The NBA coaching carousel is spinning, and one team reportedly is looking into a member of the Sacramento Kings’ staff for its top job.
The Phoenix Suns have sought out interviews with Kings associate head coach Jordi Fernandez, Milwaukee Bucks associate head coach Charles Lee and Memphis Grizzlies assistant coach Darko Rajakovic, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Thursday.
Fernandez, 40, began his NBA coaching career in 2009 with the Cleveland Cavaliers as a player development coach. He spent four seasons in the role before taking an assistant job and later becoming the head coach for the Canton Charge, the Cavs’ D-League affiliate.
The Spaniard moved to an NBA bench in 2016 when he became an assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets. He was on Michael Malone’s staff from 2016 to 2022.
Fernandez joined the Kings last summer after they hired Mike Brown, who went on to earn 2022-23 NBA Coach of the Year honors by leading the team back to the playoffs for the first time since 2006.
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The Suns fired 2021-22 NBA Coach of the Year Monty Williams on Saturday after the team bowed out in the second round against the Denver Nuggets. They are joined by the Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors and Detroit Pistons as teams with head coach openings. The Houston Rockets already hired former Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka to replace Stephen Silas.