the Sacramento Kings fired general manager Monte McNair (40) on Thursday following the team’s play-in loss to the Dallas Mavericks the previous day.
While the season may have ended in disappointment, McNair, who spent five seasons with the team, was the one who brought the Kings out of their 16-year playoff drought during the 2022-2023 season.
The Kings went 195-205 with McNair in the GM seat, making the playoffs just once (2022-2023), where they lost to the Golden State Warriors in seven games during the first round.
A deal is being finalised to bring in former New York Knicks general manager (2017-2023) Scott Perry to fill the position.
Perry spent the 2017 season with the Kings as the team’s vice president of basketball operations.
It was reported that McNair lost his power to make team decisions this season, which was followed by the team firing head coach Mike Brown 31 games in and trading for Zach LaVine in a deal that sent guard De’Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs.
Kings star center Domantas Sabonis said in a statement during the end-of-the-year press conference that the team needed a point guard.
The Kings will need to get to work seeing as how they have just one playoff appearance in the past 19 years.
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