The Sacramento Kings 2024-25 campaign has been, to put it mildly, underwhelming. It's a far cry from that standout 2022-23 season when Mike Brown took over as head coach. His high tempo style offense saw a struggling franchise reach its first .500-win season and playoff appearance in nearly two decades. Fans had something to get excited about as they watched that season's most scoringest offense battle with serious title contenders and light up the sky with every hard-fought victory.
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Fast forward to this year and Sacramento is struggling to take over their division, never mind a top seed in the Western Conference. As if winning games wasn't enough of an uphill battle, the Kings organization announced on Dec. 27 that they would be parting ways with the NBA's unanimous 2022-23 Coach of the Year award winner.
Kings Part Ways with Head Coach Mike Brown
For all the contributions to the team's success he made in his first year, Mike Brown was allegedly overstaying his welcome. Sources close to the team reported that the head coach was losing confidence from his locker room due to the continued scrutiny of their performance. In a report, The Athletic cited a recent incident where Brown singled out All-star point guard De'Aaron Fox for a bad defensive possession that was the difference in Sacramento's 114-113 loss to Detroit. His public criticism of Fox and the team in postgame interviews allegedly influenced the decision of his firing.
De'Aaron Fox Trade Has Been Floated Around the League
Questions will certainly be asked about the Sacramento Kings as All Star Weekend draws nearer - along with trade deadline.
De'Aaron Fox will likely push for a trade before the February 6 deadline according to sources around the NBA.
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Four teams have already come up in discussions about potential landing spots for Fox, including the Miami Heat, the San Antonio Spurs, the Houston Rockets, and the Los Angeles Lakers.
