The Sydney Kings have appointed ex-NBA assistant Mahmoud Abdelfattah their new head coach as they push for a 3rd consecutive NBL championship this season.
Abdelfattah was an assistant to Stephen Silas on the Houston Rockets final NBA season and beforehand served as head coach of the Rockets’ G-League affiliate the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.
In his third season in cost, Abdelfattah took the Vipers to the 2021/22 G-League championship with a 33-13 document and was named G-League coach of the yr.
During that point, he coached ex-Kings gamers Matur Maker and Jarell Martin in addition to present New Zealand Breakers guard Will McDowell-White.
Abdelfattah has signed a two-year deal to switch Kings coach Chase Buford, who left the membership following essentially the most motive season to pursue alternatives within the NBA.
Abdelfattah will arrive in Sydney after the NBA Summer League concludes in mid-July and consulted Buford and fellow ex-Kings coach Will Weaver earlier than taking the job.
“To get the opportunity to coach the Kings, on the back of their amazing track record over the past few seasons, in one of the most beautiful cities in the world, is amazing,” he stated.
“Honestly, outside of the US, the NBL is the league that most resembles the NBA in terms of style and developmental systems – which is important to me, as I want all players to fulfil their potential, be that in Australia or taking to next step to the NBA.”
Now that the Kings have a coach confirmed, they’re higher positioned to start filling out their roster for the 2023/24 marketing campaign set to start in September.
After signing American DJ Hogg late final month, Sydney has two remaining spots for imports on the roster, no less than one in every of which is more likely to be crammed by a global guard.
The Kings introduced earlier this week that they had signed ex-NBA energy ahead Jonah Bolden, whereas Shaun Bruce, Angus Glover, Dejan Vasiljevic and Kouat Noi are among the many members of the latest championship-winning group to have recommitted.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
