The Spurs plan to hire Knicks player development coach Scott King to be the new head coach of their NBA G League affiliate in Austin, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (via Twitter).
According to Steve Popper of Newsday (Twitter link), King has been discussed in league circles as a potential future head coach in the NBA.
King, whose title with New York this past season was technically assistant director of player development, played Division I basketball in college at Stony Brook and Fairfield before graduating in 2016. He got his start with Pacers’ former G League team, the Mad Ants, then was hired by the Pistons as a video intern for the 2018/19 season, as Eduardo Villalpando of VAVEL.com writes.
King has been with the Knicks since 2019, initially being hired as assistant video coordinator prior to being promoted. He was in charge of reviewing questionable plays and determining whether or not they should be challenged, among other responsibilities, per Stefan Bondy of The New York Post (Twitter link).
King was held in high regard by Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau, according to Brian Lewis of The New York Post, who confirms Wojnarowski’s reporting.
The Austin Spurs were looking for a new head coach after Will Voigt left the organization to join BYU as an assistant under Kevin Young.