Suns GM James Jones received a multiyear extension this week and the team’s head coach and players voiced their approval, Duane Rankin of the Arizona Republic reports.
“I’m so happy for him, he deserves it,” said Chris Paul, who served on the NBPA’s executive committee with Jones when the GM was a player. “I’ve got a different relationship than everybody else because I know him personally. Been through labor negotiations with him. James is like part of my family. I think he deserves it, I’m happy for him and he should be in this league a long time for whatever executive position he wants.”
“I’m happy for him,” coach Monty Williams said. “Anytime you can hang around as long as he has, that’s a huge accomplishment. He’s earned it for sure.”
We have more on the Suns:
- Deandre Ayton is expected to return to action against San Antonio on Sunday barring any setbacks, 98.7 FM radio talk show host John Gambadoro tweets. Ayton hasn’t played since Jan. 16 due to an ankle injury suffered against Detroit. He’ll be a restricted free agent after the season.
- With the league investigation into owner Robert Sarver’s behavior still ongoing, the team is seeking to create a confidential internal hotline for employees to file complaints, Baxter Holmes of ESPN writes. The internal hotline is being created because employees haven’t been using the NBA hotline for fear of being revealed as a source.
- Devin Booker ranked fifth in the latest All-Star fan voting results among Western Conference guards and Williams calls it “laughable,” Rankin relays in a separate story. “I kind of laugh at the voting numbers when I see it at the bottom of the ticker and so many guys are getting so many more votes than him,” Williams said. “It’s laughable. When you look at what he’s done, not just of late, but all season long and the wins we have, he should be a starter on the All-Star team.”
“The internal hotline is being created because employees haven’t been using the NBA hotline for fear of being revealed as a source.“
That really doesn’t sound good, tbh. Reserving judgement, but that’s about the exact opposite of a vote of confidence for Sarver.
Phoenix hails a small rabid fan base….most of the Valley residents are from somewhere else and many are loyal to their old teams.
Because the purpose of cororate complaint boxes is so corporate can find out who the complainers are. Should be obvious, but congrats to Suns workers anyway for figuring this out somehow.
And congrats to Rbt Sarver for giving the best people route a try for staffing. It trickled down nicely.
Just an idea, because Ayton didn’t get the max…
The great play form McGee and Biyambo and the continued wins.
Reckon there’s a chance Ayton doesn’t get the max and leaves Phoenix?
He is currently putting up 17-10 but without him they have done great. Is he really worth about 35mil a season?
Like personally I’d flip DeAndre Ayton and someone for Julius Randle and Mitchell Robinson.
Robinson gives you 8-8 and twice as many blocks. With CP3 that could be more like 14-11 with the extra blocks plus you get Julius Randle…