NBA: Sacramento Kings head coach Mike Brown signs three-year extension

Sacramento Kings head coach Mike Brown signed a three-year, $30 million contract extension on Wednesday, a month and a half after the deal was first revealed by multiple news sources.

“I am thrilled to be in Sacramento and look forward to this next chapter,” Brown said in a press release.

The Kings have found some stability under Brown, after a string of 11 head and interim coaches in 16 seasons since Rick Adelman left in 2006.

“Mike has done a tremendous job leading our team and this extension is more than deserved,” said Kings general manager Monte McNair. “His dedication to success is unmatched and I look forward to building on the foundation he has helped establish in Sacramento.”

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In 2022-23, Brown was named NBA Coach of the Year after leading the Kings to the playoffs for the first time since Adelman took the helm. Sacramento was eliminated in the play-in round this season.

In the two seasons under Brown, the Kings have gone 94-70 in the regular season.

Brown, 54, has a career record of 441-286 in six seasons as coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, parts of two seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers and two with the Kings. His teams are 50-40 in the playoffs.

Brown led the Cavaliers to the 2007 NBA Finals, where they were defeated by the San Antonio Spurs.