Kings hire Mike Brown: Warriors assistant takes over as Sacramento’s head coach

The Sacramento Kings have agreed to a deal with Golden State Warriors assistant Mike Brown to become their next coach, the team announced Monday. Brown will remain with the Warriors for the duration of their playoff run and his deal in Sacramento is four years, per ESPN. Reports had previously suggested that team owner Vivek Ranadive preferred former Warriors coach Mark Jackson, who was also a finalist, but the front office appears has made Brown their choice.

Brown is best known for his first five-year stint as head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers. There, he reached the 2007 NBA Finals alongside LeBron James, but the Cavaliers never made it back there under his watch. He was fired after the 2009-10 season in the hopes that a new coach might help convince James to stay with the Cavaliers. He ultimately left, but returned in 2014.

Brown went on to coach the Los Angeles Lakers from there, but after a 41-25 debut season, he was fired following a 1-4 start to the 2012-13 campaign. He returned to Cleveland for the 2013-14 season, but lasted just a single year and was let go before James ultimately returned.

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