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Sean Cunningham: Doug Christie's Sacramento Kings coaching staff is official: Associate head coach Mike Woodson, Bobby Jackson, Mike Miller, Chris Darnell & Leandro Barbosa are assistants. Dipesh Mistry elevated to asst. coach/player development. Paul Jesperson (head of player development) joined by Jimmy Alapag & Garrius Adams. Will Scott (coaching asst/advance scout), Shandon "Biggie" Goldman as head video coordinator & Steph Ingo as asst. video coordinator.

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Anthony Slater: The Kings will not retain lead assistant Jay Triano as part of Doug Christie’s staff, sources tell me and @Sam_Amick. Continues organizational overhaul: Jawad Williams and three other assistants also out. Leandro Barbosa will remain as part of Christie’s reworked staff.

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Retired legends such as Dirk Nowitzki, Luis Scola, Steve Nash, Leandro Barbosa, Predrag Danilović, Dejan Bodiroga, Aleksandar Đorđević, Matjaž Smodiš, Sani Bečirović, Rašo Nesterović, and many other former and current players will also be in attendance.

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That would be, in this instance, “big brother.” Barbosa, 41, now an assistant coach with the Sacramento Kings, is almost eight years older than Thompson. Which might be why he is willing to offer counsel for the most important decision of his friend’s professional life. “He's going to have to be really patient,” Barbosa said. “I hope he comes back to the Warriors. I don't know what's the situation, but it's going to be tough. I know the money (in NBA contracts) is going up, and he's been thinking about the money. “But I think he needs to be happy. I think that's the most important thing.”

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NBA on ESPN: Naz Reid (24) is one of six players to win the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year before turning 25 years old 💪 pic.twitter.com/Nc3t8IevH7

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Golden State Warriors PR: Gui Santos makes his NBA debut for the Warriors, joining Leandro Barbosa and Anderson Varejao as Brazilian-born players to appear in a game with Golden State.

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Dalton Johnson: The players that Bob Myers specifically has mentioned and thanked: Steph Curry, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala, Kevon Looney and Kevin Durant Also: Jordan Poole, Andrew Wiggins, Shaun Livingston, David West, Zaza Pachulia, Andrew Bogut and Leandro Barbosa

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James Ham: Mike Brown and Leandro Barbosa just received their Championship rings from Warriors head coach Steve Kerr. pic.twitter.com/aw8AJPAams

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The Sacramento Kings announced today the members of Head Coach Mike Brown’s coaching staff for the 2022-23 season. Jordi Fernandez has been named associate head coach. Jay Triano, Doug Christie, Luke Loucks and Leandro Barbosa will serve as assistant coaches.

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Shams Charania: Golden State Warriors player development coach Leandro Barbosa is accepting an offer to be an assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings under Mike Brown, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.

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Shams Charania: Leandro Barbosa, a two-time Warriors champion as a player and coach, has been a prominent figure in Golden State and now receives a larger role in Sacramento.

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Leandro Barbosa before and after the championship celebration with Nemanja Bjelica 😂

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Chris DeMarco is the assistant coach who works most closely with Thompson, but there’s no better sparring partner on the staff than Leandro Barbosa. That’s who lined up across from Thompson the first day he was cleared for contact and many of the days after. Barbosa is recently retired, but still lightning-quick and in playing shape. “Oh, man, that first month,” Thompson grunts. “Guarding Barbosa the first month was so hard for me. He’s still quicker than a lot of guys in the league. I’d draw back to all the times I’d guard him in the past, like, man, I used to be able to stay in front of LB. Now it’s different.”

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Anthony Slater: Klay Thompson on his defense: "Going against guys like Leandro Barbosa has helped me. He's still so quick...I don't plan on being a slouch on (the defensive) end."

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