The Sacramento Kings announced on Wednesday that the team has agreed to contract extensions with Head Coach Dave Joerger and General Manager Vlade Divac. The extensions keep Joerger and Divac in Sacramento through 2019-2020.
The team held a press conference to make the deals official. Both Divac and Joerger gave statements.
Following statements from the Kings press release,
“I am so excited to continue to build this team with incredible partners and want to thank Vivek and the entire Sacramento Kings organization for their support,” said Divac “Together, from ownership to the front office to Dave and his team, we’re unified in our vision for the future of this franchise. I look forward to the hard work and fun ahead as we strive to make Sacramento proud.”
“It is a great time to be in Sacramento, and I’m thrilled by the opportunity to continue working alongside Vlade and the entire Kings organization,” said Joerger. “Together, we are bonded as a group focused on working hard and developing our team.”
The Kings are looking to build with the core in place. After moving on from DeMarcus Cousins last season, the team has joined the rebuilding movement. Recouping a talent like Buddy Hield was a step in the right direction.
Divac and the front office did well to draft DeAaron Fox, Justin Jackson, and Frank Mason III. The Kings executive has made some very savvy moves as he looks to start fresh with the team he took over in 2015
Joerger is a proven coach in this league, making the playoffs every year during his tenure as head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies.
The Grizzlies fired Joerger after being swept in the first round by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2015-2016 postseason. The Kings hired him shortly after in May of 2016.
