The Phoenix Suns are throwing a bone to the followers of Nineteen Nineties NBA basketball.
Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported on Tuesday that the Suns are hiring Brent Barry as an assistant coach. The 52-year-old Barry had spent the final six seasons as an govt for the San Antonio Spurs.
Barry had a memorable taking part in profession from 1995-2009. He was the Slam Dunk Contest champion in 1996 and later would win two NBA titles as a member of the San Antonio Spurs in 2005 and 2007. It was additionally in San Antonio that Barry turned acquainted with new Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer, who was an assistant for the Spurs from 1996-2013.
A profession 40.5 % three-point shooter as effectively, Barry turned an analyst for TNT after retiring (and was part of some hilarious moments with the community). After then getting over a half-decade of expertise as an NBA govt, Barry will now be including “assistant coach” to his resume with Budenholzer and the Suns subsequent season.
