{"id":705803,"date":"2026-04-08T20:03:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/705803\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T20:03:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:03:05","slug":"why-doug-christie-could-survive-disastrous-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/705803\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Doug Christie could survive disastrous season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/sacramento-kings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sacramento Kings<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/marcstein.substack.com\/p\/the-latest-from-the-nbas-soon-to\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">may retain<\/a> head coach Doug Christie beyond the 2025\u201326 season despite a disappointing campaign, with internal evaluations reportedly factoring in the <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/sacramento-kings\/kings-news-sacramento-familiar-face-amid-9-player-injury-crisis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">team\u2019s injury struggles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/sacramento-kings\/schedule\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sacramento enters the final stretch of the season with a 21\u201359 record<\/a>, sitting 14th in the Western Conference standings. The team\u2019s performance has raised questions about the organization\u2019s direction, but recent reporting suggests Christie\u2019s future may not be tied solely to the win-loss column.<\/p>\n<p>According to NBA insider Jake Fischer, there are scenarios under consideration in which Christie returns as head coach next season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn nearby Sacramento, meanwhile, I&#8217;m told that there are scenarios under consideration in which Christie would be back next season to coach the Kings despite their 21-58 struggles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fischer also noted that Christie\u2019s contract status could play a role in the decision-making process. The 54-year-old coach has one guaranteed year remaining on his deal for the 2026\u201327 season, followed by a team option for 2027\u201328.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has one guaranteed season left on his contract for 2026-27, sources say, before a team option in 2027-28.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Injuries complicate evaluation as Kings weigh Doug Christie\u2019s future<\/p>\n<p>Beyond contractual considerations, Sacramento\u2019s injury issues throughout the season have complicated evaluations of Christie\u2019s performance. The Kings have dealt with multiple key absences, limiting lineup consistency and impacting overall results.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I&#8217;ve heard that the Kings are still evaluating Christie&#8217;s future based on the premise that Sacramento&#8217;s various injury woes have made it difficult to gauge his true capability in the role.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Christie, a former Kings player, took over the role amid organizational changes and has overseen a roster that has struggled to maintain continuity. While the record reflects a challenging season, the front office appears to be weighing broader circumstances before making a final determination.<\/p>\n<p>A decision on Christie\u2019s future is expected in the offseason as Sacramento evaluates its next steps.<\/p>\n<p>The Sacramento Kings may retain head coach Doug Christie beyond the 2025\u201326 season despite a disappointing campaign, with internal evaluations reportedly factoring in the team\u2019s injury struggles.  Sacramento enters the final stretch of the season with a 21\u201359 record, sitting 14th in the Western Conference standings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Sacramento Kings may retain head coach Doug Christie beyond the 2025\u201326 season despite a disappointing campaign, with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":432382,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3792],"tags":[7,3215,4056,6,6050,986,477,4055],"class_list":{"0":"post-705803","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sacramento-kings","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-doug-christie","10":"tag-kings","11":"tag-nba","12":"tag-nba-rumors","13":"tag-sacramento","14":"tag-sacramento-kings","15":"tag-sacramentokings"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116370879801157411","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/705803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=705803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/705803\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/432382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=705803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=705803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=705803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}