Kings Hiring BJ Armstrong To Front Office Role

The Sacramento Kings are finalizing a deal to hire longtime NBA agent and former player B.J. Armstrong as an assistant general manager under new head of basketball operations Scott Perry, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.

A key member of the Chicago Bulls’ championship teams from 1991 to 1993, Armstrong played in the NBA from 1989 to 2000, later spending time with Golden State, Charlotte and Orlando. He transitioned to the front office shortly after retiring, serving as a scout and executive with the Bulls before working briefly as an ESPN analyst.

Armstrong, 56, has spent the past two decades representing players as an agent, most notably former MVP Derrick Rose. He’s been linked to various front office roles in the past — including in Detroit (2018) and New York (2020) — but had yet to make the move until now.

Though Perry and Armstrong never crossed paths in Chicago, where both have ties, the two are familiar with one another.

Perry, during his time in New York’s front office, worked on several transactions involving Rose, while Armstrong co-hosted The Hoop Genius Podcast, where Perry was a frequent guest. The two are believed to have maintained a strong professional relationship, with Armstrong now stepping into an official role alongside Perry in Sacramento’s front office reshuffle.