Job security has been a foreign concept for recent Sacramento Kings coaches, but Dave Joerger—their ninth different skipper since 2006—might have cracked the code.
Want longevity atop this organization? Gain the trust of franchise face DeMarcus Cousins.
Joerger's predecessor, George Karl, never did. Karl burned that bridge by refusing to dub the All-Star big man untradeable, and Cousins used three emojis to show the distrust those words created. Karl only made it 14 months into his four-year deal before being axed in April.
Joerger was hired by Sacramento in May, days after being let go by the Memphis Grizzlies. By early June, he was earning brownie points with Boogie at the driving range, laying a foundation that's been strengthened since by an understanding of the X's and O's.
"The offense is different," Cousins told Jason Jones of the Sacramento Bee. "I think it’s a good look for our team. I think this will help this team get to the next level. So it’s about us getting the system down pat and getting these options, a lot of options."
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