Report: Kings coach Brown anticipated to hunt eight-figure wage initially appeared on NBC Sports activities Bay Space
Kings coach Mike Brown has helped flip the franchise round in a brief period of time, and he apparently wish to be rewarded for his contributions.
After a report circulated final month stating Brown needed a “long-term dedication at his market fee” concerning a contract extension with the Kings, a brand new report suggests what that price ticket may appear to be.
Brown is anticipated to hunt an eight-figure wage following huge paydays to different coaches across the league, Yahoo! Sports activities senior NBA reporter Jake Fischer reported Wednesday, citing sources.
“The result of the Lakers’ course of, and the remainder of this unfolding teaching cycle — which has already included paydays for Jason Kidd and new Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer — can even present added context for Mike Brown’s contract extension conversations in Sacramento,” Fischer wrote.
“With Brown’s Coach of the 12 months credentials and the brand new benchmarks for teaching salaries after Monty Williams landed $70-plus million from Detroit and Budenholzer’s latest $10 million common annual wage, Brown’s talks are anticipated to focus on an analogous eight-figure threshold as effectively, league sources instructed Yahoo Sports activities. Tom Thibodeau’s personal extension quantity in New York, sources stated, is anticipated to complete in that very same ballpark.”
The Los Angeles Lakers fired Darvin Ham after simply two seasons, and the group has been on the hunt for a alternative ever since.
In the meantime, the teaching carousel continues across the league with instability, uncertainty and fixed change for some organizations.
From 2007 to 2022, the Kings went by 11 completely different head coaches earlier than Brown was employed earlier than the 2022-23 season. He received the NBA Coach of the 12 months in his first season with Sacramento after serving to the Kings snap a 16-season playoff drought.
And regardless of lacking the playoffs this previous season, a number of Kings gamers after the season identified and lauded the group’s consistency — from the gamers to the coaches to the entrance workplace.
Talking to reporters at his end-of-the-season exit interview, Brown reiterated his want to remain in Sacramento long-term.
“It is not likely [top of mind this offseason]. I’ve one 12 months left on my deal, everyone is aware of that,” Brown stated. “However I am enthusiastic about being right here. I am enthusiastic about our future. So I am going to enter this summer time attempting to determine how we may be higher subsequent 12 months. We’re disillusioned we’re not taking part in and we really feel like we left some issues on the desk.”
A coach publicly stating he needs — and is happy — to be in Sacramento hasn’t been so widespread over time. However Brown hasn’t shied away from letting that be identified. And from what it seems to be like as of now, the gamers need him as their coach for a very long time.
What Kings possession decides transferring ahead might be public data one other day, however Kings basic supervisor Monte McNair seems to be content material with what Brown has finished up to now.
“As I talked about, you take a look at a two-year horizon right here which is when coach Brown and his workers got here in, and [there are] a variety of positives,” McNair instructed reporters at his exit interview. “We’re definitely disillusioned this 12 months, and Mike and I’ll sit down and check out to determine how we get again to the place we need to get to.
“And we’ll have all these conversations beginning quickly.”
