The Kings are on the verge of making a move that would signal the organization’s intention to keep Dave Joerger and his coaching staff in place for at least one more season.
A league source, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Bee the team is in the process of picking up options on Joerger’s assistant coaches for the 2019-20 season, which would align their contracts with his. An announcement could be made in the coming days. The story was first reported Sunday by the Athletic’s Sam Amick.
Joerger is under contract for next season, but assistants Elston Turner, Bryan Gates, Duane Ticknor, Bob Thornton, Jason March, Larry Lewis, Bobby Jackson, Phil Ricci and Dan Hartfield have been working without a guarantee for 2019-20.