Sacramento hired Scott Perry as general manager after another missed postseason prompted Monte McNair’s departure.
The Kings reached an agreement with Perry on 17 April 2025, one day after a home play-in loss to Dallas ended their season. The team formally announced his appointment four days later.
Perry takes over after a turbulent season
Sacramento finished ninth in the Western Conference at 40-42 and missed the playoffs for a second straight year.
The Kings had fired coach Mike Brown in December and traded De’Aaron Fox to San Antonio in February. McNair then left by mutual agreement after the play-in defeat.
Perry inherited a roster centered on Domantas Sabonis, Keegan Murray, DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine and Malik Monk. He became the fifth lead executive appointed since Vivek Ranadivé bought the franchise in 2013.
Detroit and New York shape Perry’s résumé
Perry spent parts of 12 seasons with the Detroit Pistons as a scout, player-personnel director and vice president of basketball operations. Detroit reached six consecutive Eastern Conference finals during his time there and won the 2004 NBA championship.
He later worked for Seattle and Orlando before briefly joining Sacramento’s front office in 2017.
The New York Knicks hired Perry as general manager that July. He remained in the role through 2023, including a period in interim control after team president Steve Mills was dismissed.
Christie decision tops the early agenda
One of Perry’s first major calls concerned interim coach Doug Christie, who went 27-24 after replacing Brown.
Sabonis backed Christie during the team’s end-of-season interviews.
“He loves the team, he loves the franchise, he loves the city,” Sabonis said. “He’s going to give everything he has every day.”
The appointment gave Perry responsibility for deciding whether Christie should lead the team permanently and how aggressively Sacramento should reshape a veteran roster that had failed to return to the playoffs.
