The Monte McNair era is off to a raucous start.
Marc Stein reported that the Kings are close to hiring Alvin Gentry as the team’s associate head coach. Gentry was the head coach of New Orleans for the past five seasons before being let go after the Pelicans disappointed in the NBA bubble.
The Kings are closing in on the hiring of former Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry to join Luke Walton's staff in Sacramento as associate head coach, league sources say
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) October 6, 2020
Gentry has been a head coach for five teams in the NBA, but he has also made the rounds as an assistant for six different teams.