Kings name Alvin Gentry interim head coach after firing Luke Walton
November 23, 2021
Alvin Gentry (Google Images)
The Sacramento Kings made a coaching change on Sunday as they fired Luke Walton and named Alvin Gentry as his replacement according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN on Sunday. The Kings will be the sixth team Gentry has coached, following the Miami Heat (1995), Detroit Pistons (1998-99), Los Angeles Clippers (2000-2003), Phoenix Suns (2008-2012), and New Orleans Pelicans (2015-2020).
Gentry was named the Kings associate coach on October 6. Sacramento made the coaching change after winning only six of their first 17 games to start the 2021-22 National Basketball Association regular season.
In his 1105 NBA regular season games, Gentry has a record of 510 wins and 595 losses as a head coach for a winning percentage of .462. In his last time as a head coach, the Pelicans only had a record of 30 wins and 42 losses during the coronavirus-shortened 2019-20 NBA regular season. The Pelicans then fired Gentry, and named Stan Van Gundy as his replacement.
Despite having a losing record, Gentry coached the Suns to the 2010 Western Conference Finals. That year the Suns were led on the basketball court by Steve Nash, and had a regular season record of 54 wins and 28 losses. They then beat the Portland Trail Blazers in six games in the NBA Western Conference quarterfinals, and then swept the San Antonio Spurs in four games, before losing in six games to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Gentry also reached the playoffs with the Detroit Pistons in 1998-99, and the Pelicans in 2017-18. With the Pelicans, Gentry guided New Orleans to a Western Conference quarterfinals win over the Trail Blazers in only five games.
Fill In The Form Below To Receive Our NBAÂ News Straight To Your Email For FREE!
December 6, 2025
Rui Hachimura records first career NBA buzzer beater
The Los Angeles Lakers came through with a dramatic 123-120 win over the Toronto Raptors at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Thursday A major reason for the Lakers success was Read MoreDecember 5, 2025
Trail Blazers upset Cavaliers as a 10 point underdog
For the fourth time this week, a double digit underdog was victorious in the National Basketball Association On Wednesday, it was the Portland Trail Blazers's turn to be in the win column Despite Read MoreDecember 4, 2025
Clippers release Chris Paul in his final NBA season
The Los Angeles Clippers have released future Hall of Fame point guard Chris Paul of Winston-Salem, North Carolina according to Rogers Sportsnet on Wednesday Paul had signed with the Clippers in the Read More
Tell Us What You Think Below