5 candidates to be next Phoenix Suns head coach

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4. Tyrone Corbin

Corbin is a holdover from Watson’s coaching staff, like Triano, with head coaching experience on his resume. He served as an assistant under Jerry Sloan with the Utah Jazz from 2004-2011, before taking over as head coach when Sloan resigned in February of 2011. The Jazz made the playoffs once in Corbin’s three full seasons as head coach, and he was let go after a 25-27 campaign in 2013-14.

Corbin was an assistant with the Sacramento Kings in 2014-15, and went 7-21 as interim head coach after Mike Malone was fired.

Corbin spent part of his playing career with the Suns (107 games over the 1987-88 and 1988-89 seasons), so he might be a familiar name to long-time fans. More importantly, he has familiarity with the current group of Suns’ players in his second season as an assistant coach.

Hiring Corbin, or more specifically elevating him to head coach after the season, would not move the needle around the league or thoroughly inspire any remaining Suns’ fans. But it might be the right move, as long as Corbin isn’t rendered guilty by association to Watson within the organization.

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