As Jason Anderson of the Sacramento Bee reported, the Kings could be looking at dealing away Nemanja Bjelica, who is 32, in the final year of his contract and only possibly could not draw a first-round pick on the trade market. La conférence de presse est à retrouver dans son intégralité sur la chaine Youtube des Kings : The Kings entered the season with the current longest NBA playoff appearance drought at 14 seasons, last qualifying in 2006.On August 14, Vlade Divac resigned his position as general manager and named Monte McNair as his replacement. Contact Us. An Oak Park (the community in Ventura County, not the south Sacramento neighborhood) native, McNair had been with the Houston Rockets for the past 13 years. He has upside and maybe someone would take that gamble, but the phone is not ringing off the hook for Marvin Bagley, I’d say. — Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) September 17, 2020 McNair replaces Vlade Divac, who stepped down last month after another year of disappointment for Sacramento. Sam Amick and Shams Charania of The Athletic named six executives the Kings have interest in and one of them is Monte McNair, current assistant GM of the Houston Rockets. “He has not stayed healthy,” a Western Conference executive said. Yep, a keeper. The Kings have not, sources said, pushed for a trade on oft-injured big man Marvin Bagley, even after Bagley’s father tweeted out an odd trade demand early this month. “Monte is one of the NBA’s top basketball minds who has played an instrumental role in building several winning teams in Houston,” said Kings Owner and Chairman Vivek Ranadivé in a statement. SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The Sacramento Kings have chosen Vlade Divac’s replacement. About Us. Photo courtesy of Sacramento Kings. “He is a nice offensive player. It is good due diligence, but the sense is, there is more to it than that. Kings Name Monte McNair General Manager | Sep 17, 2020 The Sacramento Kings announced today that the team has hired Monte McNair as General Manager. Luke Walton remains the Kings’ coach. The Kings pulled the trigger on a new head of basketball operations on Thursday when they hired General Manager Monte McNair to take over the organization. By Greg Wissinger | 221 Comments | November 22, 2020. After spending 13 years with the Houston Rockets, Monte McNair will finally get the chance to be the ultimate decision-maker of an NBA team. Hield has been open about his dissatisfaction in Sacramento, but his subpar defense, mundane numbers (14.9 points, 37.0% shooting) and overpriced contract ($85 million over the next four years) have left the market for his services desert-dry. Despite playing in “the bubble” after games resumed amid the coronavirus pandemic this season, the Kings again missed the postseason – extending their playoff drought to 14 consecutive seasons. It’s a good hire for Sacramento, but there still are plenty of questions fans have moving forward. The 2020–21 Sacramento Kings season is the 76th season of the franchise, its 72nd season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 36th in Sacramento.. All Rights Reserved, This is a BETA experience. Kings Name Monte McNair General Manager » https://t.co/PS2dSegp6H pic.twitter.com/imD6IJqyVC, — Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) September 17, 2020. McNair replaces Vlade Divac, who stepped down last month after another year of disappointment for Sacramento. News NBA. New Sacramento Kings general manager Monte McNair said he is looking forward to working with coach Luke Walton to revive a franchise that has the longest current playoff drought in the NBA. Monte McNair enters his first season with the Kings as General Manager, joining the team on September 17, 2020. The Sacramento Kings are hiring Houston Rockets assistant general manager Monte McNair as their head of basketball operations, sources told The Athletic's Shams Charania and Sam Amick on Wednesday. “It is not a secret that outside of the two guards, everyone on that roster can be had,” one Eastern Conference general manager said. In that span, I’ve attended 19 NBA Finals and All-Star games, and interviewed players from Michael Jordan to Kobe Bryant to LeBron James. The Sacramento Kings have hired former Houston Rockets executive Monte McNair as their new general manager. Bagley has the worst defensive rating of any starter in the league. Fast forward, just a bit, and it is at least a bit barer than he surmised. An Oak Park (the community in Ventura County, not the south Sacramento neighborhood) native, McNair had been with the Houston Rockets for the past 13 years. Sacramento Kings fans should be excited about new general manager Monte McNair.