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Kayte Christensen on the strengths & weaknesses of this year’s Kings team

Oct 23, 2024, 8:28 AM

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The Sacramento Kings will tip off the 2024-25 regular season on Thursday night at Golden 1 Center!

NBC Sports California analyst Kayte Christensen joined The Carmichael Dave Show with Jason Ross on Wednesday morning to share her thoughts on the Kings’ strengths, discuss why Sacramento’s bench will be a key this season, look ahead to the season-opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves, and much more.

Be sure to check out the entire interview with NBC Sports’ Kayte Christensen on the Sactown Sports 1140 YouTube page.

YouTube video

Topics Discussed

  • What aspect of this year’s Kings team makes Kayte optimistic about 2024-25?
  • “They are very close to fully healthy, which is important… In terms of main guys at the moment, it’s looking good.”
  • Kayte thinks the starting five will be a good fit between the new big three of De’Aaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis, and DeMar DeRozan.
  • What concerns does Kayte have about this roster?
  • The questions surrounding the starting two-spot will need to be resolved in the near future.
  • Kayte is excited to see Kevin Huerter return from his shoulder injury.
  • Trey Lyles (groin) fully participated in practice on Tuesday, and Kayte was impressed by what she saw.
  • Kayte believes Sacramento’s second unit has a lot of strengths with Malik Monk, Doug McDermott, and Lyles.
  • How dangerous does having two proven closers in Fox and DeRozan make the Kings?
  • Previewing Thursday’s season-opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Listen to The Carmichael Dave Show with Jason Ross from 6 – 10 a.m. PST, Monday through Friday, on Sactown Sports 1140.

Click here for full episodes of The Carmichael Dave Show with Jason Ross.

When is the next Sacramento Kings game?

The 2024-25 NBA regular season has arrived!

Sacramento will tip-off the new season on Thursday night at Golden 1 Center against Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Be sure to catch all of the action right here on Sactown Sports 1140 AM, with pregame coverage starting at 2:00 PM PDT on The Drive Guys before action tips off at 7:00 PM PDT from downtown Sacramento.

Sacramento Kings 2024-25 Schedule

Regular Season

  • Thursday, October 24th – vs. Minnesota Timberwolves – 7 pm PDT
  • Saturday, October 26th – @ Los Angeles Lakers – 7:30 pm PDT
  • Monday, October 28th – vs. Portland Trail Blazers – 7 pm PDT
  • Tuesday, October 29th – @ Utah Jazz – 6 pm PDT
  • Friday, November 1st – @ Atlanta Hawks – 4 pm PDT

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