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Suns eyeing new front office personnel this offseason

Originally posted on Burn City Sports
By Tanner Tortorella | Last updated Apr 21, 2025 6:53 PM ET

Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia sat at the end-of-season press conference and made a proclamation that changes will be coming this offseason. Ishbia named generalized bulleted points that the franchise needed to improve on, namely establishing an identity that is like the city of Phoenix: Gritty.

To complete that goal changes from top to bottom are needed, and it has already started with the firing of head coach Mike Budenholzer. The changes are continuing with Sources speaking to the Arizona Republic about the Suns looking to add new personnel to the team’s front office to help make basketball decisions.

Ishbia has gotten much of the blame for Phoenix’s shortcoming in the past few years, but general manager James Jones and CEO Josh Bartelstein stat that it’s a team effort.

Suns CEO on Ishbia involvement:

Josh Bartelstein dismissed claims about Mat Ishbia being in total control and embraces his insight.

“Every owner wants to know the why” pic.twitter.com/pbqheZdydG

— Hayden Cilley (@HaydenCilley) April 17, 2025

Bartelstein makes it clear that despite Ishbia’s involvement, he doesn’t make the trade or pressure the front office in anyway. The workload falls on the shoulder of Bartelstein and Jones, which is why the franchise is looking for someone to join the front office to help with basketball personnel decisions.

The Suns won’t hire a head coach until the decision on the new members of the front office are finalized. “Everything will be evaluated” Ishbia said during the press conference, so massive changes are still in the cards for this summer.

This article first appeared on Burn City Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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