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Reuters
21 hours ago
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- Reuters
Report: Suns hiring Cavaliers assistant Jordan Ott as coach
June 4 - The Phoenix Suns are hiring Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coach Jordan Ott as their next head coach, ESPN reported Wednesday. Ott will be hired for the position over his former Cavaliers colleague, associate head coach Johnnie Bryant. Ott and Bryant met with Suns owner Mat Ishbia, CEO Josh Bartelstein and new general manager Brian Gregory in Michigan on Tuesday. Per ESPN, Suns star Devin Booker was involved in the latter stages of the search process and tabbed Ott as his choice as head coach. Phoenix is looking for a replacement for Mike Budenholzer, who was fired April 14 after his first season and a 36-46 record. Ott will be the fourth coach in four seasons for the Suns. Ott began his career as a video coordinator at Michigan State in 2008 before filling that same role under Budenholzer with the Atlanta Hawks. He joined the Brooklyn Nets as an assistant coach in 2016 and moved on to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2022 before Kenny Atkinson hired him in Cleveland. NBA Coach of the Year Atkinson and his staff led the Cavaliers to 64 wins and the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs, where they lost to the Indiana Pacers in the second round. --Field Level Media
Associated Press
21 hours ago
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- Associated Press
Suns hire Cavaliers assistant Jordan Ott as head coach, AP source says
PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns hired Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Jordan Ott as their head coach, opting for a young, emerging leader to rebuild a franchise that has regressed over the past few seasons, a person familiar with the search told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the hire hasn't officially been announced. Ott will be the team's fourth head coach in four seasons and replaces Mike Budenholzer, who was fired following a miserable 36-46 season that ended without a trip to the playoffs despite the high-priced trio of Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal. The 40-year-old Ott has worked for the Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Lakers and the Cavaliers. He also worked as a video coordinator under Tom Izzo at Michigan State, which is where Suns owner Mat Ishbia played as a walk-on from 1999 to 2003. It remains to be seen if Durant or Beal will be on next season's roster — both could be moved in trades. Booker seems like the only player on the roster who is truly untouchable after 10 seasons in the desert, including four All-Star appearances. Ott and fellow Cavs assistant Johnnie Bryant were the two finalists for the job. Ishbia and general manager Brian Gregory led a lengthy, deliberate search that lasted 1 1/2 months and included more than a dozen candidates. ESPN first reported the hiring. ___ AP NBA:
New York Times
21 hours ago
- Business
- New York Times
Suns hiring Cavaliers assistant Jordan Ott as next head coach: Source
The Phoenix Suns are hiring Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coach Jordan Ott to be the next franchise's next head coach, a source briefed on the matter confirmed Tuesday. ESPN first reported the news of the Suns hiring Ott. The move puts an end to Phoenix's head-coaching search, which was narrowed down Ott and Johnnie Bryant, Cleveland's associate head coach, according to a source briefed on the matter on Monday. Advertisement This will mark the franchise's fourth head coach in as many years after Phoenix dismissed coach Mike Budenholzer on April 14. Owner Mat Ishbia and new general manager Brian Gregory, who promised a thorough search, considered more than 15 candidates. Ott, who just concluded his first season under Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson, was part of a Cleveland team that produced an Eastern Conference-best 64 wins before losing to the Indiana Pacers in the conference semifinals. This story will be updated.
Daily Mail
a day ago
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- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Phoenix Suns make decision on new head coach after scandalized season
The Phoenix Suns have made a decision on their next head coach following a disastrous season. After the team missed the play-in tournament with a 36-46 record, coach Mike Budenholzer was fired after just one season. And now, the team has agreed to hire Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Jordan Ott, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.
Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
Phoenix Suns narrow head coaching hire down to two finalists from the same team
The Phoenix Suns have an All-Star trio, but you wouldn't know it from their recent play on the court, missing the postseason entirely. Falling well short of expectations has caused organizational turmoil, with the Suns replacing their head coach for the second offseason in a row. Previously, the Suns hired two proven, former NBA championship winners. How can they do better than Frank Vogel and Mike Budenholzer? Well, the Suns intend to try. Advertisement According to ESPN's NBA insider Shams Charania, the Suns are already down to their final two head coaching candidates. Interestingly enough, they're both from the Cleveland Cavaliers. They've also never been an NBA head coach before, which would be drastically different from their previous two head coaching candidates. Basically, it's down to either Cavs associate coach Johnnie Bryant or assistant Jordan Ott. The two are scheduled to meet with Suns majority owner Mat Ishbia, CEO Josh Bartelstein and general manager Brian Gregory later this week. While these two candidates may seem less qualified than a few other potential solutions, the Suns started by interviewing 15 different candidates before narrowing down their choices to five and now two. The Suns have even incorporated Devin Booker into their coaching search, a strong sign that the four-time All-Star won't be departing via trade this offseason. It also gives the Suns a chance to ensure Booker is on board with the new hire. For all we know, that could be how the Suns narrowed down their options to a pair of Cavs assistants. Advertisement Related: NBA insider reveals five finalists for Phoenix Suns' head coaching job Related Headlines
