{"id":21622,"date":"2025-10-24T17:03:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T17:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/21622\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T17:03:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T17:03:11","slug":"marc-j-spears-gives-his-take-on-the-25-26-sacramento-kings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/21622\/","title":{"rendered":"Marc J. Spears gives his take on the &#8217;25-26 Sacramento Kings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Sacramento Kings are in an interesting spot heading into the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n<p>During Friday\u2019s edition of The Carmichael Dave Show with Jason Ross, the guys were joined by NBA insider and writer for Andscape, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarcJSpears\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Marc J. Spears<\/a>, to discuss the current state of the Kings roster, explain why Russell Westbrook is a great fit with this team, contemplate which players could become available in trade talks, and much more.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, Marc lays out what fans should know about Sacramento general manager Scott Perry.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to check out the entire interview with Marc J. Spears on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@SactownSports1140\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sactown Sports 1140 YouTube page.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761325389_373_hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Topics Discussed<\/p>\n<p>Diving into Marc\u2019s overall outlook on the 2025-26 Sacramento Kings<br \/>\n\u201cTruth be told in the West, nothing\u2019s easy.\u201d<br \/>\nMarc thinks Russell Westbrook will energize the Sacramento Kings: \u201cTo me, he\u2019s a perfect Kings player.\u201d<br \/>\nAre there some Kings players who could become trade targets for other teams?<br \/>\nSpears thinks DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine, and other veterans could generate interest.<br \/>\n\u201cYou have to trust Scott [Perry] to get the team together in the right way.\u201d<br \/>\nMarc says that Domantas Sabonis is one of the more underrated players in the NBA<br \/>\nWhat should Kings fans know about first-year GM Scott Perry?<br \/>\nMUCH more!<\/p>\n<p>Listen to\u00a0The Carmichael Dave Show with Jason Ross\u00a0from 6 \u2013 10 a.m. PST, Monday through Friday, on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sactownsports.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sactown Sports 1140.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sactownsports.com\/the-drive-with-carmichael-dave\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for full episodes of\u00a0The Carmichael Dave Show\u00a0with Jason Ross<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More NBA &amp; Sacramento Kings content from Sactown Sports<\/p>\n<p>The injury bug isn\u2019t showing the Sacramento Kings any mercy to start the 2025-26 season, with rookie wing Nique Clifford being the latest member of the roster to be sidelined.<\/p>\n<p>Clifford, the 24th overall pick in June\u2019s NBA Draft, has been diagnosed with a right hamstring strain and will be re-evaluated in one week, per the Kings.<\/p>\n<p>The Colorado State product suffered the injury during Wednesday\u2019s season-opening loss to the Phoenix Suns, a game in which he started at the small forward position. An MRI determined the severity of Clifford\u2019s injury prior to Thursday\u2019s practice.<\/p>\n<p>Already weathering the absences of starting center Domantas Sabonis (hamstring strain) and forward Keegan Murray (thumb surgery), Sacramento will now look ahead to a week of matchups against the Utah Jazz, reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder, and Chicago Bulls before re-evaluating Clifford.<\/p>\n<p>The Kings are already thin at the forward and center spots, and now they will have to dig even deeper into the rotation on Friday against Utah. Keon Ellis, who played just 13 minutes during Wednesday\u2019s loss, could see a bump in playing time, unless Sabonis or Isaac Jones (illness) return against Utah.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sactownsports.com\/59502\/sacramento-kings-nique-clifford-hamstring\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kings rookie Nique Clifford (hamstring) to miss at least one week<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Upcoming Sacramento Kings schedule for the 2025-26 season<\/p>\n<p>Friday, October 24th\u00a0\u2013 vs. Utah Jazz \u2013 7 PM PT<br \/>\nSunday, October 26th\u00a0\u2013 vs. Los Angeles Lakers \u2013 6 PM PT<br \/>\nTuesday, October 28th\u00a0\u2013 @ Oklahoma City Thunder \u2013 5 PM PT<br \/>\nWednesday, October 29th\u00a0\u2013 @ Chicago Bulls \u2013 5 PM PT<br \/>\nSaturday, November 1st\u00a0\u2013 @ Milwaukee Bucks \u2013 2:00 PM PT<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Thank you for reading\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sactownsports.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SactownSports.com<\/a>. 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