George Karl has reached an agreement with the Sacramento Kings to become their new head coach, with the move expected to be announced at a press conference early next week.

It is reported that Karl will sign a four-year deal with the organisation, and will begin his role after the NBA All-Star break.

The 63-year-old rejoined ESPN as an analyst after leaving the Denver Nuggets at the end of the 2012-13 season, but he ranks sixth all time among NBA coaches with 1,131 total wins.

Karl has previously coached in Cleveland, Golden State, Seattle and Milwaukee and has made no secret of his desire to return to coaching in the league over the past year.

Meanwhile, this will be Sacramento's third coach of the season, after Mike Malone was fired last year while Tyrone Corbin had a 7-21 record since replacing him.