The Sacramento Kings have hired former Philadelphia 76ers Vice President of Basketball Administration to be their new assistant general manager, reports ESPN’s Marc J. Spears:
Kings have hired Sixers VP of Basketball Administration Brandon Williams as their new Assistant General Manager, source told @TheUndefeated.
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpearsESPN) July 30, 2017
New Kings Asst GM Brandon Williams tells @TheUndefeated he's "really excited" about new gig and credits Scott Perry for helping open door.
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpearsESPN) July 30, 2017
New Kings Asst GM Brandon Williams also tells @TheUndefeated he is excited to work for "forward thinking" owner @Vivek and with @bgoodvlade.
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpearsESPN) July 30, 2017
Williams, also the Delaware 87ers’ GM, interviewed for Hawks’ GM job in June. Wrote about him then. Rising star:https://t.co/mOqLSmlP8I
— David Aldridge (@daldridgetnt) July 30, 2017
Scott Perry, whom Williams credits, was VP of Kings basketball operations until he was hired on as general manager of the Knicks.
Prior to his career as an executive, Williams played in the NBA, albeit briefly. He had short stints with the Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs and Atlanta Hawks.
