A name that has popped up occasionally in the Sacramento Kings coaching search is scheduled now to participate in an interview for the job. This name is Ettore Messina.
Currently, Messina is an assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs, and even though the Spurs are in the middle of their championship campaign, it has been reported by ESPN’s Marc Stein that the Kings have permission to interview Messina for the team’s current head coaching vacancy (per ESPN).
ESPN sources say the Kings have secured permission to interview Spurs assistants Ettore Messina and James Borrego for their coaching vacancy
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) May 4, 2016
Before Messina started his coaching career in the NBA, he coached in the Euroleague for 17 seasons.