Episodes
Chris and Frankie looked back at Friday night’s Rising Stars Game that included Sacramento Kings rookie Keegan Murray, broke down what they have experienced thus far during the weekend, shared their thoughts on Kevin Huerter’s performance in the 3-Point Contest, applauded Mac McClung for delivering in a big way during the Slam Dunk Contest, and much more.
Also: What can we expect from De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis during Sunday’s All-Star Game?
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Published 02/19/23
A little big different of an episode this time, Chris and Frankie go on with Deuce & Mo to talk all about the CRAZY NBA Trade Deadline! Were the Kings right to stand pat? How though will the Kings have it the rest of the season? Could Dallas or Phoenix be a team the Kings should look out for in this final stretch? All that and more!
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Published 02/11/23
Chris Watkins and Frankie Cartoscelli are joined by Brenden Nunes and Matt George to discuss who they feel the All-Star reserves will be, talk about the Kings last 3 games (26:33), and predict what moves they see being done by the Sacramento Kings. (48:11)
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Published 02/02/23
On the latest edition of Return of the Roar podcast, Chris Watkins and Frankie Cartoscelli discussed the Sacramento Kings’ decision to extend general manager Monte McNair’s contract, looked back at the team’s recent 7-2 stretch of play, looked ahead to the seven-game road trip, and much more.
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Published 01/26/23
Frankie Cartoscelli and Chris Watkins are joined by Brenden Nunes and Matt George to give their thoughts on Domantas Sabonis entering the top-10 in All-Star fan voting, Richaun Holmes' performance against the Lakers with Sabonis out (non-COVID illness), & end the show with their mid-season report cards for the Kings top 8 players + coaches & front office.
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Published 01/19/23
Chris Watkins and Frankie Cartoscelli discussed the past week of Sacramento Kings action, including Trey Lyles’ 15-point fourth-quarter effort during Wednesday’s win over the Houston Rockets, the latest All-Star voting results, Keegan Murray’s elite shooting, and much more!
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Published 01/12/23
Frankie Cartoscelli and Chris Watkins are LIVE to discuss the Sacramento Kings back-to-back games against the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night and Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday.
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Published 01/05/23
Chris Watkins and Frankie Cartoscelli are LIVE to discuss the Sacramento Kings' two-game series against the Denver Nuggets.
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Published 12/29/22
On the latest edition of Return of the Roar, Chris Watkins and Frankie Cartoscelli were joined The Kings Herald’s Brendan Nunes to break down Wednesday night’s win over the Los Angeles Lakers, dive into Domantas Sabonis’ incredible stretch of play, contemplate which current–or potential future–King is best suited for the backup center position, and much more!
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Published 12/22/22
Chris Watkins and Frankie Cartoscelli are joined by ABC10 sports anchor Matt George as well as Brenden Nunes from Kings Pulse to talk about the Kings' comeback victory against the Toronto Raptors
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Published 12/15/22
Chris Watkins and Frankie Cartoscelli go LIVE on YouTube and Twitter for the first time for the first ever live edition of the Return of the Roar Podcast! The guys talk about Buddy & Tyrese's return to Sacramento, the team starting to defend at a high level, and their takeaways from the team's 3-game win streak!
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Published 12/05/22
Chris Watkins and Frankie Cartoscelli discussed whether or not it's time to sound the alarm after the Sacramento Kings' losing streak hit three games.
Also: Has rookie forward Keegan Murray hit 'the rookie wall' just 18 games into the season?
Topics Discussed:
The Kings have followed up the impressive winning streak with three-straight losses
Is it time to worry, or has the team played well enough to continue feeling confident?
Opposing stars--Trae Young, Jayson Tatum, and Devin...
Published 11/29/22
Chris Watkins and Frankie Cartoscelli talk about the Sacramento Kings HUGE win over the Brooklyn Nets on TNT on Tuesday night to extend their win streak to 4 games.
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Published 11/16/22
Frankie Cartoscelli and Chris Watkins discuss the Kings' surprising win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night, Harrison Barnes' bounce-back performance, the referees continuing to make their presence known in games, and the dazzling play of Malik Monk.
