SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Kings have gone through 28 coaches in their 71 seasons as a franchise team.
Out of the four California NBA teams, the Kings have gone through the most coaches out of the bunch.
The Clippers have had 25 coaches in 49 seasons; the Golden State Warriors have had 25 coaches in 73 seasons; and the LA Lakers have had 26 coaches in 71 seasons during their time as franchises, according to Basketball Reference.
Here is the full list of the Kings' last 28 coaches, from Les Harrison, who coached the Kings from 1948 to 1955, to their most recent, Dave Joerger.
- Les Harrison - 7 years
- Bobby Wanzer - 4 years
- Tom Marshall - 2 years
- Charles Wolf - 3 years
- Jack McMahon - 4 years
- Ed Jucker - 2 years
- Bob Cousy - 5 years
- Draff Young - 1 year
- Phil Johnson - 8 years
- Larry Staverman - 1 year
- Cotton Fitzsimmons - 6 years
- Jack McKinney - 1 year
- Jerry Reynolds - 4 years
- Bill Russell - 1 year
- Dick Motta - 3 years
- Rex Hughes - 1 year
- Garry St. Jean - 5 years
- Eddie Jordan - 2 years
- Rick Adelman - 8 years
- Eric Musselman -1 year
- Reggie Theus - 2 years
- Kenny Natt - 1 year
- Paul Westphal - 3 years
- Keith Smart - 2 years
- Mike Malone - 2 years
- Tyrone Corbin - 1 year
- George Karl - 2 years
- Dave Joerger - 3 years
By the numbers, the most successful coaches have been:
- Les Harrison: One championship, seven playoff appearances, .5 win/loss percentage in playoffs
- Rick Adelman: Eight playoff appearances, .493 win/loss percentage in playoffs
- Jack McMahon: Four playoff appearances, .348 win/loss percentage in playoffs
- Cotton Fitzsimmons: Four playoff appearances, .346 win/loss percent in playoffs
Dave Joerger was also notable for delivering the King's most successful season since 2005-06.
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Kings head coach Dave Joerger talks about his team's disappointing home finale loss to the Pelicans, how the Pelicans have played them tough in every game this season and the struggles and similarities in the recent weeks of losses.