Sacramento Kings General Manager Monte McNair announced that Mike Brown has been relieved of his duties as head coach of the team and Doug Christie has been named interim head coach.
“This was a difficult decision, and I want to thank Mike for his many contributions to the organization,” said Kings General Manager Monte McNair.
Doug Christie is in his third season as an assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings. Selected 17th overall in the 1992 NBA Draft by the Seattle Super Sonics, Christie played 15 seasons in the NBA, averaging 11.2 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.9 steals per game in 827 career games (708 starts) with seven teams. During his time with the Kings from 2000-2005, he helped the team reach the postseason in each of his five seasons. He was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team in 2002-03 and All-Defensive Second Team in 2000-01, 2001-02, and 2003-04. Before joining the Kings as an assistant coach, Christie spent four seasons as the team’s full-time color analyst from 2017-21.
Brown was named head coach of the Kings in May 2022 after spending six seasons as assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors. During his time with the Kings, he coached the team to a 107-88 record.
