Sources: D-League coach will join Kings' staff

According to two sources with knowledge of the situation, two-time NBA Development League Coach of the Year Bryan Gates will soon be added to the staff of Kings coach Paul Westphal. Gates is considered a rising star in the coaching ranks, having coached in the United States Basketball League, International Basketball Association and the Carolinas Basketball League before his successful run with the Idaho Stampede began in 2006. His teams were a combined 100-50 in three seasons, winning a 2008 D-League championship. Gates was Coach of the Year for the 2006-07 and '07-08 seasons. Gates will join a staff that includes assistants Mario Elie, Jim Eyen, Truck Robinson, Pete Carril and Shareef Abdur-Rahim. – Sam Amick