Kings

Kings Never Wanted To Fire Mike Brown, Until They Had To

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4 months ago

December 30, 2024

Joshua

Kings Never Wanted To Fire Mike Brown, Until They Had To

According to multiple reports, the Sacramento Kings had a very difficult decision to make, and they didn’t want to make that call at all. There was controversy inside-and-out of their organization.

“Nobody wanted to fire Mike,” one Kings source said. “He’s a good coach. People here really care about him. Until the very last moment we were trying to make it work.”

Despite not wanting to fire him, General Manager Monte McNair, associate GM Wes Wilcox, Team President Matina Kolokotronis, and Governor Vivek Ranadivé were actively communicating throughout the team’s 0-5 home struggles, which led to the team firing him.

The night before the firing, everyone agreed to go to bed and decide in the morning. Sacramento allowed him to run practice and answer the media’s questions, but beyond that, they made their choice to fire him.

Doug Christie

Doug Christie Has Legitimate Shot For Kings Head Coaching Job

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2 days ago

April 18, 2025

Joshua

Doug Christie Has Legitimate Shot For Kings Head Coaching Job

According to The Athletic’s Sam Amick, current interim head coach Doug Christie is in a “well-positioned” spot to become the Sacramento Kings permanent head coach.

While he hasn’t been told anything or given any reassurances, when the Kings are doing their process, his name will be in the mix.

After former general manager Monte McNair and Sacramento parted ways, the Kings immediately hired Scott Perry to run their front office. With that hiring, Perry will have a say in who leads the team next season.

Christie has been with the Kings since 2021, a year before former head coach Mike Brown was hired to run this basketball team.

The former basketball player has only 51 games of coaching under his belt, which stems from this season. Christie, as an NBA player, played for Sacramento for five years. His ties to the team goes beyond being assistant/interim coach.

Domantas Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis (Ankle) Is Out At Least 10 Days

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1 month ago

March 19, 2025

Joshua

Domantas Sabonis (Ankle) Is Out At Least 10 Days

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, confirmed by the Sacramento Kings, prized big-man Domantas Sabonis will be out at least ten days due to a right ankle sprain.

The 28-year-old suffered the injury during the Memphis Grizzlies game, where fans only saw him playing 12 minutes before being out the remainder of the game.

He first went to the locker room with a laceration-related injury, but came back. However, the second time he went to the locker room, it was for his ankle and never returned.

Sabonis has missed some time this season with a previous hamstring injury, which saw Sacramento go 3-6 in his absence.

The Kings take on the Cleveland Cavaliers Wednesday night. Sacramento currently holds the ninth seed in the Western Conference.

This season, Sabonis averages 19.2 points and 13.9 rebounds in 58 appearances.

Jonas Valanciunas

Kings Trade For Jonas Valanciunas

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2 months ago

February 5, 2025

Joshua

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Sacramento Kings have traded for Washington Wizards’ center Jonas Valanciunas.

It’s being reported Sacramento is giving Washington 20-year-old Sidy Cissoko and two second-rounders.

The 32-year-old, who has started for the majority of his career, was the backup for Alex Sarr. It is now believed he will be backing up Domantas Sabonis.

This is the first year of Valanciunas’s three-year, $30 million contract.