No team in recent memory has been through so many front office issues like the Sacramento Kings. In the modern NBA, the Kings are the team that are the equivalent to basically having all of your personal text messages shown on twitter for all to enjoy.
Yea, it’s been THAT bad.
So what’s next for the Kings? Well, only time will tell but their record isn’t getting any better. Maybe it’s time for Sacramento to have some form of stability going forward. And it appears that it will start with George Karl remaining as the Kings head coach.
Following from ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan.
Divac says he met with the players the day after that demoralizing defeat to the Spurs. “I asked them, ‘OK, what’s the problem? Why do you not want to play for George?”‘ Divac says. “They said, ‘No, no, no, we want to play for George, we just don’t like losing.’ It was my challenge to the players. It was me saying, ‘What’s up? I’ve tried to do everything for you.’ ”
Divac vows he has Karl’s back. But what if Ranadive called Divac tomorrow and told him he must fire the coach?
“I will say, ‘No,’ ” Divac responds.
What if Ranadive says he’ll fire you if you don’t? “I will tell him my arguments and if we cannot reach an agreement . . . ” Divac trails off.
“Listen,” he continues after a moment. “[Vivek] gave me a lot of freedom and I appreciate that. I’m glad I’ve earned his trust, now it’s up to me to prove he made a good decision.”
