Report: Kings coach Brown expected to seek eight-figure salary originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Kings coach Mike Brown has helped turn the franchise around in a short amount of time, and he apparently would like to be rewarded for his contributions.
After a report circulated last month stating Brown wanted a “long-term commitment at his market rate” regarding a contract extension with the Kings, a new report suggests what that price tag might look like.
Brown is expected to seek an eight-figure salary following massive paydays to other coaches around the league, Yahoo! Sports senior NBA reporter Jake Fischer reported Wednesday, citing sources.
“The outcome of the Lakers’ process, and the rest of this unfolding coaching cycle — which has already included paydays for Jason Kidd and new Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer — will also provide added context for Mike Brown’s contract extension conversations in Sacramento,” Fischer wrote.
“With Brown’s Coach of the Year credentials and the new benchmarks for coaching salaries after Monty Williams landed $70-plus million from Detroit and Budenholzer’s recent $10 million average annual salary, Brown’s talks are expected to center around a similar eight-figure threshold as well, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Tom Thibodeau’s own extension number in New York, sources said, is anticipated to finish in that same ballpark.”
The Los Angeles Lakers fired Darvin Ham after just two seasons, and the team has been on the hunt for a replacement ever since.
Meanwhile, the coaching carousel continues around the league with instability, uncertainty and constant change for some organizations.
From 2007 to 2022, the Kings went through 11 different head coaches before Brown was hired before the 2022-23 season. He won the NBA Coach of the Year in his first season with Sacramento after helping the Kings snap a 16-season playoff drought.
And despite missing the playoffs this past season, several Kings players after the season pointed out and lauded the organization’s consistency — from the players to the coaches to the front office.
Speaking to reporters at his…
..
