Alvin Gentry Rumors
Walton and successor Alvin Gentry are both former Warriors assistant coaches and the buzz in league circles has already generated the names of two current Warriors assistants — Mike Brown and Kenny Atkinson — who are expected to receive consideration for the Sacramento job if Gentry is not promoted from interim to full-time head coach as he was in Detroit and Phoenix.
There is room for hope; six of Sacramento’s 11 losses have come by single digits. Perhaps Gentry’s veteran savvy and fresh voice can fix enough problems around narrow margins to salvage the Kings’ playoff chances. That would likely have to come without any major trade fixes in the near future. Sacramento brass expect Gentry, Fox, and the Kings to recapture what led to their strong start themselves, as opposed to making any other stark personnel changes, sources told B/R.
It now falls on Gentry to right the Kings’ ship. He remains under contract through the 2022-23 season and will coach the duration of this year’s campaign, sources said, barring unforeseen circumstances.
James Ham: Tristan Thompson on Luke Walton: pic.twitter.com/TuGgBe2sqI
Jason Anderson: “We can either improve or we’ve got to start looking to play different people. That’s the solution, really. If we can’t get it done with the people we have out there, as a coach, I’ve got to decide on different people being out there.” — Kings interim coach Alvin Gentry
