George Karl Agrees Upon $15M Contract With Kings

Post #1 » by **RealGM Wiretap** » Thu Feb 12, 2015 3:47 pm

The Sacramento Kings and George Karl have agreed upon a four-year contract worth nearly $15 million to become head coach.

The $14.5 million deal will include a $1.5 million buyout provision on the $5 million owed Karl in the final year of the contract, a source told Yahoo Sports.

Karl will earn $1.25 million for the rest of the 2014-15 season, which will begin with his Kings debut after the All-Star break on Feb. 20.

The Kings fired Michael Malone in December and have parted ways with Tyrone Corbin following their recent struggles.

Via Adrian Wojnarowski/Yahoo! Sports

Dmanning2 · Post #2 » by **Dmanning2** » Thu Feb 12, 2015 8:02 pm

keep getting them checks karl

Pickled Prunes · Post #3 » by **Pickled Prunes** » Thu Feb 12, 2015 10:38 pm

Dmanning2 wrote:keep getting them checks karl

Yeah, he should... As a head coach he has won 1131 games with a .599 winning percentage. He's underpaid.

ADDinChicago · Post #4 » by **ADDinChicago** » Fri Feb 13, 2015 12:50 am

Yeah, Karl deserves to be coaching. This is not some re-tread trying to keep cashing checks. Denver was foolish to let him go after winning CotY and it's shown with the Nuggets how important he was.

your boy · Post #5 » by **your boy** » Fri Feb 13, 2015 1:05 am

Pickled Prunes wrote:
Dmanning2 wrote:keep getting them checks karl

Yeah, he should... As a head coach he has won 1131 games with a .599 winning percentage. He's underpaid.

Like I've said before, great regular season coach. Playoffs? Not so much.

ADDinChicago · Post #6 » by **ADDinChicago** » Fri Feb 13, 2015 3:43 am

your boy wrote:
Pickled Prunes wrote:
Dmanning2 wrote:keep getting them checks karl

Yeah, he should... As a head coach he has won 1131 games with a .599 winning percentage. He's underpaid.

Like I've said before, great regular season coach. Playoffs? Not so much.

So the Kings don't need to worry about that. Ever.

Jermaine OBosh · Post #7 » by **Jermaine OBosh** » Fri Feb 13, 2015 4:41 am

ADDinChicago wrote:Yeah, Karl deserves to be coaching. This is not some re-tread trying to keep cashing checks. Denver was foolish to let him go after winning CotY and it's shown with the Nuggets how important he was.

They also let go EotY same season, good for Raptors though.

JazzMatt13 · Post #8 » by **JazzMatt13** » Fri Feb 13, 2015 9:05 am

So is Corbin fired or being put back to lead assistant coach?

Thorn · Post #9 » by **Thorn** » Fri Feb 13, 2015 11:37 am

I have a lot of respect for Coach Karl, he has endured a lot of personal hardship in his home and family life. He has battled cancer, seen it impact those around him, and he has found a way to remain positive, up beat, professional, and dedicated to his career at the same time.

He shows loyalty to his players, the team's who employ him, his staff, but he never shows weakness. He is not about to bow down to star players or their demands even though so often in the NBA the players get their way.

I am happy for Coach, and I wish him nothing but success... unless he is playing the Knicks.

Rated T By CBRA · Post #10 » by **Rated T By CBRA** » Fri Feb 13, 2015 4:48 pm

Shouldn't have fired Malone in the first place - it looked like he was trying to implement the right system and had the players on board.

ADDinChicago · Post #11 » by **ADDinChicago** » Fri Feb 13, 2015 9:31 pm

JazzMatt13 wrote:So is Corbin fired or being put back to lead assistant coach?

Corbin was reassigned to the front office

ADDinChicago · Post #12 » by **ADDinChicago** » Fri Feb 13, 2015 9:33 pm

Rated T By CBRA wrote:Shouldn't have fired Malone in the first place - it looked like he was trying to implement the right system and had the players on board.

This is what happens when owners think they're the GM and smarter than the GM they hired to do such a job. Look at the potential fiasco in Memphis (luckily for them, the team is really good and have bought into Joerger's system). Maybe it'll work out for Sacto too. It's not like Karl's some scrub. A few players coughCousinscough might not like having discipline. They'll have to get over that.