The Phoenix Suns have promoted James Jones to full-time general manager, the team announced on Thursday.
Jones served as an interim following the firing of Ryan McDonough two weeks before the 2018-19 season began. The former NBA player spent the last two seasons as the Suns' vice president of basketball operations and shared general manager duties with assistant Trevor Bukstein. Together, the two collaborated on trades which brought Kelly Oubre Jr. and Tyler Johnson to Phoenix.
"James has demonstrated a remarkable ability to manage the day-to-day efforts of our front office while developing strong relationships with our players, coaches and those across our organization and league,” Suns team owner Robert Sarver said.