Dave Joerger was fired from his job as Memphis Grizzlies head coach over the weekend and in less than 48 hours, it appears that he will be getting a new job.
Joerger is close to getting a deal from the Sacramento Kings, a team who had put just about every head coach available on their list. As soon as Joerger was let go, he shot to the top of the Kings list of candidates and now it appears that he might be close to a deal.
Following from Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical on Yahoo! Sports.
The Sacramento Kings are progressing rapidly in discussions with Dave Joerger, with a Monday meeting that will include owner Vivek Ranadive being the final hurdle to Joerger’s hiring as head coach, league sources told The Vertical.
The Kings fetched Joerger and his family in a private jet for a Sunday visit in Northern California, and Joerger and Kings vice president of basketball operations Vlade Divac spent considerable time discussing a partnership, league sources said.
The framework of a contract has been moving into place over the weekend, taking the shape of a three-year deal in the neighborhood of $4 million a year, league sources said.
Joerger will have the autonomy to hire his own assistant coaching staff, and there’s doubt about his commitment to bringing members of his Grizzlies staff with him to the Kings, league sources said. Elston Turner is expected to join him, and another candidate – veteran NBA and college coach Bill Bayno – is likely to join Joerger on the bench as well, sources said.
UPDATE:
Joerger has agreed in principle to become the new head coach of the Sacramento Kings.
Dave Joerger has agreed to a deal in principle to become the new Sacramento Kings coach, league sources tell @TheVertical.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) May 9, 2016
Joerger will sign three-year deal — with a team option for 4th — paying him $4M per year. Contract coming, possible news conference today.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) May 9, 2016
