ESPN announces movement among Sunswho make new with old people, naming Brian Gregory as a new General Manager (GM), to replace James Jones. A promotion for Brian Gregory, who until then was the vice-president of the franchise, while James Jones remains in the organization chart Phoenixbut with a role of advisor.
Note that the Suns also offered a promotion to Oronde Taliaferro, who became the assistant of the new GM, while Paul Rivers, who hitherto taken care of innovation, obtains new basketball oriented responsibilities.
But the real change is therefore that Brian Gregory succeeds James Jones as ownership of the sports field, six years after his taking office and four years after being appointed manager of the year 2021. Without upsetting things in Arizona, since Brian Gregory was already in offices since last year.
-Michigan State connection
« Brian is a precious member of our management, he played an essential role in the selection and development of our young players “Said the owner Mat Ishbia in a press release, referring to the draft of Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro in 2024.” I can’t wait to see him put on this role of GM: it is a brilliant spirit of the basketball world and it will transform and raise our team. »
Principal coach in NCAA between 2003 and 2023, in Dayton, Georgia Tech then South Florida, Brian Gregory has known Mat Ishbia since their common visit to Michigan State, between 1999 and 2003. The first was assistant and the second player (very minor), and they were university champions in 2000, under the orders of Tom Izzo.
The hardest part begins for him now, since Phoenix will have to find a new coach after the dismissal of Mike Budenholzer. On the side of Mat Ishbia, we wish in any case quickly turning the page after a catastrophic season, completed without playoffs or play-in and in the negative (36-46). As such, Kevin Durant files, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal are likely to animate the SUNS news in the coming weeks …
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | To | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Fte | Pts |
| Kevin Durant | 62 | 36.5 | 52.7 | 43.0 | 83.9 | 0.4 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 26.6 |
| Devin Booker | 75 | 37.3 | 46.1 | 33.2 | 89.4 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 25.6 |
| Bradley Beal | 53 | 32.1 | 49.7 | 38.6 | 80.3 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 17.0 |
| Grayson Allen | 64 | 24.1 | 44.8 | 42.6 | 81.6 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 10.6 |
| Tyus jones | 81 | 26.8 | 44.8 | 41.4 | 89.5 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 10.2 |
| Nick Richards | 36 | 22.7 | 60.5 | 0.0 | 82.2 | 2.7 | 5.9 | 8.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 9.5 |
| Royce O’neale | 75 | 24.5 | 42.3 | 40.6 | 73.1 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 9.1 |
| Jusuf Nurkic | 25 | 23.7 | 45.4 | 32.2 | 69.6 | 1.8 | 7.3 | 9.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 8.6 |
| Ryan Dunn | 74 | 19.1 | 43.0 | 31.1 | 48.7 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 6.9 |
| Sphere | 36 | 12.5 | 52.5 | 34.4 | 76.9 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 6.8 |
| Josh Okogie | 25 | 14.0 | 49.1 | 38.1 | 68.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 6.0 |
| Collin Gillespie | 33 | 14.0 | 43.0 | 43.3 | 86.4 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 5.9 |
| Monte Morris | 45 | 12.7 | 42.6 | 36.0 | 85.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 5.2 |
| Mason Plumlee | 74 | 17.6 | 61.9 | 0.0 | 64.8 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 4.5 |
| Very oghododo | 61 | 17.1 | 60.4 | 0.0 | 58.0 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 4.2 |
| Cody Martin | 14 | 14.7 | 35.1 | 11.1 | 75.0 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 3.7 |
| Damion Lee | 25 | 5.8 | 36.5 | 24.3 | 95.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| Tyty Washington, Jr. | 16 | 7.4 | 31.1 | 19.0 | 50.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Jalen Bridges | 8 | 3.8 | 28.6 | 28.6 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Vasilija Micic | 5 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
