Sacramento Kings Common Supervisor Monte McNair introduced that Mike Brown has been relieved of his duties as head coach of the crew and Doug Christie has been named interim head coach.
“This was a troublesome resolution, and I need to thank Mike for his many contributions to the group,” mentioned Kings Common Supervisor Monte McNair.
Doug Christie is in his third season as an assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings. Chosen seventeenth general within the 1992 NBA Draft by the Seattle Tremendous Sonics, Christie performed 15 seasons within the NBA, averaging 11.2 factors, 4.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.9 steals per sport in 827 profession video games (708 begins) with seven groups. Throughout his time with the Kings from 2000-2005, he helped the crew attain the postseason in every of his 5 seasons. He was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Crew in 2002-03 and All-Defensive Second Crew in 2000-01, 2001-02, and 2003-04. Earlier than becoming a member of the Kings as an assistant coach, Christie spent 4 seasons because the crew’s full-time coloration analyst from 2017-21.
Brown was named head coach of the Kings in Could 2022 after spending six seasons as assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors. Throughout his time with the Kings, he coached the crew to a 107-88 file.
