Sacramento Kings to rent Golden State Warriors assistant Mike Brown as head coach

The Sacramento Kings have agreed with Golden State Warriors assistant Mike Brown on a four-year contract to grow to be the franchise’s subsequent coach, sources advised ESPN.

The Kings finalized a take care of Brown on Sunday after assembly with him over two days late final week, sources stated. Brown involves the Kings with a transparent organizational mandate: Finish the longest playoff drought in NBA historical past and return the Kings to the postseason for the primary time in 16 years.

Brown will end the Warriors’ playoff run earlier than shifting on to his full-time duties with the Kings, sources stated.

He comes with eight seasons of head-coaching expertise and practically 20 years of assistant-coaching runs below Gregg Popovich and Steve Kerr.

Earlier than becoming a member of Kerr as an assistant with the Warriors seven years in the past, Brown had a 347-216 (.616) document in eight seasons as a head coach with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers. Brown was the NBA’s Coach of the 12 months in 2007 when he led the Cavaliers to an Japanese Convention championship.

Brown was 42-29 in components of two seasons with the Lakers earlier than getting dismissed 5 video games into the 2012-13 season. Brown returned to Cleveland for a 33-49 season in 2013-14 earlier than getting fired after one season.

Brown has a 47-36 profession playoff document.