Could the Hall of Fame player-turned-Portland head coach be on the move soon?
Following an uncompetitive first round sweep at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Phoenix Suns were gearing up to fire head coach Frank Vogel after just one season. Vogel won a title with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020, but has since been the victim of some very questionable front office decisionmaking, including all-in trades for washed-up guards like Russell Westbrook in L.A. and Bradley Beal in Phoenix.
As this process was playing out, All-Star Suns power forward Kevin Durant was reportedly angling for Phoenix majority owner Mat Ishbia to explore stealing Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups for the Suns gig, according toBringing in a starry Hall of Fame point guard-turned head coach is nothing new for Durant, who previously agitated for the Brooklyn Nets to hire Steve Nash — only to soon sour on the two-time league MVP and to eventually compel Nash's firing.
That's not going to be much of an issue for Phoenix, which swiftly moved to add the head coach it defeated in the 2021 NBA Finals, ex-MIlwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer. But it's interesting that Billups has been drawing rumored rival interest while not building out a particularly impressive CV.
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