http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/kings/ According to two sources with knowledge of the situation, the Kings will hire former Phoenix and Seattle head coach Paul Westphal for their vacant head coaching position. 根据内线，国王将会任命前凤凰城和西雅图总教练Paul Westphal为总教练 Westphal is believed to have agreed to a deal for two guaranteed seasons at $1.5 million per with the third season a team option worth $1.7 million. There are likely incentives in the deal that could reward Westphal if the Kings improved significantly from their franchise-worst 17-win campaign in 2008-09. 认为Westphal接受了二年保证约，第三年为1.7m的球队选择权。如果下个球季进步很多的 话，将会有激励奖金。 The decision brings an end to a Kings coaching search that lasted 47 days and came with similar twists and turns as the ones that had come before. It began with Kings basketball president Geoff Petrie calling for experience over experiments, setting parameters that the Kings' fifth coach since 2006 would have to be have had "some level of success" as an NBA head coach. Eddie Jordan and Westphal were the first candidates, both of them easily meeting the qualifications and kickstarting the process with interviews on May 12 and May 13, respectively. 这个决定终於让国王寻找教头之事尘埃落定。 Lakers assistant Kurt Rambis eventually entered with a second group that also included Boston associate head coach Tom Thibodeau, just about the time Jordan was bowing out voluntarily. Despite being seen as a frontrunner largely for his ties to Petrie and the organization, Jordan was hired by Philadelphia on May 29. Just a day later, Thibodeau was interviewed in Lasand followed in the following day by Rambis. Throughout the later stages of the process, Kings co-owners Joe and Gavin Maloof and Petrie repeatedly made it clear that Rambis, Westphal, and Thibodeau were all impressive in their interviews and that they were all being seriously considered. And while Rambis was believed by most to be the front runner, sources say discussions between the Kings and his agent, Warren LeGarie, stalled for too long while Westphal waited for a verdict. 老板和Petrie都说这三个人都让他们印象深刻，他们也很审慎地考虑。 With the Lakers in the midst of the NBA Finals against Orlando, Rambis was adamant that he remain loyal to the Lakers and focused on the task of winning a championship. Westphal, meanwhile, had grown impatient enough that sources say he was close to pulling out of the race. In the end, however, he was alone at the finish line. Rambis目前只想集中在夺得冠军，而Westphal已经没有耐心再等下去，想要退出，最後， 还是他第一个跑到终点。 ============================================================================ 为了排版，所以重po一篇。 终於决定了，也算是完成一件大事，接下来可以和总教练一起来完成选秀和之後的球员 事宜。之前某一篇外电有提到Westphal会带Porter和另外一位一起进入教练团(应该没记错 吧，如果有请指正)，所以国王以後的球风是普林斯顿加太阳小球(？)听起来是挺华丽的 剩下的就是好好选秀了，Petrie已经完成一部分了，如果能够好好在选秀会上大干一笔， 相信球季中他就可以好好休息了。 --

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