Kings extend contract of GM Vlade Divac for 4 seasons

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Former NBA player and Sacramento Kings general manger Vlade Divac. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Kings have extended general manager Vlade Divac’s contract through the 2022-23 season.

The team announced the decision Thursday, one day after finishing its 13th straight losing season — the NBA’s longest active playoff drought.

Owner Vivek Ranadive called Divac vital to the rebuilding job. Divac became general manager at the start of the 2015-16 season. The Kings have made no announcement about coach Dave Joerger, who is 98-148 in three seasons.

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski the team expects to fire Joerger in a face-to-face meeting.

The Kings went 39-43 this year, their best record since their last playoff season in 2005-06. They have several talented young players acquired by Divac — guards De’Aaron Fox and Buddy Hield, forward Marvin Bagley III and centre Willie Cauley-Stein.

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