{"id":79815,"date":"2024-06-01T10:15:32","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T14:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=79815"},"modified":"2024-06-01T10:15:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T14:15:32","slug":"kings-head-coach-agree-to-three-year-extension-mike-brown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/06\/01\/kings-head-coach-agree-to-three-year-extension-mike-brown\/","title":{"rendered":"Kings, Head Coach Agree To Three-Year Extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/05\/31\/kings-mike-brown-take-next-step-contract-negotiations\/\" target=\"_self\">Sacramento Kings<\/a> were a moribund franchise for over a decade and a half. From 2007 to 2022, Sacramento was forced to watch playoff basketball from home as they didn\u2019t qualify. The team has taken a turn for the better in the two seasons since Mike Brown became head coach.\u00a0With just one more guaranteed year remaining (mutual option for 2025-26), the 54-year-old Brown was looking for more long-term security. Friday\u2019s news ensured he will now receive that.<\/p>\n<h2>Kings, Head Coach Agree To Three-Year Extension<\/h2>\n<h3>Mike Brown Agrees To Extension With Sacramento<\/h3>\n<p>As first reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Brown and the Kings have agreed to a three-year extension.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown has agreed on a new contract that takes him through the 2026-2027 season, his agent Warren LeGarie tells ESPN. Brown, the 2022-2023 NBA Coach of the Year, gets a new deal with a significant raise.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1796751924261224904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nIt also represents a substantial raise for Brown as the new deal takes the place of what he was scheduled to receive in 2024-25. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/40253896\/kings-brown-gets-big-raise-deal-extended-26-27\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wojnarowski later reported<\/a> that the extension will pay him $8.5 million annually. That is $4.5 million more than the $4 million his previous contract would have paid him next season.<\/p>\n<p>The news comes after previous reports stated that the <a href=\"https:\/\/syndication.bleacherreport.com\/amp\/10122516-nba-rumors-mike-brown-kings-have-tabled-contract-extension-talks.amp.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">two sides had come to a bit of an impasse<\/a>. Brown wanted to receive a deal more in line with what head coaches have been getting in recent deals. It was just a few days ago that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/luety01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyronn Lue<\/a> and the Los Angeles Clippers agreed on a five-year, $70 million extension. Other recent head coaching extensions include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kerrst01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steve Kerr<\/a> with the Golden State Warriors (two years, $35 million) and Erik Spoelstra with the Miami Heat (eight years, $120 million).<\/p>\n<h3>Much More Success Under Brown<\/h3>\n<p>As previously mentioned, the Kings did not make the playoffs for 16 straight seasons spanning from 2006-07 until 2021-22.\u00a0That changed in Brown\u2019s first year in charge the following season. Sacramento finished 2022-23 with a 48-34 record, good for third-best in the Western Conference. It was their best regular season since they went 50-32 in 2004-05. They fell just one game short of winning their first playoff series since 2004, falling to the Warriors in seven games in the opening round.<\/p>\n<p>They finished this season with a similar record at 46-36. The Western Conference was much more top-heavy though, as that placed them just ninth in the conference. After defeating the Warriors in the 9-10 Play-In Tournament game, they lost to the New Orleans Pelicans in a game to determine who would be the West\u2019s eighth seed in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>While the Kings have made vast improvements over the last two seasons, the West doesn\u2019t plan to be any easier next season. The Memphis Grizzlies will be getting star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/moranja01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ja Morant<\/a> back. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wembavi01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Victor Wembanyama<\/a> should continue to improve, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/05\/28\/2024-nba-off-season-preview-whats-next-for-the-san-antonio-spurs\/\" target=\"_self\">San Antonio Spurs<\/a> will look to improve the roster around him. The Houston Rockets made a 19-game improvement this season, finishing with a .500 record.<\/p>\n<p>Those are three teams that weren\u2019t even able to reach the Play-In Tournament. The Kings are entering an important off-season to look to continue the growth they have shown under Brown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sacramento Kings were a moribund franchise for over a decade and a half. From 2007 to 2022, Sacramento was forced to watch playoff basketball from home as they didn\u2019t qualify. 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