The Phoenix Suns won’t know their lottery fate until Tuesday night, but this week’s NBA Combine (May 15-18) in Chicago may have offered GM Ryan McDonough a little more clarity as to what player the team will target with their first pick come June 27. Most of the expected lottery picks took part in the […]
All offseason, Phoenix Suns President of Basketball Operations Lon Babby has said interim coach Lindsey Hunter was a legitimate candidate to land the job on a permanent basis. However, new general manager Ryan McDonough will have a say in the matter, and given that he’s coming from a completely different organization, he has little attachment […]
Ryan McDonough is attacking his job as general manager on two fronts: Finding a head coach and preparing for the draft. “My immediate focus after finding a coach is drafting the best players,” he said last week when he was introduced as the team’s fifth GM in seven years. While the search for a coach […]
Former Phoenix Suns head coach Alvin Gentry weighed in on who he thinks should lead the organization going forward. Gentry told Arizona Sports 620’s Doug & Wolf Tuesday that the Suns have an interesting pool of candidates to choose from in their search for a new head coach. “I think there’s a lot of great […]
Since coming over in a trade from the Charlotte Bobcats in December 2009, Phoenix Suns forward Jared Dudley has endeared himself to fans in the Valley with on-court performance, work in the community and engagement on social media platforms. Even during a 25-57 season in which he went back and forth between starting and coming […]
The saying goes that behind every great man there is a great woman and that certainly holds true for Ryan McDonough. The 33-year-old NBA exec’s mother, Denise, raised a family of five children along with her husband, former Boston Globe sportswriter Will McDonough, in Hingham, Massachusetts. While several of Denise’s sons — Ryan (Phoenix Suns […]
As it stands now, six NBA teams (Bucks, Bobcats, Nets, Pistons, Sixers, Suns) have head coaching vacancies still unfilled. However, with the futures of Vinny Del Negro (Clippers), Larry Drew (Hawks), Keith Smart (Kings), Dwane Casey (Raptors) and Rick Adelman (Timberwolves) still unknown, the coaching carousel could potentially balloon to a party of 11. Take […]
When it comes to the Phoenix Suns’ coaching search, Tom Chambers doesn’t have a horse in the race. But as a former player who spent five years with the organization and currently works as a Fox Sports Arizona analyst, the four-time All-Star definitely has an idea of who he’d like to see on the bench […]
Three years earlier, we waited 19 days to hear from the new general manager and heard this: “There’s a great infrastructure in place to have success,” Lance Blanks said on August 25, 2010. “So part of my job will be staying out of the way and not messing things up.” Oops. Two days after his […]
New Phoenix Suns general manager Ryan McDonough has plenty on his plate over the next few months. At the top of the list is obviously hiring a new head coach and scouting players for the upcoming June draft, but there’s a big item that might have moved up to the No. 3 slot this week. […]
I quickly talked with three men at new Suns general manager Ryan McDonough’s introductory press conference Thursday. They were casual conversations with three people. I’m going to leave two people’s names out of this. None of the quotes are direct, only my memory of the conversation. Jay Biles (ESPN analyst): I’ve known him for years […]
Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver wasn’t quite issuing a mea culpa when he spoke with Arizona Sports 620’s Burns and Gambo Thursday, but he did admit the organization owes the fans more than what they’ve produced of late. When asked if the Suns have lost touch with their history and place in the NBA hierachy, […]
Ryan McDonough hasn’t served as a general manager in the NBA, technically. He does have three years of experience as the assistant GM for the Boston Celtics, serving under Danny Ainge. The new Suns GM wore many different hats in his decade with the Celtics organization, as he told Burns and Gambo on Arizona Sports […]
Well-run NBA franchises establish an identity. I’m not talking about welcoming back old players, being media friendly or any other off-the-court nonsense. Good teams understand what they are trying to accomplish on the court and this permeates from the top of the front office all the way to the lowest part of the coaching staff. […]
The Phoenix Suns introduced their new general manager Thursday, and the 33-year-old Ryan McDonough wasted no time in revealing that his first charge is to find the next head coach of the team. “My first order of business as the general manager is to find the best guy for that job,” McDonough said. “Obviously, I’ll […]
