{"id":300515,"date":"2026-05-05T08:05:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T08:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/300515\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T08:05:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T08:05:12","slug":"kings-name-saagar-sarin-the-new-general-manager-of-stockton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/300515\/","title":{"rendered":"Kings name Saagar Sarin the new general manager of Stockton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Sacramento Kings have trended downward in recent seasons, but their G League team in Stockton has reached consecutive NBA G League Finals, winning one of the two.<\/p>\n<p>Success at that level often means promotions for people in positions of power and high turnover. Now, Saagar Sarin will function as the new general manager of the Stockton Kings, the team announced on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The following is from the Stockton Kings Public Relations:<\/p>\n<p>Sarin, 31, currently serves as Senior Director of Pro Personnel for the Sacramento Kings, contributing to scouting efforts across different levels of the organization. He brings nearly a decade of NBA experience to Stockton having spent time with the Minnesota Timberwolves as Personnel Scouting Coordinator (2019-21) where he helped with the selections of\u00a0Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels. The Palo Alto, Calif. native began his NBA career with the Houston Rockets (2016-19), including two years as a Video Coordinator. He will continue to also serve Sacramento as the Senior Director of Pro Personnel.<\/p>\n<p>Sarin earned his undergraduate degree in Business Administration with a minor in Statistics in 2016 from the University of Southern California. In 2018, Sarin received his master\u2019s degree in business Analytics at USC, where he spent three seasons as a student manager and graduate assistant of the Trojans Men\u2019s Basketball Team.<\/p>\n<p>More Sacramento Kings content from Sactown Sports<\/p>\n<p>Upcoming Sacramento Kings &amp; NBA Offseason Schedule<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, May 10th\u00a0\u2013 NBA Draft Lottery<br \/>\nThursday, June 4th\u2013 NBA Finals begin<br \/>\nThursday, June 25th\u00a0\u2013 NBA Draft (Round 1)<br \/>\nFriday, June 26th\u00a0\u2013 NBA Draft (Round 2)<br \/>\nTuesday, June 30th\u00a0\u2013 NBA Free Agency negotiation period begins (3 PM PT)<br \/>\nThursday, July 9th\u00a0\u2013 NBA Las Vegas Summer League begins<br \/>\nMonday, July 13th\u00a0\u2013 Free Agency moratorium ends \/ signings can become official<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Thank you for reading\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sactownsports.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SactownSports.com<\/a>. 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