Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia, a former walk-on for Tom Izzo’s 2000 national championship team at Michigan State, will meet with team president James Jones and other team officials in Michigan later this week in search of a new coach, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Charania said the Suns have narrowed their head coaching search to five finalists: Nick Nurse, who led the Toronto Raptors to an NBA title in 2019, former Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel, ex-Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers, Sacramento Kings assistant coach Jordi Fernandez and Suns assistant coach Kevin Young.
Ishbia, a Detroit-area native and CEO of Pontiac-based United Wholesale Mortgage Holdings Corp.