Kings officially announce Doug Christie’s coaching staff

After removing the interim tag from head coach Doug Christie and signing him to a new multiyear contract earlier this offseason, the Kings have finalized and formally announced the coaching staff that will be working with Christie in 2025-26.

Here’s the team’s new-look staff, per a press release from the team, with links to our stories on the assistants whose deals were previously reported:

• Associate head coach Mike Woodson (story)
• Assistant coach Bobby Jackson (story)
• Assistant coach Mike Miller (story)
  • Note: This is the former Knicks interim head coach, not the former Heat player.
• Assistant coach Chris Darnell (story)
• Assistant coach Leandro Barbosa (story)
• Assistant coach/player development Dipesh Mistry
• Head of player development Paul Jesperson (story)
• Player development coach Jimmy Alapag
• Player development coach Garrius Adams (story)
• Coaching assistant/advance scout Will Scott
• Head video coordinator Shandon Goldman
• Assistant video coordinator Steph Ingo

“I’m excited for the opportunity to work alongside such a talented and experienced coaching staff – a group that truly reflects our values and the culture we’re building,” Christie said in a statement. “Their passion and leadership will shape not just how we play, but who we become as a team. I’m looking forward to the season ahead.”

According to Sean Cunningham of NBC Sacramento (Twitter link), Mistry will be the head coach of Sacramento’s Summer League team in July. He’s one of several names on the above list who is a carry-over from Mike Brown‘s staff. Among the front-of-bench assistants, Barbosa fits that bill too, while Woodson, Jackson, Miller, and Darnell are new additions.