Kings finish off preseason schedule, prepare for opener without two starters

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 Kings' final preseason game and what surprised us about the preseason performances of the team, the addition of Russell Westbrook, Dennis Schröder has a check in game, Domantas Sabonis joins Keegan Murray on the injury list heading into the season and another episode of the Business of Basketball where we discuss Doug Christie's reported salary number. 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 #BlueWireVideo 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/56570359... 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5657035977261056

Episode 389 of the The Kings Beat Podcast podcast, hosted by James Ham, Kings Insider, ESPN 1320 and The Kings Beat, titled "Kings finish off preseason schedule, prepare for opener without two starters" was published on October 19, 2025 and runs 79 minutes.

October 19, 2025 ·79m · 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 Kings' final preseason game and what surprised us about the preseason performances of the team, the addition of Russell Westbrook, Dennis Schröder has a check in game, Domantas Sabonis joins Keegan Murray on the injury list heading into the season and another episode of the Business of Basketball where we discuss Doug Christie's reported salary number. 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 #BlueWireVideo 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/56570359... 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5657035977261056

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