Sam Amick on Doug Christie’s approach to his first season as Kings head coach
The Athletic's Sam Amick joined Carmichael Dave and Jason Ross to share his thoughts on the Sacramento Kings' preseason loss & much more
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It was an unceremonious start to the preseason for the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday, as they fell to the Toronto Raptors at Golden 1 Center.
Although the Kings looked sluggish in their first tune-up appearance, first-year head coach Doug Christie had some interesting comments on how his team approaches each game: Two battles. The game and the fight that his team shows. Against Toronto, Sacramento lost both.
The Athletic‘s Sam Amick joined The Carmichael Dave Show with Jason Ross on Thursday to share his thoughts on Christie’s thought process, contemplate if the preseason-opener is a sign of things to come or just a speed bump, and much more.
Be sure to check out the entire interview with Sam Amick on the Sactown Sports 1140 YouTube page.
Topics Discussed: Sacramento Kings, NBA & more
- The Sacramento Kings fall flat in their preseason opener vs. Toronto
- Diving into Doug Christie’s postgame comments
- Are Christie and GM Scott Perry overly confident in this group?
- NBA storylines as the regular season moves within two weeks away
- How much of an issue will the new WNBA CBA be this summer?
- Much more
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Following a 175-day hiatus, Sacramento Kings basketball returned to Golden 1 Center on Wednesday night.
Fans in attendance got their first look at a new-look Kings team that featured newly-signed point guard Dennis Schroder, rookie wing Nique Clifford (24th pick in June’s NBA Draft), and big man Maxime Raynaud (42nd pick in the NBA Draft) against the Toronto Raptors in the first of four preseason tune-up games.
Exhibition games are always a mixed bag–sporadic rotations, limited minutes, and in this case, no broadcast on local or national TV. Sure, the game was broadcast on Sactown Sports 1140 AM and Kings.com, but, like most preseason games, this one felt like a dress rehearsal for the real thing, which is a good thing from Sacramento’s perspective.
As was the case last season, the Kings struggled to contain the perimeter against Toronto, falling behind by double digits during the first half — a deficit that Sacramento never recovered from — before pulling its primary rotation players early in the second half.
Here are some thoughts and observations from the Kings’ 130-120 preseason-opening loss as we move closer to the season-opener on October 22nd.
When is the next Sacramento Kings game?
Sacramento will continue its preseason slate of games on Friday night when it travels to the Moda Center for a matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers.
Be sure to catch all of the action right here on Sactown Sports 1140 AM, with pregame coverage beginning at 5:30 PM PT on Game Night before a 7 pm PT tip-off from Portland, Oregon.
Upcoming Sacramento Kings schedule for the 2025-26 season
Preseason
- Friday, October 10th @ Portland Trail Blazers – 7 PM PT
- Wednesday, October 15th vs. Los Angeles Clippers – 7 PM PT
- Friday, October 17th @ Los Angeles Lakers – 7 PM PT
Regular Season
- Wednesday, October 22nd – @ Phoenix Suns – 7 PM PT
- Friday, October 24th – vs. Utah Jazz – 7 PM PT
- Sunday, October 26th – vs. Los Angeles Lakers – 6 PM PT
- Tuesday, October 28th – @ Oklahoma City Thunder – 5 PM PT
- Wednesday, October 29th – @ Chicago Bulls – 5 PM PT
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