PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns are reportedly “looking to add” two-time NBA champion James Posey as an assistant on new head coach Mike Budenholzer’s staff, according to The Arizona Republic‘s Duane Rankin.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Posey was an assistant with the Washington Wizards the past two years, and his first season in 2022-23 was Bradley Beal’s final one with the team.
The 12-year NBA veteran also worked as an assistant under Tyronn Lue with his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers from 2014-19, winning the 2016 NBA Finals and making four straight Finals appearances in his tenure.
Posey’s playing career stretched among seven different teams after he was drafted 18th overall in 1999: the Denver Nuggets (1999-2003), Houston Rockets (2003), Memphis Grizzlies (2003-05), Miami Heat (2005-07), Boston Celtics (2007-08), New Orleans Hornets (2009-10) and Indiana Pacers (2010-11), The 6-foot-8 Posey averaged 8.6 points across 864 career regular season games (479 starts) and won the 2006 NBA Finals with the Heat and 2008 NBA Finals with the Celtics.
After this report of Posey today and adding Spurs vice president of basketball operations Brent Barry yesterday, Phoenix is now up to seven assistants under Budenholzer. Posey and Barry join David Fizdale, former Washington head coach Mike Hopkins, former Wisconsin Herd coach Chaisson Allen, former Utah Jazz assistant Chad Forcier and one of Budenholzer’s previous assistants Vince Legarza on the Suns’ staff. Phoenix has still yet to name an associate head coach.
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Brendan Mau is a senior writer covering the Phoenix Suns and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @Brendan_Mau
