The Suns Selected the Storm! Prying the Corner + Booker personally checked, and the Cavaliers Dual Assistant Teachers become the ultimate candidate

The summer in Phoenix is ​​destined to be uneasy. After firing Budenholzer and appointing Gregory as the new general manager, the Suns' head coach selection work can be regarded as a "marathon" game.

famous reporter Shams revealed that after multiple rounds of screening, Cavaliers assistant coach Johnny Bryant and Jordan Ultra became the final candidates, and Devin Booker's personal intervention made this handsome selection drama full of suspense.

Last year, the Suns signed Budenholzer on a five-year contract of over $50 million, and were expected to lead the team back to the top. However, the 36-46-loss record this season and missing the play-offs has quickly exhausted management's patience.

Budenholzer's coaching philosophy is seriously out of touch with the Suns lineup - the team basketball system he is good at, and he hits walls everywhere in the "star-driven" lineup with Booker and Bill. The defensive end has made the team lose as much as 118.3 points per game, ranking 6th from the bottom in the league.

This cooperation with high salary and short life has become a microcosm of Suns management's "inciting medical treatment in a hurry".

The new general manager Gregory's strategy for selecting coaches can be called "finding a needle in a haystack": 15 meetings in the first round, 8 people screening in the second round, and 6 people interviewed in the final, and finally locked in the Cavaliers assistant coach combination.

Bryant and Ultra's advantage lies in the label of "Champion Assistant" - they have created the number one Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference this season with Atkinson. The team's offensive and defensive efficiency ranks among the top five in the league, especially in the integration of young players (such as Mobley and Garland) and star tactical fusion.

data shows that the Cavaliers averaged 18.2 points per game in fast break this season (3rd in the league), and their defensive rebounding rate was 76.5% (4th in the league), which shows the tactical design ability of the two.

It is worth noting that Booker has participated in the coach selection in depth in the past week, which has sent a strong signal: the Suns have entered the reconstruction stage of "star-led" . As the team's only non-selling product, Booker averaged 25.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 7.1 assists per game this season, shooting 46% from the field, 33% from three-point shooting percentage and 89% from free throw percentage, but he missed the playoffs for two consecutive years, and his trust in management is at stake.

Sources revealed that his requirements for candidates are focused on two points: one is to design a singles + pick-and-roll system with him as the core, and the other is to have the ability to activate Bills (average 17 points per game this season, shooting percentage 49.7%). The Cavaliers' assistant coach successfully coordinated the ball distribution between Garland and Mitchell in the Cavaliers, which may be the key to impress Booker.

In addition to choosing coaches, the Suns also need to solve Durant's problem. According to famous reporter Marc Stein, no matter who becomes the new coach, the Suns will try to explore the solution to trade Durant in this offseason.