Majerle leaving? Suns name Hunter interim head coach

Brad Cesmat

12 years ago

Lindsey Hunter was introduced this morning as the interim head coach of the Phoenix Suns replacing Alvin Gentry, who was fired on Friday.

Hunter has been in the Suns scouting department over the last year. He played for 17 seasons in the NBA, winning two Championship rings.

Hunter was a finalist for the Orlando Magic head coaching job last summer.

I asked Hunter and General Manager Lance Blanks this morning about the makeup of the coaching staff. Neither had a definitive answer, but it is my understanding that Suns legend “Thunder” Dan Majerle is strongly considering leaving the organization. Hunter would only say that the assistants that were on the court after practice was his staff “at the moment” and that he was trying to finalize his staff.

A source close to Majerle tells me he’s “99-percent certain” that Majerle will not return.

Majerle is a Suns legend and Ring of Honor inductee, who is in the middle of his fifth season as a Suns assistant.

Brad Cesmat

Media personality Brad Cesmat first rose to fame in Southern California with the launching of "The Mighty 690" all-sports radio station in the late 1980's and early 90's. Brad came to Arizona in 1993 to begin a 10-year run at KTAR Radio followed by nine years at KTVK-TV in Phoenix. Brad is the Founder/ CEO of Sports360AZ.com. His vision of multi platform content marketing through sports began in September of 2011. Cesmat has served on the Advisory Board for the Salvation Army for the last 18 years. He and his wife Chris have four children.

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