Doug Christie assistant coach for three seasons before becoming head coach in May 2025.
Making an All-NBA Defensive First Team is an incredible individual accomplishment, especially when considering only five players are awarded with that honor each year. This list puts a spotlight on the Kings who have earned First Team selections throughout Sacramento’s 77 seasons.
Doug Christie – 2003
Christie, the current head coach of the Kings, played for the franchise from 2000-01 to 2004-05. In his four full seasons in Sacramento, he made four All-Defensive teams and finished top-five in Defensive Player of the Year voting on two occasions. At age-32 in 2002-03, Christie averaged 9.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 2.3 steals and 0.5 blocks per game across 80 regular-season appearances. It marked the sixth and final time in his career that Christie swiped at least 2.0 spg, and he was rewarded with his lone All-Defensive First Team award throughout his 15 years in the NBA.
Metta World Peace – 2006
World Peace spent two and a half seasons in Sacramento after a mid-season trade from the Indiana Pacers during the 2005-06 campaign. That year, he suited up for 40 of his 56 combined outings with the Kings and compiled averages of 17.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 2.2 steals and 0.7 blocks a night. World Peace finished fourth in the DPOY vote and was named to the All-Defensive First Team for the second time in his career. Over the course of his 17 seasons in the NBA, he was a one-time All-Star and All-NBA member, the 2003-04 DPOY, four-time All-Defensive, and a 2010 champion with the Los Angeles Lakers.
