{"id":65109,"date":"2025-05-30T01:48:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T01:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/65109\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T01:48:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T01:48:15","slug":"report-david-fizdale-expected-to-be-part-of-third-round-interviews-for-suns-head-coaching-gig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/65109\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: David Fizdale expected to be part of third round interviews for Suns head coaching gig"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"VCQolk\">Add another name to the finalists for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightsideofthesun.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Phoenix Suns<\/a>\u2019 newest head coach. Current Phoenix associate coach and former NMemphis Grizzlies and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.postingandtoasting.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Knicks<\/a> NBA head coach David Fizdale is expected to be in the third round of of interviews for the team\u2019s head coaching job, Andscape and ESPN\u2019s Marc Spears reported on \u201cX\u201d Thursday. <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Suns associate head coach and former NBA head coach David Fizdale is expected to be a part of a third round of interviews for the Suns head coach job. The former Grizzlies and Knicks head coach has the support of some key Suns players as well, sources said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarcJSpears\/status\/1928174865380692032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"2wkISc\">Fizdale, 50, has been an assistant with the Valley the past two seasons and has multiple years of head coaching experience. He also won two championships as an assistant with the Miami Heat. <\/p>\n<p id=\"p3RrnS\">With the well-reported tension many Suns players had with Frank Vogel and Mike Budenholzer\u2019s decisions, Spears\u2019 report that he \u201chas the support of some key Suns players,\u201d could be what has helped him get to the third round of interviews after Arizona Sports\u2019 John Gambadoro reported last week that he is a \u201clong shot\u201d to get the job.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ruGnhZ\">Whoever the Suns hire, it will be the team\u2019s fourth head coach in as many seasons. Phoenix missed the playoffs and were under .500 for the first time in five seasons. According to Gambadoro, the head coaching process is expected to go into \u201clate May, early June.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"YC7AnR\">Listen to the latest episode of the Suns JAM Session Podcast below. 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