The Sacramento Kings and interim coach Doug Christie are finalizing a multiyear contract to make him the franchise's next head coach, sources told ESPN on Tuesday.
Christie's agent, Andy Miller of Klutch Sports, negotiated the new deal to remove the interim tag. Christie took over as interim coach in late December when the Kings fired Mike Brown.
Sacramento went 27-24 this season under Christie, ranking ninth in offensive efficiency during that span and going 13-10 in clutch-time games compared to 6-13 earlier in the campaign under Brown, according to ESPN Research.
The Kings won 20 of their first 31 games under Christie but finished 7-13 in the last 20 games of the season.