Nick Nurse and Doc Rivers are among the nominees who have been awarded Phoenix Suns They plan to interview for the head coaching position, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports.
Wojnarowski adds that the Suns also plan to interview Sacramento Kings assistant head coach Jordy Fernandez and their assistant coach Kevin Young in the coming days.
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The Sharanian Sun the athlete reports That former Lakers coach Frank Vogel is also a finalist. Charania adds that the five finalists will meet owner Matt Isepa and others in Michigan this week.
The Suns fired Monte Williams after they were eliminated by the Lakers in the second round of the playoffs.
Nurse was fired by the Raptors after the team lost in a round of play to the Chicago Bulls. He was also reported as a finalist for the inaugural Milwaukee Bucks, and was set to meet with the 76ers over their head coaching position.
Rivers was let go by the 76ers after failing to advance past the second round for the third straight season.
Fernandez began his coaching career in 2009 with the Cavaliers and was part of the coaching staff for Cleveland when they won the championship in 2016. He also has experience working with the Nuggets before joining the Kings in 2022.
Young has coaching and intelligence experience from working with the 76ers. Join Suns in 2020.
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