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Kings And GM Monte McNair Mutually Part Ways

The Sacramento Kings and General Manager Monte McNair announced they had mutually parted ways minutes after they lost their knockout Play-In game to the Dallas Mavericks.

The Sacramento Kings and general manager Monte McNair are mutually parting ways, sources tell ESPN. McNair spent five seasons running the Kings, winning NBA executive of the year in 2023 when Sacramento went 48-34 and snapped a record 16-year drought to make the playoffs. pic.twitter.com/off3QWsZnU

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 17, 2025

McNair, who joined the Kings in 2020, oversaw their return to the NBA Playoffs for the first time in 16 years in 2023, was awarded the NBA Executive of the Year prize for that season.