Doug Christie has transformed the Sacramento Kings from one of the league's biggest disappointments into the hottest team in the NBA

The Sacramento Kings' star center Domantas Sabonis is having an incredible season, and he is currently in elite company alongside the likes of Wilt Chamberlain.

Christie spent countless hours with Sabonis over the past three years as his player development coach. Christie has watched Sabonis improve his 3-point shooting dramatically from 23.5% in his first season with the Kings to almost 48% this season while doubling his volume.

The Sacramento Kings made the rash decision to fire head coach Mike Brown on Dec. 28 after a 13-18 start to the season. However, they’ve turned things around as of late under interim boss Doug Christie,

How have the Kings been doing so far this season? Grading new head coach Doug Christie and how the team has performed under him since taking over mid-season.

Three-time All-Star Domantas Sabonis, among the best bigs in the league for multiple seasons, has stepped up his game with a career-best campaign for the Kings so far in 2024-25.

Doug Christie’s biggest accomplishment since ... and it’s starting to pay off. Domantas Sabonis was a perfect example of that. On a night when he was a personal wreaking ball who broke down ...

Amid the Kings’ six-game winning streak, Doug Christie has taken his foot off the gas with the practice schedule.

Winning at home has been a big point of emphasis since Christie took over as interim coach of the Kings when Mike Brown was fired in December. The Kings did it again in a Thursday night thriller, beating the Houston Rockets 132-127 before a sellout crowd of 18,227 at Golden 1 Center and a national television audience on TNT.

The three time NBA all star was joined by his wife, Shashanna, and his children, Tiger and Eleven for the ceremony.

Kings win their 6th straight game for the first time since Nov. 8-19, 2023 with tonight’s 114-97. A third straight without De’Aaron Fox. Domantas Sabonis with 23

The Kings struggled to get going against the worst team in the NBA on Sunday until Domantas Sabonis buried ... and 6-0 at home under interim coach Doug Christie. Keon Ellis came off the bench ...