The Sacramento Kings struck a deal to bring in the longtime NBA coach and former Indiana Hoosiers coach as an assistant under Doug Christie on Wednesday afternoon, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Woodson marks the first hire for Christie, who was promoted as the team’s full-time head coach last month.

Mike Woodson, who spent the past four years coaching Indiana, has agreed to join Doug Christie's Kings staff as associate head coach, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.

After his Indiana exit, Mike Woodson is reportedly making his return to the NBA. Per ESPN's Shams Charania, Woodson agreed to a deal to become the Sacramento Kings' associate head coach under Doug Christie. Woodson was an assistant and head coach in the NBA from 1996 to 2021 before joining Indiana.