When Christie initially joined the team as a coach, he was on Luke Walton's staff. As The Athletic noted, he was seen as a potential replacement when the Kings fired Walton in Nov

The Sacramento Kings are making a coaching change. Shams Charania of ESPN reported that the Kings are "parting ways" with head coach Mike Brown following

Based on what he saw in a 132-122 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers after what he described as a “crazy 24 hours” following the firing of Mike Brown, interim coach Doug Christie thinks the Sacramento Kings are capable of turning things around.