Suns hiring Brent Barry as assistant coach

Brent Barry is moving from a front-office role in San Antonio to Phoenix’s bench for the 2024-2025 season, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, who reports that the Suns are hiring Barry as an assistant coach.

A former NBA sharpshooter who played in the league from 1995-2009, Barry made 40.5 percent of his career three-point attempts and won a pair of championships with the Spurs in 2005 and 2007.

Following his retirement as a player, Barry initially transitioned into the media space, serving as an analyst with TNT from 2016-2018.

He was hired by San Antonio in 2018 as the team’s vice president of basketball operations and has spent the last six seasons with the organization. In addition to his VP role, he was the general manager of the Austin Spurs from 2022-2024. However, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reported last month that Barry was expected to move on from the club this offseason.

Barry’s move to the sidelines doesn’t come out of nowhere. He previously interviewed for the Trail Blazers’ head-coaching job in 2021 — that position ultimately went to Chauncey Billups.

Barry represents the latest addition to a new-look Suns coaching staff under Mike Budenholzer. David Fizdale, Chad Forcier, Mike Hopkins, Chaisson Allen and Vince Legarza are among Budenholzer’s other assistants.