Sources: Sacramento Kings to part ways with interim coach Alvin Gentry, will open search for new head coach

The Sacramento Kings won't be bringing back interim coach Alvin Gentry and, instead, will open up a search for a new head coach, sources tell ESPN.

Under Gentry, the Kings went 30-52 this season and will miss the playoffs for a 16th straight year. Gentry was named interim head coach in November when the team fired Luke Walton.

The Kings' search is expected to wide-ranging and will include candidates with a history of turning lottery teams into playoff teams, according to sources.

Among those expected to be considered: Kenny Atkinson, Steve Clifford, Mark Jackson, Mike Brown and Bucks assistants Charles Lee and Darvin Ham.

This will be Sacramento's third head coach in as many seasons and its sixth head coach since Michael Malone was let go in 2014.

Sources tell ESPN that the Kings and Gentry, who has a year left on his contract, are discussing a front-office role and expect to come to a resolution sometime this week.