ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting that Monte McNair has agreed to a contract extension with the Sacramento Kings.
ESPN Sources: After orchestrating a remarkable franchise renaissance, Sacramento Kings GM Monte McNair has agreed on a contract extension. Under McNair, who was in final months of his deal, Kings are third in West and on cusp of ending a 16-year postseason absence. pic.twitter.com/6wnv6oDuHz
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 24, 2023
The Kings currently sit third in the Western Conference and enjoying the most fun season Sacramento has seen in nearly two decades. This was a no-brainer decision, and many had been wondering why the extension hadn’t been completed already.
GM extensions are rarely reported in terms of the actual salaries, but at some point we’ll likely at least hear the length of the new contract.
Woj reports that the Kings are working on extending Wes Wilcox as well:
Kings are working to finalize a new deal with assistant GM Wes Wilcox too, source said. McNair and Wilcox have worked closely together in reshaping the organization into a Western Conference contender.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 24, 2023
It feels great knowing that Monte and his staff will be sticking around. Because we’ve endured so many head-scratching decisions over the years, it was becoming worrisome that McNair had yet to be extended as we approached the trade deadline. It would have been a very Kangzy thing to overthink or overplay the situation and lose the one GM who managed to finally turn thing around. Luckily we can all breath a sigh of relief and continue to enjoy this season without that concern hanging overhead.
Congratulations to Monte McNair on a well-deserved extension.
Update: The Athletic’s Sam Amick reports that McNair’s extension if for three years.
The Monte McNair extension with the Kings is for three years, a source with knowledge of the deal tells @TheAthletic. ESPN first reported the agreement.
— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) January 25, 2023
This aligns McNair’s contract with the years on Mike Brown’s deal.
Fucking finally.
Yes! Should have done it along with Brown but at least Vivek is finally getting out of the way….at least enough….so the Kings can be successful.
That’s all this franchise ever needed…
Moving forward
yep and Wes Wilcox as well. Vivek has new BFF in 50 cent
so 50 keeps him distracted and away from meddling
Logged on just to like this
Light the Beam!!
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seriously…this might be the biggest win of the season!
Congratulation to Monte McNair. Here’s to hoping things continue on in their current direction.
I know it’s probably way to early to speculate, but has Vivek Ranadive had a Jed York type of sea change? Will the “basketball people” be allowed to do their jobs without ownership interference? If so, can it last?
The coach and GM are now aligned, I’d say that’s a good sign.
It appears that way. It’s been happening ever since Monte was hired.
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Maybe Monte was just waiting to renegotiate from his strongest position. The team is in 3rd place in the West with one likely and another probable all star.
Glad this got done before the trade deadline, Congrats Monte! Keep building the stairway to Basketball Heaven
I agree about the timing of the extension before the trade deadline being important, it lets other GMs know that he’s sitting comfortably and securely in his position, he doesn’t need to make a move.
Very good point.
Monte extended!
…3 days ago…
At last!!!
Fantastic news.
Now extend Barnes.
And Lyles!
Barnes won’t extend, is my feeling. And the Kings can’t extend Lyles because of CBA rules.
If he is happy here, the Kings are willing to pay, and his agents says it’s what’s expected in free agency, then I could see him signing.
I mean, if he wants to bet on himself and lead the teams deep into the playoffs and think it increases his value in free agency, then more power to him. The flip side of that is if he tears his achilles in the playoffs and enters free agency, his value is extremely diminished.
Simply put, if the money is on the table today, take it. You don’t know what tomorrow brings. It’s a gamble for all parties involved, Kings included…but they at least have insurance on their side.
I agree with this, given his age (32) it just seems like if there is a solid contract offer on the table, he should take it.
From the King’s perspective I would hope they don’t overpay or go four years. Maybe 2 years with a player option for a 3rd year.
Barnes is 30,fwiw
My spidey sense is this is not what’s happening. Barnes doesn’t want to resign, McNair isn’t super eager to resign him either at this point, and both sides want to see where they stand come the end of the season.