The NBA Draft is a little more than a month away, and the event represents the beginning of a new era for the Phoenix Suns. Following a wretched 25-57 season, the Suns made a change in their front office, firing general manager Lance Blanks and hiring 33-year-old Ryan McDonough to replace him. The former Celtics […]
The Phoenix Suns say that Lindsey Hunter is still a candidate for the head coaching vacancy, but he has about a snowball’s chance in hell of actually getting the job. I’m sure at some point Hunter was promised an interview with the new general manager and that is why he is still a candidate. And […]
The Phoenix Suns announced that 33-year-old Ryan McDonough would be the team’s new general manager Tuesday, and the hiring received rave reviews from just about everyone. Take a look: McDonough is a great hire, young and upcoming guy coming from a solid organization — John Gambadoro (@Gambo620) May 7, 2013 I like everything about new […]
His name won’t move the meter (i.e. Grant Hill). His quotes won’t lead SportsCenter (i.e. Charles Barkley). The Suns though didn’t hire new general manager Ryan McDonough for that. They hired McDonough to turn around a franchise coming off its worst season in 44 years. McDonough’s résumé speaks for itself: • 10 seasons with the […]
Eddie House has worn the uniforms of both the Phoenix Suns and the Boston Celtics, giving him a unique perspective on the hiring of Ryan McDonough as the Suns’ new general manager. House played with the Celtics from 2007 until 2010, so he knows McDonough pretty well. In an interview with Doug and Wolf Tuesday […]
Now that the Phoenix Suns have hired a general manager, attention will turn to selecting a head coach. Lon Babby, who is the team’s president of basketball operations, said the move to bring Ryan McDonough on board does not necessarily mean interim head coach Lindsey Hunter has been eliminated from contention. “Lindsey is still a […]
Phoenix Suns forward Michael Beasley has found himself in the news, and once again it’s not for something positive. Scottsdale Police confirmed they are investigating the 24-year-old for alleged sexual assault. According to police, the allegation stems from an incident that occurred on Jan. 13, 2013. Police say the investigation is ongoing, and they are […]
One of the things that drew Suns president of basketball operations Lon Babby to Ryan McDonough was the fact that McDonough, unlike former general manager Lance Blanks, is a good communicator. A graduate of North Carolina with a degree in journalism and mass communication, McDonough is certainly that. He’s also someone who has gained a […]
The Phoenix Suns have named Ryan McDonough as their new general manager. McDonough, 33, comes to the Suns after spending the last two seasons as the assistant general manager of the Boston Celtics. The Massachusetts native also has experience as Boston’s director of player personnel, director of international scouting, director of amateur scouting and special […]
As the Phoenix Suns continue their search for a new general manager, Arizona Sports 620’s John Gambadoro tweeted the following Tuesday morning: Expect the Suns to make a decision regarding the General Manager sometime today, all indications I am getting is that it’s Ryan McDonough — John Gambadoro (@Gambo620) May 7, 2013 McDonough, 33, has […]
Former NBA player and current ESPN analyst Jon Barry has a theory he feels the Phoenix Suns should adhere to as they continue to search for a new general manager. “If I’m Robert Sarver or whoever’s going to make the ultimate decision, I’m going to franchises that I have seen that have won year after […]
The second round of the NBA Playoffs is officially set, and several former Suns players are still in the hunt for a championship. Jason Kidd, PG, New York Knicks First Round: 1.8 points, 2.3 assists and 5.8 rebounds per game vs. Boston Celtics Second Round: vs. Indiana Pacers (2.8 points and 3.0 rebounds per game […]
At the end of last season, Shannon Brown, then a free agent, expressed a strong desire to return to the Phoenix Suns. He showed it by staying in town and working out daily at US Airways Center. He ultimately signed a two-year contract. Now, at the end of this season, one in which he played […]
And then there were three. 10 days after parting ways with general manager Lance Blanks, the Phoenix Suns’ search for his replacement has been narrowed down to three candidates. According to Yahoo! Sports NBA writer Adrian Wojnarowski, the finalists include Boston Celtics assistant general manager Ryan McDonough, Milwaukee assistant general manager Jeff Weltman and San […]
Former Phoenix Suns head coach Alvin Gentry went just 13-28 in 2012-13 before parting ways with the organization on January 20, but he might not be out of a job too long. Arizona Sports 620’s Craig Grialou confirmed Wednesday night, that both Gentry and Elston Turner with interview for the Charlotte Bobcats’ head coaching job […]
