Doug Christie

Doug Christie In Talks To Become Next Sacramento Kings Head Coach Starting In 2025-26

Brandon Ellis

Doug Christie was named the interim coach in late December after the Sacramento Kings fired Mike Brown. He led this team to the Play-In Tournament, after a roster shake-up where De’Aaron Fox was traded to the Spurs in a multi-team trade, with the Kings getting Zach LaVine in return from the Bulls in February. Christie deserves this opportunity to be the head coach for the job he did for them from January onward. Keeping the team in the hunt for the playoffs after the shakeups was an impressive feat. Here’s an outline of Christie’s resume to this point. 

Christie’s Resume 

Christie was familiar with the Kings organization as he was a part of those classic 2000s Kings teams led by Mike Bibby and Chris Webber, as the team’s starting shooting guard on those teams. He knows the reputation that the Kings used to have and where they should be in terms of being a playoff team. 

Christie won 20 of the first 31 games as the interim but finished 7-13 in the last 20 games after being an assistant with the team since the 2021-22 season. He got some much-earned experience this season and will look to improve upon that in his first season as the actual head coach of the team. Look for the Kings to have some more continuity with LaVine, DeRozan, and Domantas Sabonis going into 2025-26 after learning the chemistry from February on. 

Final Thoughts 

Christie earned this opportunity to become the head coach of the Kings because of the success he was able to have with some turmoil around the Fox and Brown drama, as well as the Fox trade in general. The lineup featured LaVine in the Big 3, instead of Fox.

Kings fans will appreciate this move that the organization is making with Christie, as he was a prominent player on the best teams in the franchise’s history. This should be an exciting time to be a Kings fan. Total Apex Sports has plenty of NBA stories and coverage like this one all over the site and will continue to have the latest NBA news, as well as other sports.

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