The Suns have been conducting a search over the past month or so to find their franchise’s next head coach.
We may be closer than we think to finding out who they narrowed their search down to, after an NBA insider reported some big news.
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Who are the Suns down to in their search?
According to Shams Charania of ESPN, Phoenix has narrowed the search down to Johnnie Bryant and Jordan Ott, both on the current coaching staff of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
It has been reported previously that Devin Booker would have a role in the search, so these candidates must have been endorsed by Booker to advance to this point in the hiring process.
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Johnnie Bryant is 39 years old and just completed his 11th season in the NBA coaching.
Bryant had six years with the Jazz as an assistant coach from 14-15 to 19-20.
After that, he was with the Knicks as an associate head coach from 20-21 to 23-24.
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This past season (24-25) was Bryant’s first year with Cleveland as an associate head coach, and now he looks to try and get his first NBA head coaching position.
Ott just completed his 7th year coaching in the NBA.
He spent four years with Brooklyn from 18-19 to 21-22 as an assistant coach.
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From 22-23 to 23-24 he was an assistant coach with the Lakers.
Most recently in 24-25, he was an assistant coach with the Cavs.
Charania reported, “Both will meet with Suns owner Mat Ishbia in Michigan ahead of a hiring as soon as later this week.”
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