Kings Reach Agreement in Principle with Paul Westphal
June 9, 2009 by Troy Hanson
I just got off the phone with Kings President Geoff Petrie who confirmed that the organization has reached an agreement in principle with Paul Westphal to become the team’s head coach. Following are some direct quotes from Geoff on Paul’s hiring.
“We are really excited to announce that we have reached an agreement in principle with Paul Westphal to become the Kings Head Coach. We set some parameters at the start of this coaching search to look for a successful, experienced leader and Paul certainly meets those qualifications. He has a wealth of experience in the NBA as both a coach and player having won 63 percent (267-159) of his career games as a coach with winning records in both Phoenix and Seattle. He has been to the Finals three times, twice as a player and once as head coach of the Suns. He was very impressive during the interview process and in the subsequent conversations we have had since the interview. Paul also was greatly supported over the past few weeks by many of his former players and staff and others around the NBA game.”
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