SwishSquared
04-08-2015, 11:52 AM
Vivek gonna Vivek. Per Marc Stein:
Vlade Divac has quietly emerged as the new lead voice of the Sacramento Kings' front office, according to league sources.
Sources told ESPN.com that Divac, who was recently hired by the Kings under the seemingly broad title of vice president of basketball and franchise operations, is indeed regarded as the team's top basketball official by owner Vivek Ranadive after months of turbulence in Sacramento.
The Kings have yet to formally announce their new power structure, but sources say that Divac has supplanted both general manager Pete D'Alessandro and former Kings adviser Chris Mullin -- who just jumped to the college game as the new coach at alma mater St. John's -- as Sacramento's lead basketball decision-maker.
The future of D'Alessandro in Sacramento, especially after the departure of his closest ally in the organization in Mullin, is unclear. Sources say, however, that the Kings have already launched a search to add another front-line basketball executive to work alongside Divac whether D'Alessandro stays or departs....
The hiring of Karl as coach, followed by Divac's surprise appointment in March, were Ranadive-driven decisions. The chain of events thus marks the second time in Ranadive's brief tenure as Kings owner that he has hired a coach before hiring his lead basketball decision-maker, as seen with Malone and D'Alessandro.
The Sacramento Bee reported earlier this month that Ranadive hired Divac over the objections of Mullin and D'Alessandro....
I understand his frustration," Divac told The Bee in Tuesday's editions. "We need better shooting, more talent. That's obvious. And five years in the league and five coaches; DeMarcus needs stability. We're trying to bring that with [Karl], myself and make this a stable situation.
Porzingis to Kings confirmed lol. I didn't copy/paste the whole article, just snippets I found interesting. Apparently Vivek likes that Vlade's a unifying personality. How many trades will they do this summer? I don't think they'll stand pat.
Sauce: http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/12644960/vlade-divac-emerges-sacramento-kings-lead-voice
Vlade Divac has quietly emerged as the new lead voice of the Sacramento Kings' front office, according to league sources.
Sources told ESPN.com that Divac, who was recently hired by the Kings under the seemingly broad title of vice president of basketball and franchise operations, is indeed regarded as the team's top basketball official by owner Vivek Ranadive after months of turbulence in Sacramento.
The Kings have yet to formally announce their new power structure, but sources say that Divac has supplanted both general manager Pete D'Alessandro and former Kings adviser Chris Mullin -- who just jumped to the college game as the new coach at alma mater St. John's -- as Sacramento's lead basketball decision-maker.
The future of D'Alessandro in Sacramento, especially after the departure of his closest ally in the organization in Mullin, is unclear. Sources say, however, that the Kings have already launched a search to add another front-line basketball executive to work alongside Divac whether D'Alessandro stays or departs....
The hiring of Karl as coach, followed by Divac's surprise appointment in March, were Ranadive-driven decisions. The chain of events thus marks the second time in Ranadive's brief tenure as Kings owner that he has hired a coach before hiring his lead basketball decision-maker, as seen with Malone and D'Alessandro.
The Sacramento Bee reported earlier this month that Ranadive hired Divac over the objections of Mullin and D'Alessandro....
I understand his frustration," Divac told The Bee in Tuesday's editions. "We need better shooting, more talent. That's obvious. And five years in the league and five coaches; DeMarcus needs stability. We're trying to bring that with [Karl], myself and make this a stable situation.
Porzingis to Kings confirmed lol. I didn't copy/paste the whole article, just snippets I found interesting. Apparently Vivek likes that Vlade's a unifying personality. How many trades will they do this summer? I don't think they'll stand pat.
Sauce: http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/12644960/vlade-divac-emerges-sacramento-kings-lead-voice