Sacramento Kings: Is Elston Turner Sacramento Bound?
By Rafe Wong
Elston Turner interviewed for the Sacramento Kings head coaching vacancy a week ago, and although he lost out the job to Dave Joerger, he might still be able to land a job in California’s capital.
Yes, Dave Joerger is now the new head coach of the Sacramento Kings, but Vlade Divac, Vice President of Basketball Operations for the Kings, has granted Joerger the liberty to hire his own coaching staff. This could mean that the idea of Joerger bringing in Turner as an assistant coach is a high possibility.
Turner who has been on Joerger’s coaching staff with the Memphis Grizzlies since 2013, would give Joerger some familiarity and chemistry if Turner does decide to join Joerger in Sacramento. What also makes this intriguing is that Turner was also an assistant coach under former Kings coach Rick Adelman from 2000-2006.
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Joerger mentioned in his latest press conference with the Kings that he hopes for Adelman to be a consultant for him in an attempt to bring back some of the essences that the Kings had in their heyday in the late 1990s to early 2000s.
Because Turner has been an assistant under both Adelman and Joerger, it could be a great combination if Joerger and Turner were to reunite back together with the Kings.
Divac will be letting all of the coaching staff go. Joerger is going to be able to pick his staff. Rick Adelman brought up as consultant.
— TKHBlake (@TKHblake) May 10, 2016
So Kings fans, what are your thoughts about the Sacramento Kings potentially bringing in Elston Turner as an assistant coach under Joerger. Do you like it, love it, hate it? We want to hear from you. To express your emotions on the issue, please feel free to participate in our survey that is currently posted on our Twitter account.
Should the Kings pursue Elston Turner as an assistant coach?
— A Royal Pain (@ARoyalPain) May 12, 2016
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Joerger has not made any official hires yet on who will be on his coaching staff, but could a face that he and the Kings are familiar with join him in Sacramento?