The Suns officially announced the signing of Buden: Durant Booker frequently changed coaches, and the boss declared that he was aiming for a championship

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2024-05-12 05:07Posted in Anhui Sports Creators

On May 12, Beijing time, the Suns officially announced the signing of new coach Mike Budenholzer, it is reported that they signed a five-year coaching contract of more than $50 million, Buden stated that he was honored to serve as the new coach of the Suns, and Ishbia believes that Buden can lead the team to win the championship.

Budden issued a statement after his official signing: I am honored to be named head coach of the Phoenix Suns, a team that I have been watching since I was growing up. I would like to thank Matt Ishbia, Josh Battlestein and James Jones for giving me the opportunity to lead this team.

Suns owner Matt Ishbia said: "We are thrilled to appoint Mike as head coach of the Phoenix Suns and bring him back to his native state of Arizona. Mike has proven himself to be one of the most successful head coaches in the NBA. He is the right leader to lead us to the next stage and achieve our championship goals.

"Mike's extraordinary basketball acumen, championship pedigree and status as one of the NBA's top coaches will be invaluable as we race for a championship," said James Jones, president and general manager of Suns Basketball Operations. We are confident that under his leadership, our team will reach new heights in success.

Budden officially became the 22nd head coach of the Suns, becoming the fifth head coach in the NBA in nearly 45 years to win a championship and win more than 60% of the coaching victories, the other four being Phil Jackson, Steve Cole, Pat Riley and Gregg Popovich.

In his 10 seasons as NBA head coach, Buden has coached 801 regular season games, 484-317, a 60.4% coaching winning rate, leading the team to the playoffs 9 times in 10 years, has coached 104 playoff games, 56-48, a winning rate of 53.8%, and led the Bucks to a championship in 2021; He has won Coach of the Year twice, Coach of the Month seven times, and led the team to the Division Championship six times.

According to statistics, Budenholzer became Durant's fifth head coach in the last 18 months - in November 2022, the Nets head coach was changed from Nash to Vaughn; In February 2023, Durant joined the Suns as the head coach Monty; In May 2023, Suns head coach Monty stepped down; In June 2023, Vogel became the head coach of the Suns; In May 2024, Vogel stepped down and Budenholzer became head coach of the Suns.

Budenholzer became the seventh coach in Booker's 10-year career, and Booker's first six head coaches have a coaching record - Hornacek: 14-35; Earl Watson: 33-85; Jane Triano: 21-58; Igor Kokoshkov: 19-63; Monty Williams: 194-115 (3 playoff games, including 1 Finals, 2 semifinals); Vogel: 49-33 (1 playoffs, first round out).

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