Kings fans demand GM Perry be fired after 22‑60 finish
- Sacramento Kings fans spent the final week of the 2025-26 season demanding front-office changes after Sacramento finished 22-60, while team officials moved the other way and kept coach Doug Christie. - Christie was retained on April 12 despite a 22-60 finish, a 3-13 start and a season in which the projected starting lineup never played together because injuries gutted the roster. - Scott Perry was hired on April 21, 2025 to run basketball operations, and Sacramento is headed into the May 10 draft lottery after missing the playoffs again. (nba.com) (espn.com)
Sacramento Kings fans are calling for General Manager Scott Perry to go after a 22-60 season, but the team has already decided coach Doug Christie is staying. (espn.com 1) (espn.com 2) The Kings finished tied with the Utah Jazz at 22-60 and ended the season with a 122-110 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on April 12. ESPN reported the franchise retained Christie the same day. (espn.com) Perry has been Sacramento’s general manager since April 21, 2025, when the club said he would oversee basketball operations and report to owner Vivek Ranadive. Christie was formally named head coach 10 days later, on May 1, 2025. (nba.com 1) (nba.com 2) The anger from fans is aimed at the front office as much as the bench because Sacramento got worse fast. The Kings went from 40-42 in 2024-25 to 22-60 in 2025-26, their worst record since 2021-22. (espn.com) The team’s public explanation is injuries and a roster that never got a real test. ESPN reported Sacramento’s projected starting lineup never logged a minute together, with Domantas Sabonis limited to 19 games and Zach LaVine to 39. (espn.com) Perry made the same case in an April 16 radio interview, saying the Kings “never got a chance to evaluate the full complement” of the roster. Sactown Sports reported Sabonis, LaVine, Keegan Murray and De’Andre Hunter all missed more than half the season. (sactownsports.com) The numbers still show how thin the season became. DeMar DeRozan led the team at 18.4 points per game, Russell Westbrook led in assists at 6.7, and rookie center Maxime Raynaud led in rebounds at 7.5. (espn.com) Sacramento’s late-season shift to younger players helped explain why Christie survived. ESPN said the Kings went 10-14 over their last 24 games as rookies Maxime Raynaud, Dylan Cardwell and first-round pick Nique Clifford got longer looks. (espn.com) Perry has framed the offseason around identity, flexibility and long-term sustainability. ESPN reported in January that he was hired to build a “sustainable winner,” and Sactown Sports said he is now emphasizing youth and roster balance. (espn.com) (sactownsports.com) That leaves the split in Sacramento clear: fans want accountability after 60 losses, and the franchise is selling patience before the May 10 lottery. The next verdict will come from Perry’s offseason moves, not from another coaching change. (espn.com) (nba.com)
