Now Christie gets a longer chance in the role after being hired by new Kings general manager Scott Perry to be the full-time head coach of a franchise that has made the playoffs only once in the last 19 seasons.

Former player and interim coach Doug Christie will get his shot as head coach. On Thursday, the Kings posted to their social media profiles a graphic of Christie with the caption "Here to stay." Then,

Sacramento Kings head coach Doug Christie sat down with CBS13's Brandon Benitez for a one-on-one interview moments after he was introduced as the organization's next head coach.