Scott Perry Fully Endorses Doug Christie as Kings Head Coach

The Sacramento Kings officially named Doug Christie their next head coach yesterday in a move that felt like a foregone conclusion. As part of that move, there were questions about whether it was truly new General Manager Scott Perry's choice or something that came down from Kings ownership.

But in their latest press conference, Perry was not shy about his endorsement of Doug Christie as the next head coach.

"The more we talked, the more seamless it felt to me. It was just a natural fit, because we see the game in a lot of the same ways," Perry stated. "The values and the core and the tangibles of this game of basketball, we both have a deep appreciation for. It was important for me, us, whoever is sitting in the head coaching seat, could carry that out the very best, and Doug obviously fit that bill, and that's why he's sitting here. I have tremendous confidence in him being able to uplift, inspire all those around him so we can have sustainable success."

Perry did mention that he had informal conversations with other candidates, but all roads seemingly led back to Christie. Perry added that even if he wasn't in Sacramento, he would be excited to have Christie helm the team.

"Even if I was somewhere else though, to be quite frank with you, this man exhibits the qualities that I would want represented in my team. I think that is the strongest endorsement I could give of him," Perry stated. "Above and beyond everything else, it's the character of the man, it's the passion he displays for the game. I can tell he's going to be a coach that is always trying to find answers, learn more about his craft."

It's hard to argue with anything Perry stated. From the outside looking in, it's clear that Christie is someone with the unique ability to uplift and inspire those around him.