Kings assistants Bobby Jackson, Lindsey Harding among candidates for Stockton G League job
Three members of Kings coach Luke Walton’s staff will interview to become the next head coach of the organization’s G-League team in Stockton.
Bobby Jackson, Lindsey Harding and Jonah Herscu have been identified as candidates as interviews begin this week in anticipation of the 2021-22 G League season, a league source told The Sacramento Bee, confirming a report from ABC10’s Sean Cunningham. The organization is intent on creating synergy between the coaching staffs in Sacramento and Stockton.
Jackson, 48, is one of the most beloved figures in franchise history. He spent five seasons with the Kings at the height of their success in the early 2000s, helping them reach the Western Conference finals in 2002. He was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year with the Kings in 2003.
Jackson retired in 2009 after a 12-year playing career. He started his coaching career as an assistant with the Kings in 2011 and joined the Minnesota Timberwolves as a player development coach in 2013.
Jackson returned to the Kings in 2015 and spent three seasons as a college scout before becoming an assistant player development coach in 2018. He was promoted to assistant coach/player development coach in 2019.
Harding, 36, just completed her second season with the Kings as an assistant coach/player development coach. Harding was the No. 1 pick in the 2007 WNBA Draft after starring at Duke, where she was named the 2007 Naismith College Player of the Year.
After spending nine years in the WNBA, Harding joined the Philadelphia 76ers in 2018-19 as the first Black female pro personnel scout. She also worked as a player development coach in Philadelphia before coming to Sacramento in 2019. Harding was recently named the first-ever head coach of the South Sudan women’s national team, which will compete in FIBA AfroBasket qualifiers this summer.
Herscu has eight years of experience as a coach, scout and video coordinator. He worked as a video coordinator for the Chicago Bulls from 2013-15 and as an assistant coach with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in 2015-16. He joined the Los Angeles Lakers as a player development assistant/advance scout in 2018 before coming to Sacramento when Walton was hired to coach the Kings in 2019.
The Stockton Kings are rebuilding their staff after suspending operations due to the coronavirus pandemic last season. Kings general manager Monte McNair hired Paul Johnson to replace Anthony McClish as Stockton’s general manager in October. The club has not had a head coach since Ty Ellis’ contract expired in 2020.
This story was originally published May 24, 2021 at 5:27 PM.
