Kings GM Scott Perry issues two-word message to fans before 2025-26 NBA season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
“Stay patient.”
That was the answer Kings General Manager Scott Perry gave Deuce Mason and Morgan Ragan when asked what his message to Sacramento fans would be on the most recent episode of “The Deuce and Mo Podcast.”
Perry, who took over as GM in April, has had a busy offseason which has included a pair of trades – Jonas Valančiūnas was traded for Dario Šarić and Dennis Schröder was added in a sign-and-trade with the Detroit Pistons – as well as trading into the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft to select Nique Clifford.
“Trust in what we’re bringing here,” Perry told Deuce Mason and Morgan Ragen. “We are committed to this 24/7, to making this a success story. We want this, I think this community deserves a sustainable winner.
“I just look and I marvel how the fans still embrace the Doug Christies, and the Chris Webbers, and the Vlade Divacs and the Peja Stojakovics and the Bobby Jacksons, Mike Bibby, you know, all those guys for what they did back during their time of playing.”
Those players Perry mentioned were a part of a late-1990’s, early-2000’s stretch in which Sacramento made eight consecutive NBA playoff appearances. Since the 2006-07 season, the Kings have reached the playoffs just once.
Consistency is something else that Perry committed to, stating they won’t trade the future for a one-time winner.
“I want to get to, at minimum, that place one day but again we’re going to do it prudently and in an opportunistic way,” Perry added. “We’re not gonna just do a lot of crazy things just to only make it happen once. That’s what I want the fans to know that we’re going to have a steady hand on the wheel and enjoy the ride.”
Perry and company will have some obstacles ahead of them and an ever-challenging Western Conference to deal with in the coming months and beyond, but a strong start to the 2025-26 NBA season would do wonders for fans trying to “enjoy the ride.”
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Kings GM Scott Perry issues two-word message to fans before 2025-26 NBA season
“Stay patient.”
That was the answer Kings General Manager Scott Perry gave Deuce Mason and Morgan Ragan when asked what his message to Sacramento fans would be on the most recent episode of “The Deuce and Mo Podcast.”
Perry, who took over as GM in April, has had a busy offseason which has included a pair of trades – Jonas Valančiūnas was traded for Dario Šarić and Dennis Schröder was added in a sign-and-trade with the Detroit Pistons – as well as trading into the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft to select Nique Clifford.
SIGN UP HERE “Trust in what we’re bringing here,” Perry told Deuce Mason and Morgan Ragen. “We are committed to this 24/7, to making this a success story. We want this, I think this community deserves a sustainable winner.
“I just look and I marvel how the fans still embrace the Doug Christies, and the Chris Webbers, and the Vlade Divacs and the Peja Stojakovics and the Bobby Jacksons, Mike Bibby, you know, all those guys for what they did back during their time of playing.”
Those players Perry mentioned were a part of a late-1990’s, early-2000’s stretch in which Sacramento made eight consecutive NBA playoff appearances. Since the 2006-07 season, the Kings have reached the playoffs just once.
Consistency is something else that Perry committed to, stating they won’t trade the future for a one-time winner.
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“I want to get to, at minimum, that place one day but again we’re going to do it prudently and in an opportunistic way,” Perry added. “We’re not gonna just do a lot of crazy things just to only make it happen once. That’s what I want the fans to know that we’re going to have a steady hand on the wheel and enjoy the ride.”
Perry and company will have some obstacles ahead of them and an ever-challenging Western Conference to deal with in the coming months and beyond, but a strong start to the 2025-26 NBA season would do wonders for fans trying to “enjoy the ride.”
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