Return of the Roar: Questions heading into Kings’ media day
Sep 24, 2024, 4:25 PM
De'Aaron Fox #5 and Domantas Sabonis #10 of the Sacramento Kings warms up before the game against the Portland Trail Blazers at Golden 1 Center on April 14, 2024 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
(Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
The Athletic’s Hunter Patterson joined Frankie Cartoscelli and Brenden Nunes on this edition of the Return of the Roar Sacramento Kings podcast.
With media day right around the corner, the roster is practically set. Barring some training camp invites, such as Terry Taylor, Boogie Ellis, and Skal Labissiere impressing enough to steal others spots, we largely know what to expect at this point.
While speaking with Hunter, we got his opinion on the huge offseason addition of DeMar DeRozan via sign-and-trade. While there are clear improvements that he brings to Sacramento, some questions exist as well, which was discussed on this episode of Return of the Roar.
Other topics in this Return of the Roar episode include:
- Who are the Kings potential X-Factors heading into the season
- Western Conference NBA teams that could outperform expectations
- The potential impact of De’Aaron Fox striving to become supermax eligible
- Could Jordan McLaughlin and/or Jalen McDaniels surprise people and carve out a notable role?
- Our reasoning for why Malik Monk is best utilized off the bench
- So… should they start Kevin Huerter or Keon Ellis?
When is the next Sacramento Kings offseason date of interest?
Now that we know when the Kings will suit up for their season-opener, we can look forward to October 24th for the Beam Team’s season-opening matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Training camps will begin at the end of September, meaning there could still be a move or two up general manager Monte McNair’s sleeve to round out Sacramento’s roster before players report to Golden 1 Center.
Be sure to stay locked into Sactown Sports for all of your Sacramento Kings news on player signings, trades, game recaps, and more for the upcoming season.
Sacramento Kings 2024-25 Schedule
Preseason
- Wednesday, October 9th – vs. Golden State Warriors – 7 pm PDT
- Friday, October 11th – @ Golden State Warriors – 7 pm PDT
- Sunday, October 13th – vs. Portland Trail Blazers – 3 pm PDT
- Tuesday, October 15th – @ Utah Jazz – 6 pm PDT
- Thursday, October 17th – @ Los Angeles Clippers – 7 pm PDT
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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