Daily News | Report: Suns to hire Frank Vogel after also considering former Sixers coach Doc Rivers
following the team’s disappointing playoff exit, was reportedly in a finalist group that also included Kevin Young. Young, the Suns’ associate head coach under former coach Monty Williams, was a former Sixers assistant on Brett Brown’s staff and before that served as head coach of the G League-affiliate Delaware 87ers . Nick Nurse was also reportedly in contention for the Phoenix job before the Sixers hired him earlier this week.
Vogel takes over a Suns team with immediate championship aspirations, which were reinforced by the blockbuster deadline trade for future Hall of Famer Kevin Durant to pair with All-Star guard Devin Booker. Yet that deal also depleted roster depth by sending Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson to the Brooklyn Nets, contributing to their premature postseason ousting.
Rivers reportedly turned down the chance to be considered for his fifth NBA head-coaching job in a career spanning more than two decades. He was recognized last season during the NBA’s 75th-anniversary celebration as one of the top 15 coaches in league history. The former All-Star point guard won the 2008 championship with the Celtics, where he coached from 2004-13. He then helped transform a once-embarrassing Clippers franchise into a playoff regular from 2013-20, while also guiding that team through the Donald Sterling scandal.
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