The people that want clarity? The fans like yourself or media who aren’t being let in on the master plan.
I think Harrison Barnes is a smart savvy guy who has been around 11 seasons and understands the business and basketball side of the league very well. For a variety of reasons, my hunch has been that he wants to play this out until the end of the season.
Maybe I’m wrong. Maybe he signs an extension. But he remembers what happened with Rudy Gay, and I think the stain of that remains a blot on how players and the Kings org deals with each other. Things aren’t done in good faith, not in these parts. Not yet. Barnes resigned in Sac due to (I’m assuming) A) role and B) money.
I mean, really, there’s not much gained or lost by Barnes signing an extension or not signing an extension. I doubt he gets traded due to what he means to this team at this time. That cannot be ignored.
I just know that whatever the decision that ends up being made, it’ll be made by someone who actually belongs sitting in that chair. That’s what today’s news means to me.
Solid points, all around. I guess the only thing I go on is that he re-signed prior to free agency when Vlade was still here.
He’s now in his 5th season with the Kings, which is the longest stretch with one team for his career. He could have walked when shit was bad, but he didn’t. Maybe he, and his family, like it here? Maybe he has roots planted?
Barnes has had some very lucrative contracts so I’d imagine a few million more to go play in OKC, Houston, San Antonio, or whoever is willing to pay more may not be all that appealing.
No contenders can pay him more and he already has a championship. Could it be possible that the consistency of being in Sac and being on an up and coming team out weights anything else?
In the end, you are right, the decision will be made by someone who belongs in the chair.
He might have agreed to a deal prior to FA, but the fact remains he didn’t resign before July due to how CBA rules actually work. For one thing, the Kings didn’t have full Bird rights until July 1st 2019. FWIW.
Not in dispute. But…..
Outright, no. But in S&T? That’s where this gets interesting. Remember that when you S&T a player Adam, something called BYC gets triggered. Simply put, that means your trade value is half your salary in trade.However BYC is only triggered IF you get a raise over 20% and your team is over the salary cap.
So in case you’re wondering? The magic number is 22,022,727M. Is there anyone out there wanting Barnes at 22M? Well, I don’t know, is there? What about the Hawks with Barnes for John Collins for instance?
Perhaps there’s a way to get a 3rd team involved for another team where a straight up swap is not possible?
I do think if Barnes wants to go to another team, perhaps the way he thinks is best possible for him is to do so via S&T. It’s quite possible that he prefers to switch teams over the summer when he has more ability to create a smooth transition not only for himself but also his family. You know, family? 😛 You surely wouldn’t mind if a bunch of strangers could dictate where you did your job as long as you got paid millions of dollars to bounce a ball and shoot it towards a net, right? That wouldn’t bug you, right?
(You’re so full of shit if you say it would not bug you a little bit at least. And I don’t have kids or ever have been married. But i digress. And yes, I know there’s the wonderful phrase ‘business side of the league’. )
The Kings need what Barnes gives you most nights. He’s still avg’g a career high in 2pt% but that has dropped as his 3pt% has risen dramatically. His TS% is still at a current career high by alot.
The point here, yet again, is that there is no hurry for Barnes or the Kings. Only the fans (and media) like yourself who simply want clarity. Well, my only thought there is, you’ll get clarity. In July. Don’t waste your time hoping for something before then because you won’t get it in all likelihood. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
You stated that Barnes doesn’t want to re-sign. Is there anything to back that up? I’d think there would have been a category five shitstorm had he put that on the record.
Actually, Sims, what I said is Barnes doesn’t want to sign anything right now.
I think he wants to play this thing out and see where he stands come July. If he changes his mind, wants to sign an extension and the team agrees, then I think you can always do that anytime both sides agree to terms.
The strange thing is, I think Barnes’ value is highest to the Kings. But…..I don’t know for how long. Is that for the rest of this season? Next season? 2 years down the line?
That’s the issue here, and I think it’s an issue from 2 ends. I don’t see why either side needs to sign anything now. As I’ve said, the fans want to know. But that’s not an important part of the equation, fair or not.
