Many expected the Sacramento Kings to make the playoffs and have a strong season, especially after acquiring veteran wing DeMar DeRozan, a six-time All-Star, this past summer. Instead, they have sagged to a 14-19 record,

Mike Brown was the NBA's Coach of the Year for the 2022-23 season. Monte McNair was the league's Executive of the Year in the same season. The awards are notable independently, but said quite a bit more as a pair.

It came as a shock to most when the Sacramento Kings fired head coach Mike Brown in the midst of a disappointing season after a few years of productive basketball. As Kings fans have been divided if the firing was a good decision or not, some are pondering why it was made in the first place.