The Phoenix Suns are planning to keep general manager Ryan McDonough in place entering the final year of his contract, according to league sources.
Sources told ESPN.com that the Suns intend to keep McDonough in charge of basketball operations for at least one more season, despite the ongoing wait for the first playoff berth of his tenure.
It was reported when McDonough joined the Suns' front office entering the 2013-14 campaign that he signed a four-year deal, but one team source told ESPN.com that McDonough is indeed under contract through the 2017-18 season.
The Suns have missed the playoffs for a franchise-record seven consecutive seasons -- including the past two fully under McDonough's watch since he was elevated to head of basketball operations -- and sank to the league's second-worst record in 2016-17 somewhat by design in the second half of the campaign.