Sacramento Kings and General Manager Monte McNair mutually agreed to share roads after the team’s play-in loss to Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday.
Team owner Vivek Ranadive said in a statement on Thursday: “I want to sincerely thank Monte for his leadership and the invaluable contributions he made during his time in Sacramento. He helped build a strong foundation for continued success here, and we wish him and his family all the best in their future efforts.”
According to several media reports, the kings end a deal to fill the vacancy with Scott Perry, which was GM from New York Knicks from 2017-23. Perry was Sacramento’s Vice President of Basketball Operations 2017.
McNair finished his fifth season in the role. He was appointed NBA’s CEO after Sacramento completed a league record 16-year-old playoffs 2022-23.
Ninth-seeded Sacramento’s season ended on Wednesday evening with a 120-106 home loss to 10-seeded Dallas. The kings finished 40-42 during the regular season and missed the playoffs for the 18th time in the last 19 seasons.
McNair reportedly lost decision power in the organization, which fired head coach Mike Brown after 31 matches this season and made waves with a series of significant Roster movements. Sacramento signed Demar Derozan as a free agent in July and at the deadline de’aaron Fox traded to Spurs and acquired Zach Lavine from Chicago Bulls.
Kings compiled a .488 winning percent in five seasons during McNair, compared to a .362 clip during the five previous campaigns.
McNair worked in Houston Rockets Front Office for 13 years before being hired as Kings GM and president of basketball operations in September 2020.
Perry, 61, began his NBA Front Office career with Detroit Pistons 2000. He was assistant GM for the bad Supersonics 2007-08, Vice President of Basketball Operations from 2008-12 for Pistons and an assistant GM and VP for Orlando Magic from 2012-17.
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