Frankie Cartoscelli

Author Name: Franklin Cartoscelli Bio: Franklin 'Frankie' Cartoscelli is Sactown Sports 1140's Lead Editor, Sacramento Kings beat writer and co-host of the Return of the Roar podcast. Professional Background: Worked in professional sports since 2017, including stops with the Sacramento Kings and Sacramento Republic FC. Career Milestones: Covering Kings basketball, Major League Baseball, NBA Summer League, NBA All-Star Games, and the NBA Playoffs. Areas of Expertise: On-air contributions, long and short-form stories for the website, reporting stories and breaking news, running social media for Sactown Sports 1140. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/franklin-cartoscelli-175063158 Twitter/X: @FCartoscelli3

NBA | Jul 29, 2021
Sacramento Kings Select Neemias Queta With The 39th Pick In The 2021 NBA Draft

Queta averaged 14.9 points, 10.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.1 steals and 3.3 blocks per game last season for Utah State
NBA | Jul 29, 2021
Sacramento Kings Select Davion Mitchell With The 9th Pick In The 2021 NBA Draft

The Baylor guard posted 14.0 points & 5.5 assists per game on 44% 3PT for the national champion Bears
MLB | Jul 28, 2021
Athletics Acquire Outfielder Starling Marte From Marlins

Marte, a one-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove Award winner, is heading to Oakland
NBA | Jul 28, 2021
Kings Extend Qualifying Offer To Terence Davis

Davis is now a restricted free agent, with Sacramento owning the right to match any offer sheet that he may sign with another team
SHOWS | Jul 28, 2021
The Jason Ross & Doug Christie Show’s 2021 NBA Mock Draft

This week on The Jason Ross & Doug Christie Show, the guys held their 2021 NBA Mock Draft for picks 1-9 with the help of several sports personalities from around the league.
MLB | Jul 27, 2021
Athletics Acquire Left-handed Reliever Andrew Chafin From Cubs

The lefty holds a 2.06 ERA and has struck out 37 batters over 39.1 innings this season
NBA | Jul 25, 2021
Report: Kings, Lakers Discussing Hield-Kuzma Swap

Los Angeles is reportedly shopping Kyle Kuzma and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope as the NBA Draft approaches
SHOWS | Jul 24, 2021
J-Ross & DC’s NBA Draft Player Profiles: Moses Moody

Will Moses Moody be the Kings' choice when their turn comes in Thursday's draft?
NBA | Jul 22, 2021
Return Of The Roar Podcast: 2021 Top-9 Mock Draft With Bryant West

NBA Draft analyst and writer for The Kings Herald Bryant West joined the show to give his picks and predictions for the first nine picks of the 2021 NBA Draft
NBA | Jul 20, 2021
Report: Kings Aggressively Pursuing Trade For Blazers Star Damian Lillard

The NBA offseason rumor circuit is beginning to heat up
NBA | Jul 20, 2021
Sacramento Kings Forward Chimezie Metu Named To Nigerian Men’s Olympic Team

The young big will participate in the upcoming Olympic games in Tokyo, Japan
NBA | Jul 18, 2021
Bevy Of Draft Prospects Reportedly Workout For Kings Front Office

Moses Moody, Jalen Johnson, Keon Johnson, Alperen Şengün & Kai Jones have all been in Sacramento for private workouts
NBA | Jul 18, 2021
Former Kings Forward Omri Casspi Retires From Professional Basketball

The 33-year-old is calling it a career after 16 seasons of professional basketball
NBA | Jul 16, 2021
Draft Watch: Williams, Kispert, Butler Meet With Kings

As the July 29th NBA Draft approaches, Sacramento is working out some noteworthy prospects
NBA | Jul 14, 2021
Hield: “I see my name in trade rumors, but I can’t control all of that.”

Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield shed some light on his thought process this offseason and touched on Marvin Bagley III's future on the 'Post Up with Chris Haynes' podcast
NBA | Jul 12, 2021
Report: Terence Davis Seeking $9 Million Per Season In Restricted Free Agency

The 24-year-old guard will hit restricted free agency this summer after turning down Sacramento's $1.9 million qualifying offer
NBA | Jul 8, 2021
Sacramento Kings To Host California Classic August 3rd & 4th At Golden 1 Center

The Kings, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat & Golden State Warriors will all return for the third edition of the California Classic
NBA | Jul 7, 2021
Kings Forward Chimezie Metu Named Finalist For Nigerian Olympic Basketball Team

Metu has been named as one of the 15 finalists for the Nigeria men's national basketball team that will be participating in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan
MLB | Jul 7, 2021
A’s All-Star Matt Olson To Participate In Home Run Derby

Olson will face defending champion Pete Alonso, Shohei Ohtani, Trevor Story & more during Monday night's festivities
NBA | Jul 5, 2021
Suns vs Bucks: NBA Finals Preview & Predictions

Chris Paul has finally made it to the NBA Finals. Can he capture his first ring?
MLB | Jul 5, 2021
Matt Olson Selected To 2021 American League All-Star Team

Olson will be headed to Colorado for his first-ever appearance in the Midsummer Classic
NBA | Jul 1, 2021
Tyrese Haliburton Named To United States Select Basketball Team

The Kings rookie will join 16 other young talents to help the U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball Team prepare for this summer's Olympic games
SHOWS | Jul 1, 2021
Former Sacramento King Lawrence Funderburke Joins The Jason Ross & Doug Christie Show

The former Kings PF joined the show to talk hoops, reminisce on the talented early 2000's Kings teams and much more
MLB | Jun 29, 2021
While Vlad Will Be Crowned AL Starting 1B, Don’t Forget About Oly

A's first baseman Matt Olson is having an MVP-type of start to the 2021 season