New Kings GM Reveals Goal For Team After Disappointing Season
The Sacramento Kings are preparing to usher in a new era after it was announced that general manager Monte McNair and owner Vivek Ranadive have agreed to part ways.
On Wednesday, the Kings held a press conference to introduce Scott Perry as their new GM.
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Perry has experience working under Joe Dumars and, most famously, helped assemble a roster that won the 2004 NBA Championship.
Sacramento Kings guard Zach LaVine (8) looks on during the first quarter against the Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Center.Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
New Kings GM reveals goal
Back in 2017, Perry was hired by the Kings to be their vice president of operations.
Eight years to the day later, Perry was hired by the Kings as general manager after a sting with the New York Knicks in the same role.
The Kings finished this past season as the No. 10 seed in a loaded Western Conference. They fell to the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Play-In Tournament.
With a new general manager, hopefully comes a new direction. Perry was up front with his hopes and expectations in this role.
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"The goal here is to build a sustainable winner," said Perry.
Some were surprised that the Kings still made the playoffs after trading away De'Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs.
While the Kings got Zach LaVine back as part of the three-team deal, it was a peculiar choice to pair him back up with DeMar DeRozan, given the apparent peaks and limitations they showed during their time with the Chicago Bulls.
The Kings have little to no chance at landing the top pick in the upcoming NBA Draft Lottery at just 0.8%.
Unfortunately, there might not be much change between next year's team and what we saw this season. LaVine is due $47.5 million next season and has a player option for nearly $49 million the next season.
DeRozan, Domantas Sabonis, Malik Monk and Keegan Murray are all also under contract for next season. Will Perry attempt a wholesale change, or keep going down the same path?
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