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Published 11/10/22
It's another episode of Kings Weekly with Chris Watkins!!! Frankie Cartoscelli joins the show to talk about the Kings' start to the season, and discuss Harrison Barnes and Richuan Holmes having disappointing starts to the season. Plus, we hear from Mike Brown and Doug Christie about Tyler Herro's travel on the Game-Winning Shot, and the difference in reputation between the Heat and the Kings. Plus, we look forward to the week of games ahead in Golden State, Cleveland, and Los Angeles
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Published 11/05/22
Chris Watkins & Frankie Cartoscelli discuss the Kings' 2-1 week that saw them take down Miami & Charlotte before losing in controversial fashion in Miami on Wednesday. Did Tyler Herro's no-call travel cost the Kings the win? The guys also talk about the struggles of Davion Mitchell, Harrison Barnes, and Richaun Holmes.
Video of Stephon Marbury eating vaseline: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eUtSV519vU
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Published 11/03/22
On this week's episode of Kings Weekly with Chris Watkins, Chris breaks down the 0-4 start to the Sacramento Kings season, and why history says it's far from impossible to make the play-in with a worst-in-the-league type of start. Brendan Nunes joins the show to talk about the bench struggles, Chimezie Metu, and KZ Okpala's role on the team. Finally, DeAaron Fox's amazing start to the season, and whether or not Keegan Murray is the best shooter and defender on the Kings roster
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Published 10/29/22
Has De'Aaron Fox fully unlocked his star potential? Is Keegan Murray better than advertised? What's going on with Harrison Barnes?
On the latest edition of the Return of the Roar podcast, Chris Watkins and Frankie Cartoscelli dove into the start of Sacramento's season and gave their takes on all of the early-season topics.
Topics Discussed:
How are you feeling about the Kings: Discouraged, encouraged, neutral?
After having a brutal start to last season, De’Aaron Fox is having an...
Published 10/25/22
It's a special episode of Return of the Roar. Chris and Frankie recap the Sacramento Kings Opening Night loss against the Portland Trailblazers, and listen to Mike Brown's comments following the loss. Plus, Terrence Davis getting a technical foul on a dunk over Damian Lillard. Then, Frankie joins Chris to talk about the Keegan Murray's debut tonight vs the Clippers, and Domantas Sabonis' rough debut against the Blazers.
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Published 10/22/22
Frankie Cartoscelli and Chris Watkins break down the decision to cut Kent Bazemore and Quinn Cook from the Sacramento Kings' roster, talk about some Western Conference teams that the Kings could push for a postseason spot, and discuss the possibility of Keegan Murray becoming the starting Power Forward, and much more!
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Published 10/13/22
Chris and Frankie gave their takeaways from the win, discussed what they thought about head coach Mike Brown’s rotations, gave former Kings forward Jason Thompson his flowers, and much more.
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Published 10/04/22
Chris Watkins and Frankie Cartoscelli talk about their first impressions of the Kings who are finally back in Golden 1 Center for training camp this week leading into their first preseason game on Monday in LA. The guys also discuss the ESPN NBA Top 100 rankings and gauge how they feel the national media is over or under rating the Kings.
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Published 09/30/22
Chris Watkins and Frankie Cartoscelli are joined by Brenden Nunes of The Kings Pulse Podcast and The Kings Herald to discuss how Alex Len, Domantas Sabonis, & Sasha Vezenkov are performing in EuroBasket 2022.
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Published 09/08/22
Chris Watkins and Frankie Cartoscelli go position by position discussing if the Sacramento Kings have upgraded or downgraded at each spot. They end the episode with some breaking news about the Kings jerseys for this upcoming season and talk about what they would like to see from the team's uniform this year.
Point Guards (3:26)
Shooting Guards (15:21)
Small Forwards (25:17)
Power Forwards (32:28)
Centers (39:36)
Jersey Talk (51:02)
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Published 08/31/22
Chris Watkins and Frankie Cartoscelli break down some of the Sacramento Kings' biggest and most intriguing battles going into training camp later in September.
Huerter vs. Monk (5:49)
Cook vs. Dellavedova (17:03)
Lyles, Metu, & TD (33:01)
Sporcle Quiz (52:04)
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Published 08/25/22