Mike Brown's impact as a coach will become incredibly clear during the Kings-Warriors series.
Sacramento Kings head coach, and former Warriors assistant, Mike Brown yells at a passing official during a game against the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena on April 9, 2023 in Denver, Colorado.
“Now, the reason that I had become a fan of his though was not because of his NBA experience, it was because what I saw him do with the Nigerian team where they beat the U.S. team in the exhibition game," Ranadive told, referring to Team USA's loss to Nigeria in the summer of 2021."He had those guys running up and down at a high speed.”
Under Brown’s coaching, Nigeria defeated the United States 90-87 to hand the Americans their first-ever loss against an African team. It was only the men's national team's third-ever loss in since 1992. This appreciation led to a six-hour dinner between Ranadive and Brown during the Dubs’ playoff run last year, where the ex-assistant arrived “with 20 pages of notes,” per Ranadive. The Kings owner made his decision on Brown after the two agreed to maintain “radical candor” and “radical love” between each other. It also helped that Warriors players, and San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, spoke very highly of Brown.
Last year, the Warriors finished with the league’s second-best defensive rating, allowing just 106.6 points per 100 possessions. Without Brown, this year, they fell to 14th in the NBA, with a 113.4 defensive rating. The Kings, meanwhile, improved from 27th to 24th, while boasting one of the
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