-beat.beehiiv.com/subscribe

Episode 396 of the The Kings Beat Podcast podcast, hosted by James Ham, Kings Insider, ESPN 1320 and The Kings Beat, titled "Kings facing long term rebuild, is that the only path forward at this point?" was published on December 11, 2025 and runs 97 minutes.

December 11, 2025 ·97m · The Kings Beat Podcast

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KCRA 3's Sean Cunningham, Brenden Nunes from the Kings Pulse Podcast and The Kings Beat's James Ham join forces for coverage of the Sacramento Kings. Topics include the current state of the 6-18 Kings, the difficulty of rebuilding a team through the draft, Zach LaVine made some comments, Scott Perry cleared up some rumors and another episode of The Business of Basketball discussing an alternative idea to a full tear down. Thanks for joining us on this adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson (@paulitition) for creating a new intro and outro for the podcast and to Brenden for creating our new overlay for the podcast. The Kings Beat merchandise shop: https://thekingsbeat.myshopify.com/ Jump on board with a premium subscription to The Kings Beat: https://kings-beat.beehiiv.com/upgrade Or start out with a free subscription to The Kings Beat: https://kings-beat.beehiiv.com/subscribe

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