De’Aaron Fox is elite,” said Doug Christie, the latest new tenant of an NBA bench.From one hot seat, that of the Sacramento Kings. A franchise that doesn’t wait for anyone, but also doesn’t usually win too much. But one that Christie, a former player of the best Kings of all time – those of Webber, Bibby and company – knows by heart. It might seem like just another word from a coach happy with his star, but it means more. Because the Kings are winning with their new coach after the dismissal of Mike Brown, big words, in a move that left the NBA speechless
The situation was very strange. Two seasons ago, in 2022-23, Mike Brown was named Coach of the Year after leading Sacramento to the playoffs after 16 years. The worst streak of all time. And only Stephen Curry and his Warriors in a legendary series (seven games) ended their dream. Brown, who had already been an established coach in the NBA, was everything. But it was not worth less than two years later and with a renewal until 2027
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After a bad start to the season, the Kings decided to fire Mike Brown. According to reports from the United States, it was an ugly situation. He was allowed to coach and when they were leaving for the plane, the team communicated his dismissal. This outraged the NBA, a league that values Brown as one of its great coaches. “When they win it’s Sabonis and Fox [their stars]. When they lose, it’s just Brown,” explained Mike Malone, his former coach and now established in Denver
They have no balls. They have no class
Malone exploded. “They have no balls. They have no class,” he added. “I’m not surprised by his dismissal, I was fired by the same,” he recalled pointing to his general manager, executive Monte McNair. A total attack in a case that has more edges. Some point to Fox himself, who would have pressured the franchise with his departure if there were no changes. And there were
I am not surprised by his dismissal, I was dismissed by the same
Victory against the Sixers
With Christie, the Kings are different. They have not lost yet and against the Philadelphia 76ers they built another good win (113-107). Joel Embiid was not there, and they took advantage of it with Fox (35 points), the tremendous Domantas Sabonis (17+21) and Monk (19). Fox was the key, scoring 14 points in the last quarter with great effectiveness (6/7 FG).
In addition, his 13/16 shooting caused him to achieve a mark not seen for 17 years in Sacramento. In 2008, shooter Kevin Martin had been the only one to score at least 35 points and shoot 80% from the field. After the storm and dismissal, calm came for a star.
