Shams Charania: The Sacramento Kings and interim coach Doug Christie are finalizing a multiyear contract to make Christie the franchise’s next head coach, sources tell ESPN. Christie’s agent, Andy Miller of Klutch Sports, negotiated a new deal for the Kings’ full-time job this week.
Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania
Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania
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Dave Mason @DeuceMason
We react to the news of Doug Christie landing the gig as the Kings next head coach.
How are you feelin about it?
youtube.com/watch?v=mqSAS4… pic.x.com/ak2BSAAheH – 3:16 PM
We react to the news of Doug Christie landing the gig as the Kings next head coach.
How are you feelin about it?
youtube.com/watch?v=mqSAS4… pic.x.com/ak2BSAAheH – 3:16 PM
Matt George @MattGeorgeSAC
👑NEW LOCKED ON KINGS POD👑
🏀Kings make Doug Christie their full time head coach.
🏀Addressing the elephant in the room.
🏀Christie and new GM Scott Perry need to be on same page.
🖥️youtu.be/sd4MEBv62t4 pic.x.com/yWLp43EnXI – 1:40 PM
👑NEW LOCKED ON KINGS POD👑
🏀Kings make Doug Christie their full time head coach.
🏀Addressing the elephant in the room.
🏀Christie and new GM Scott Perry need to be on same page.
🖥️youtu.be/sd4MEBv62t4 pic.x.com/yWLp43EnXI – 1:40 PM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Sacramento Kings reportedly to remove interim tag, hire Doug Christie as head coach
It’s a grand narrative, the former popular point guard coming “home” to coach the team. But can any coach win enough with a LaVine/DeRozan/Sabonis core?
nbcsports.com/nba/news/sacra… – 1:23 PM
Sacramento Kings reportedly to remove interim tag, hire Doug Christie as head coach
It’s a grand narrative, the former popular point guard coming “home” to coach the team. But can any coach win enough with a LaVine/DeRozan/Sabonis core?
nbcsports.com/nba/news/sacra… – 1:23 PM
Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
ESPN story on Doug Christie going from starting guard for the Sacramento Kings in the 2000s to an assistant coach – and now the franchise’s next head coach: espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 12:17 PM
ESPN story on Doug Christie going from starting guard for the Sacramento Kings in the 2000s to an assistant coach – and now the franchise’s next head coach: espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 12:17 PM
Matt George @MattGeorgeSAC
I am very curious to see what coaching staff Doug Christie puts together. He will need a couple vets to help with the experience factor.
He shouldn’t have a hard time finding his guys. Doug is very popular around the league. – 12:13 PM
I am very curious to see what coaching staff Doug Christie puts together. He will need a couple vets to help with the experience factor.
He shouldn’t have a hard time finding his guys. Doug is very popular around the league. – 12:13 PM
James Ham @James_HamNBA
According to a league source, the Kings are finalizing a contract to elevate Doug Christie to head coach, removing the interim tag. ESPN first with the news. – 12:08 PM
According to a league source, the Kings are finalizing a contract to elevate Doug Christie to head coach, removing the interim tag. ESPN first with the news. – 12:08 PM
Sean Cunningham @SeanCunningham
The Sacramento Kings are finalizing a multi-year deal to keep Doug Christie as their head coach, sources confirm. @ShamsCharania first with the news. – 12:05 PM
The Sacramento Kings are finalizing a multi-year deal to keep Doug Christie as their head coach, sources confirm. @ShamsCharania first with the news. – 12:05 PM
Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
The Sacramento Kings and interim coach Doug Christie are finalizing a multiyear contract to make Christie the franchise’s next head coach, sources tell ESPN. Christie’s agent, Andy Miller of Klutch Sports, negotiated a new deal for the Kings’ full-time job this week. pic.x.com/OKdBWxszVm – 12:03 PM
The Sacramento Kings and interim coach Doug Christie are finalizing a multiyear contract to make Christie the franchise’s next head coach, sources tell ESPN. Christie’s agent, Andy Miller of Klutch Sports, negotiated a new deal for the Kings’ full-time job this week. pic.x.com/OKdBWxszVm – 12:03 PM
More on this storyline
Jake Fischer: I think Doug Christie is probably in a very strong position to retain that role, being that the owner, Vivek Ranadivé, is very much known to be a supporter of his. He’s known, generally and characteristically, to be a supporter of former players in head coaching capacities. For example, Mark Jackson was someone that Vivek wanted to hire years ago — before they even hired Mike Brown. So, I’m expecting as of now, until I hear otherwise, that Doug Christie will be retaining that chair moving forward. -via YouTube / April 29, 2025
Andrew Bogut on Kings firing Mike Brown: ‘That is a prime opportunity for you as an ownership group, as the GM to say, ‘you know what? Look in the rearview mirror. Look at our last 20 odd years. We’ve been sh*t. We have a bit of success. Some of it’s because of the roster. Some of it’s because of our coach. We’re backing the coach.’ They should have done something like Miami does, right? ‘Sit down. Shut the f*ck up. This is our guy. You don’t want to be here? We’ll get you out of here.’ But at least they had something. Now Doug Christie wasn’t awful. Finished the season okay, but they finally had a coach that had something to him. Gone. Michael Malone. Similar story. Gone. -via YouTube / April 27, 2025
James Ham: According to Scott Perry, he has spoken to Doug Christie multiple times since taking the job and he’ll have a resolution on the direction of the coaching search in Sacramento in the next week. -via Twitter @James_HamNBA / April 23, 2025