After engaging in contract extension negotiations, the Sacramento Kings and coach Mike Brown remain at odds over a potential deal and have engaged in discussions, sources told ESPN on Friday.
Brown has one guaranteed season remaining on his original four-year contract, and there is hope of reaching a deal that would keep him from entering the final year of his contract in the 2024-25 season, sources said. .
Brown led the Kings to a return to the Western Conference playoffs for the first time in 18 years in 2022-23, earning NBA Coach of the Year honors. Sacramento was 48-34 and No. 3 in the Western Conference a year ago – ultimately losing a seven-game first-round series to the Golden State Warriors.
The Kings were No. 9 this season, beating the Warriors in the Play-In tournament before the New Orleans Pelicans eliminated Sacramento. Under Brown, the Kings are 94-70 (.573) in two seasons.
Brown is a two-time NBA Coach of the Year – most notably with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2009. Brown had two stops with the Cavaliers as head coach (305-187, .620) and more than one season in as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers (42-29, .592).
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