According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, confirmed by the Sacramento Kings, interim head coach Doug Christie will remain with the organization as their permanent head coach.

Christie signed a multi-year contract Tuesday morning to complete his journey of being a former player of the Kings to their assistant coach to now their head coach. An incredible story to be told here.

Sacramento has been, and will continue, revamp their team to remain competitive in the Western Conference. Christie replaced Mike Brown as Sacramento’s coach in December.

For their front office, the Kings parted ways with Monte McNair immediately after getting bounced in the Play-In Tournament. Scott Perry took over to run Sacramento’s front office.

The team went 27-24 under Christie, while ranking ninth in offensive efficiency. A positive sign for their fans and for their future.

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.

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.