New Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown finalizes coaching staff for 2022-23 NBA season
Kings coach Mike Brown has finalized his coaching staff as he enters his first season in Sacramento.
The Kings announced Friday that Brown has completed his staff with six weeks to go before training camp begins Sept. 27. The list includes a few holdovers from last season, several coaches who were hired earlier this summer and a couple of new additions to Brown’s staff.
“We have assembled a diverse and talented group of coaches with unique experiences who will positively impact our players’ individual development,” Brown said in a news release. “Collectively, they all embrace the core values that will be critical to our overall team success. I couldn’t be more excited to work with them.”
Brown’s staff features associate head coach Jordi Fernandez, Jay Triano, Doug Christie, Luke Loucks and Leandro Barbosa. It also includes Dutch Gaitley, assistant coach and director of player development; Lindsey Harding, assistant coach and player development coach; Deividas Dulkys, player development coach; Robbie Lemons, senior director of coaching analytics and strategy; Charles Allen, head video coordinator/special assistant to the head coach; and assistant video coordinator Garrius Adams.
The hirings of Fernandez, Triano, Loucks, Barbosa and Allen were previously reported. Christie, Harding, Lemons and Adams are returning from last year’s staff. Gaitley and Dulkys are the newest additions.
Gaitley, a native of Pennsylvania, spent the past four seasons as an assistant coach with the Charlotte Hornets. He previously spent five seasons with the San Antonio Spurs as an intern, assistant video coordinator and head video coordinator.
Dulkys, a native of Lithuania and countryman of Kings center Domantas Sabonis, was an assistant coach with the G League Memphis Hustle last season. He played collegiately at Florida State, where he appeared in four NCAA Tournaments, and professionally in Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Turkey, Italy and Spain.
Lemons, who has been with the Kings for seven seasons as a college and pro scout and in support of basketball administration, is moving into a new role as senior director of coaching analytics and strategy. Lemons will provide Brown with analytical insights and strategy. He will also support the front office in the offseason during draft and free agency periods.
This story was originally published August 12, 2022 at 2:29 PM.
