SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Kings general manager Monte McNair and his staff have narrowed down their list of candidates as they prepare to move into the next phase of Sacramento’s coaching search.
A league source told The Sacramento Bee the Kings were notifying candidates Saturday after selecting Golden State Warriors assistant Mike Brown, Brooklyn Nets advisor Steve Clifford and ESPN analyst Mark Jackson as finalists for the job.
Brown, Clifford and Jackson were among seven known candidates who participated in a first round of virtual interviews over the past several days. The others were New Orleans Pelicans coaching advisor Mike D’Antoni; Bucks assistants Darvin Ham and Charles Lee; and Boston Celtics assistant Will Hardy.