Despite missing the playoffs in each of the past two seasons, the Sacramento Kings will bring back head coach Luke Walton for a third season, NBC Sports California reported Monday.
The Kings went 31-41 in each of Walton’s first two seasons in Sacramento, with the team finishing tied for 11th place in the Western Conference this season, two games outside of a spot in the play-in tournament.
The Kings have not been to the playoffs in 15 years overall, tying the San Diego-Los Angeles Clippers/Buffalo Braves franchise for the NBA’s longest playoff drought.
“I’m very confident and, yeah, I love this group,” Walton said Friday night after the Kings lost to the Memphis Grizzlies, t…
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