Monte McNair during media day at Golden 1 Center. Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images

Kings finalizing deal to hire new GM after firing Monte McNair

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated Apr 17, 2025 12:20 PM ET

The Sacramento Kings lost their play-in tournament game on Wednesday night and wasted no time making a big change.

The Kings fell to the Dallas Mavericks 120-106 in their game at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. The loss ended Sacramento’s season and ensured they would not make the playoffs.

Not long after the game ended, word got out that the team was parting ways with GM Monte McNair.

Now, the Kings are finalizing a deal to replace McNair, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.

The Sacramento Kings are finalizing a deal to hire longtime NBA executive Scott Perry as their new general manager, sources tell ESPN. Perry spent three months with the Kings in 2017 before leaving for the Knicks. Perry started his exec career in 2000 with Detroit. pic.twitter.com/vlQUOeo55y
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 17, 2025

McNair had been the team’s general manager and president of basketball operations since the 2020-2021 season. He had even received a multi-year contract extension in January 2023. In May 2023, McNair was named the NBA’s Executive of the Year — the same year then-Kings coach Mike Brown won NBA Coach of the Year.

Despite being honored as coach of the year a year prior, the Kings fired Brown in December, so it’s not too surprising that they sent McNair packing as well five months later.

Sacramento lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Warriors in 2023. They reached the play-in tournament in both 2024 and 2025 but failed to secure either the seventh or eighth spot.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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