Facts. And if you want fair, go to Scandinavia.
I don’t think I’d fit in too well there. I’m not a sled dog.
They can extend Barnes or sign after season, right? and Lyles- sign after season as FA? do they have Bird rights?
They can extend Barnes at this very second in time. They cannot extend Lyles at any time. They can only offer him a new contract come July given that they will have Early Bird rights (EBRs).
I’ve heard that the extensions were put on hold when video of this conversation between Monte and Wes got leaked:
He has done a great job turning over almost the entire roster and basketball ops crew. Well done, sir.
Monte has turned this franchise around, this is a no-brainer. Congratulations!
Happy dance!! (Don’t know how to paste gif.)
Anyone who fires Walton is deserving of an extension.
Looks like a three year deal according to the My Teams App. Congratulations Monte
I was someone who was OK with them waiting it out to see how things developed this season….and well, results speak for itself. Well deserved and glad it’s finally official.
Yes, same here.
Ride the Hot hand !!
Good job Vivek in extending Monte!
Congratulations Monte! You totally deserved it. Although I would have preferred it to be longer than a 3 year deal but atleast it aligns with Mike’s contract.
Now he got another 3 years to transform this team from a playoff team to a championship caliber team.
3 years is a long time, especially in Kangz land. The main thing is that it aligns with coach.
In 3 more years with championship caliber team he will get another extension.
A franchise turnaround for the ages. Not only a much better team, but a FUN team as well.
And almost all of the team is young and hungray.
Ellis, where’s that purple Johnson?
Aaaaaaaaaah, that’s the stuff. Thanks!
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About time. Much deserved!!!
Congrats Monte!
Now, extend the WINS!
Then extend the SEASON!
Very happy for Monte (and us Kings fans). Well deserved. With him and Brown running things it feels like there’s finally two competent men at the top.
Best GM since Petrie. Glad Vivek didn’t screw this up.
Random thought… when was the last time we as a fanbase were comfortable with our GM and coach being signed to long term deals in the month of January?
I feel like its been damn near 20 years.
Literally 20 years or more…when Rick Adelman and Geoff Petrie were at the helm.
The last possibility might be in 2014 when the Kings won 4 of 5 in the middle of January. After the Rudy trade and before Derrick Williams transitioned to a coke machine.
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Damn. If only they had given Vlade a Dell.
“I think I’ll take Bagley over Doncic.”
Consistency!!
it’s much needed for this franchise.
awesome news. It will be exciting and fun being a kings fan for the next 3 years. I’m grateful for that.
Well, at least this piece of news is off the table. The speculation was annoying and the longer it took to happen made you wonder what was really going on behind the scenes. So that in of itself made sense.
The other good piece of news is that Wes Wilcox, while he and McNair were an arranged marriage of sorts, is sticking around, too. You need good voices in the room, and Wilcox is one.
Now the question is how they go about improving a quality and fun product they’ve already put on the floor. But it’s nice to see there’s some consistency and continuity in Kingsland for a change.
Well, positive consistency.
I feel a trade coming
My God, I hope not.
Congrats, McGenius!
Definitely well deserved. You can’t argue with results, and the Kings front office has brought them this year. I didn’t believe they could do it, but they proved me wrong, and that’s why you hire professionals. This team is playing fantastic basketball and McNair and the front office have clearly have made the right moves to put themselves in this position. For once, if it could go right, it did!
Finally, it was getting a bit awkward. Glad this happened though, congrats McNair!
what should have happened has finally happened and then the happy happened.
Interestingly, with the new found freedom and the pressure (somewhat off) – what will GM McNair do? Celebrate by standing pat or Reach for a new height?
Grats to McGenius and The DubyaDubya
The Kings woke up with the #1 ORtg after Denver’s game against New Orleans (a W for Denver). Jeez. That was not something I expected to see this season!
Today’s cherry picked stat: Since their 0-4 start, the Kings are playing at a .643 (53 wins) clip. That is Sixers / Bucks pace.
Amazing.
Petition the league office for a four-game do-over.
I’m happy this happened!
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