Another assistant is making their way out of town from Phoenix as there have been reports that have surfaced that Mark Bryant is expected to follow Monty Williams to the Pistons to join his staff in Detroit according to Yahoo Sports’ Jake Fischer.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!“There will be changes in Phoenix, whether Paul stays or goes. Several assistant coaches, such as Mark Bryant, are expected to follow Monty Williams to Detroit, where former Houston head coach Stephen Silas will serve as the Pistons’ associate head coach, and former 76ers assistant Dan Burke, sources said, is also expected to join the front of Williams’ bench.”
Bryant has been with the Suns since 2019 when Williams first joined the Suns. Before that, he was an assistant for a long time under the Oklahoma City Thunder where he spent a lot of time forming relationships with Williams as well as Suns player Kevin Durant.
The former NBA role player will now be heading to his 5th team to help build a program for a young up-and-coming franchise.
Another report that came from Fischer’s article is that Williams is trying to get former NBA player and current Suns assistant coach Jarrett Jack to join him in Detroit as well. However, it may be hard to get him away from Phoenix.
“It remains to be seen if Williams will be successful in pulling Jarrett Jack from the Suns. Jack, another close friend of Paul’s, sat behind the bench in Phoenix for the ’22-23 season and was known to be an integral coaching figure among Suns players.”
Jack has been with the Suns since 2021 and has done an unbelievable job working with players during rehabs from injury as well as building tight one-on-one bonds with players.
Suns Lose Assistant Coach Patrick Mutombo to Milwaukee After 1 Season
The Suns will have to continue to round out new head coach Frank Vogel’s staff with all the latest departures happening as of recently.
