Doug Christie addresses his job security after Kings’ 1-11 start

The Sacramento Kings are off to a bad start to their 2026-27 NBA season, putting head coach Doug Christie under an even brighter spotlight and on an increasingly hot seat.

But it seems like Christie is already used to the situation.

“I think this seat is hot always… Nobody wants to win more than me from the standpoint that the record doesn’t go on players’ numbers,” said Christie, following the Kings’ 120-107 loss ot the Portland Trail Blazers at Sactown Sports 1140 in Sacramento, Calif., on Friday, via Brenden Nunes of Sactown Sports 1140. 

“The record goes on coaches’ numbers,” added the 56-year-old Christie, who is in his first full season as Sacramento’s head coach.

Whether the Kings’ terrible season is Christie’s fault is a different topic altogether.

The Kings had been playing mediocre basketball for more than a decade before Christie, a former Sacramento star, was named the team’s interim head coach following Mike Brown’s firing during the 2024-25 campaign. Since 2006, the Kings have made the NBA Playoffs just once, and that lone postseason appearance resulted in a first-round exit.

Sacramento has a promising rookie in Darius Acuff Jr., but it’s hard to see how the Kings will turn things around, especially with the team regularly losing by double-digit margins.