Rise to Success: Career Highlights of Monte McNair

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Monte McNair

From career breakthroughs to professional milestones, explore how Monte McNair made an impact.

Monte McNair is an American sports executive. He is the former general manager and president of basketball operations for the Sacramento Kings, a position he assumed in September 2020. Prior to joining the Kings, McNair spent 13 years with the Houston Rockets organization, holding various roles within their basketball operations department.

2007: Joined Houston Rockets as Basketball Operations Senior Analyst

In 2007, Monte McNair began his 13 year tenure with the Houston Rockets as the basketball operations senior analyst.

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2007: Joined STATS LLC as a Sports Programmer

In 2007, Monte McNair worked as a sports programmer and researcher at STATS LLC.

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2013: Promoted to Director of Basketball Operations

In 2013, Monte McNair was promoted to Director of Basketball Operations for the Houston Rockets.

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2016: Promoted to VP of Basketball Operations

In 2016, Monte McNair was promoted to VP of Basketball Operations for the Houston Rockets.

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2018: Promoted to Assistant GM

In 2018, Monte McNair was promoted to Assistant GM for the Houston Rockets.

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September 2020: Appointed General Manager of Sacramento Kings

In September 2020, Monte McNair was appointed as the general manager and president of basketball operations for the Sacramento Kings after 13 years with the Houston Rockets organization.

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September 17, 2020: Hired as Kings General Manager and President

On September 17, 2020, Monte McNair was officially announced as the general manager and president of basketball operations for the Sacramento Kings.

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October 2020: Hired Front Office Staff

In October 2020, Monte McNair hired Wes Wilcox as assistant GM, Phil Jabour as VP of player personnel, and Paul Johnson as director of basketball operations for the Sacramento Kings. Ken Catanella remained with the team as an assistant GM.

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2020: Selected Tyrese Haliburton in NBA draft

In the 2020 NBA draft, Monte McNair and the Kings selected Tyrese Haliburton with the 12th pick.

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2021: Drafted Davion Mitchell

In the 2021 NBA draft, Monte McNair and the Kings drafted Davion Mitchell with the 9th overall pick.

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January 24, 2023: Signed Contract Extension with Kings

On January 24, 2023, Monte McNair signed a multi-year contract extension with the Sacramento Kings.

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2025: Kings and Monte McNair part ways

On April 16th, 2025, the Kings and Monte McNair mutually agreed to part ways.

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