Sacramento dismisses head coach Mike Brown

The Sacramento Kings have dismissed 3^rd-year boss Mike Brown.

The decision to let go the head coach as Sacramento is mired in a 5-match losing streak – their longest since the beginning of 2022 – with all 5 defeats at home. Kings began Friday 13-18 on the campaign, 3 matches back of earning a berth in a play-in match.

Kings have struggled to close out matches in the current campaign, being defeated in 5 matches in which its held the lead before the 4^th quarter. Only the Toronto Raptors have more such defeats with 7.

Breaking: The Sacramento Kings have fired head coach Mike Brown, sources told @ShamsCharania.

Sacramento is in the midst of a five-game losing streak and has lost 12 of its last 17 games. pic.twitter.com/8KQWjQaVzf

— ESPN (@espn) December 27, 2024

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In his 1^st campaign with the Kings in 2022-23, Brown triumphed with the Coach of the Year while leading Sacramento to the top seed before being eliminated from the playoffs in 7 matches from the Warriors in the 1^st round. That ended a 16-campaign drought without a postseason appearance for Sacramento, the longest streak in league history.

Mike ends his time in Sacramento with a .549 win percentage, the 4^th-best by a manager in the organization history. The dismissing came after Brown had agreed to a deal extension through 2026-27 during the summer.

Mike Brown’s NBA coaching resume:

— 4x NBA Champ
— 2x Coach of the Year
— Has been apart of 3 different finals teams
— Snapped the Kings 16 season playoff drought

Very solid coach & should get another coaching job sooner than later. pic.twitter.com/7idVjFaua9

— NBA World (@NBAW0RLD24) December 27, 2024