While working for the Rockets team, his organization reached the NBA playoffs for eight consecutive years, including two Western Conference Finals appearances.
[8][9] Divac and the Kings traded DeMarcus Cousins to New Orleans in 2017 and chose to draft Marvin Bagley III in 2018, one pick ahead of Luka Doncic.
The Kings had missed the postseason for the past 14 consecutive seasons going back to 2006 - the longest active drought and one shy of the NBA record held by the Buffalo/San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers.
Owner Vivek Ranadivé said, "I am excited to bring his extensive experience and vision onboard to lead our basketball operations department.
[14] One of the largest problems that McNair faced was filling the shooting guard position as Bogdan Bogdanovic was a free agent in the 2020 offseason.