Ep. 6 of The Kings Beat Podcast: The Athletic's Sam Amick joins the discussion

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The Athletic's Sam Amick joins News 10's Sean Cunningham and James Ham from The Kings Beat for a lively discussion on the Sacramento Kings. 

Topics include Sam's interview with Kings general manager Monte McNair, head coach Luke Walton's job stability, some heavy decisions from then past and an insiders view of the NBA bubble.

Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Intro music and more to come.

0:00 - Welcome in to The Kings Beat Podcast

3:30- Amick's thoughts on his sit down with Kings general manager Monte McNair 

7:15 - Cunningham feels like he's dating McNair?

13:00 - How does the Kings' front office operate? Rowing in the same direction?

16:30 - Taking exception to the jazz band comment

18:20 - How is the Kings' front office viewed from the outside?

24:00 - How is the Kings' roster viewed from the outside?

26:00 - Where does Luke Walton stand?

27:45 - The "arranged marriage" of McNair and Walton

34:00 - McNair's non-moves

36:30 - Rehashing the Bogdan Bogdanovic decision

38:30 - The Marvin Bagley situation

44:15 - Prioritizing today, instead of looking ahead

46:00 - You can't be bad forever

47:00 - Has McNair tied himself to Walton?

50:15 - Will the lackluster free agent class lead to a crazy trade deadline?

54:00 - The Business of Basketball: Sam in the Bubble

60:00 - Sam and Bonzi Wells situation

66:00 - Flash floods and a concert in Las Vegas

70:00 - Subscribe, thank you and goodbye

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