Why Brown is glad Kings contract extension got done before season

Why Brown is glad Kings contract extension got done before season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

Mike Brown gladly can focus on Kings basketball during the 2024-25 NBA season after officially inking a three-year, $30 million contract extension Wednesday.

Of course, Brown reportedly agreed to the deal over six weeks ago, and before then, there reportedly was a “gulf” between him and Sacramento. At last, negotiations are no more, as Brown is glad the Kings are keeping him for the long haul, and his deal is finalized.

“I’m extremely happy,” Brown told reporters Wednesday. “Myself, my family, we’re very happy to be back. We love the people in the city.

“From Day 1, everybody has just welcomed us with open arms… the fans, working with Monty [McMair] and Wes [Wilcox], and having Matina [Kolokotronis] and Vivek [Ranadivé] there — just the type of people that are a part of the program — [also,] my coaches, players [and] staff.”

Brown has built quite a rapport with the Kings and the greater Sacramento community since succeeding Alvin Gentry as head coach in 2022.

The 54-year-old has been a culture changer, mainly after helping the Kings snap their 16-year NBA playoffs drought during the 2022-23 season. Helping develop key pieces such as Keegan Murray, retaining one such as Malik Monk, and landing marquee ones like DeMar DeRozan in free agency furthers the sentiment.

Brown is excited to keep working with the franchise that gave him his first opportunity to be a head coach. Most importantly, he is glad Sacramento secured him before the final year of his previous contract was due to expire by the end of the 2024-25 season.

“I’ve been around a long time, and if it didn’t get done yet, there’d be disappointment probably on both sides,” Brown said. “But at the end of the day, we were able to find that common ground and get something hashed out. So now it’s not a distraction, which it would have been…

“It’s just a distraction for everybody because because you would constantly be asking me about it, asking the players about it, all that other stuff. So, it’s good that that that that’s not there…

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Publish date : 2024-07-19 02:49:01

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