Sacramento Kings And General Manager Monte McNair Mutually Part Ways
The Sacramento Kings and General Manager Monte McNair announced they had mutually parted ways minutes after they lost their knockout Play-In game to the Dallas Mavericks.
The Sacramento Kings and general manager Monte McNair are mutually parting ways, sources tell ESPN. McNair spent five seasons running the Kings, winning NBA executive of the year in 2023 when Sacramento went 48-34 and snapped a record 16-year drought to make the playoffs. pic.twitter.com/off3QWsZnU
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 17, 2025
McNair, who joined the Kings in 2020, oversaw their return to the NBA Playoffs for the first time in 16 years in 2023, was awarded the NBA Executive of the Year prize for that season.
Unfortunately, the Kings have been able to maintain those heights with former NBA Coach of the Year Mike Brown being fired earlier this season.
At February’s NBA Trade Deadline, McNair traded franchise point guard De’Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs for Zach LaVine and draft picks. The deal also included current Portland Trail Blazers two-way contracted player Sidy Cissoko.
McNair traded Tyrese Haliburton to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Domantas Sabonis in February 2022 and secured Demar DeRozan from the Chicago Bulls last offseason.
The Kings lost tonight’s Play-In game at Golden 1 Center 106-120 after finishing above the Mavericks in the Western Conference standings.
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