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Milwaukee Bucks News / WI Sports Heroics / June 8
Disgraced Former Milwaukee Bucks Head Coach Looking at NBA Comeback with Latest Job Interview
The Milwaukee Bucks famously fired former head coach Mike Budenholzer following the 2022-23 NBA season. Even though he had led Milwaukee to its first NBA Championship in 50 seasons during the 2020-21 season, he had failed to lead the Bucks anywhere close to a position where they could win another one.
Phoenix Suns News / Hardwood Heroics / May 30
Phoenix Suns: Insider Reveals the 1 Players’ Favorite as Potential Candidate for the Vacant Head Coaching Job
The Phoenix Suns are still searching for a new head coach after firing Mike Budenholzer last month, and it seems they do not need to look elsewhere for a possible replacement.
Phoenix Suns News / Ball Exclusives / May 28
Phoenix Suns narrow head coaching search to five candidates
Mike Budenholzer was given one season with the Phoenix Suns as head coach, but he could not make the NBA playoffs with a roster that had Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal among others.
The 'Most points off the bench in an NBA Finals game' quiz
An NBA player has come off of the bench to score 20 or more points in a Finals game on 41 occasions in league history. How many of the players to do it can you name in six minutes?
Phoenix Suns News / NBA on ClutchPoints / May 26
Suns rumors: 2 candidates standing out in head coach interview process
The Phoenix Suns are again without a head coach after Mike Budenholzer’s firing. Budenholzer was only there for one season, making this the third coach the Suns have fired in three seasons.
Phoenix Suns News / Phoenix Suns on SI / May 26
Report: 3 Candidates Impressing During Suns’ HC Search
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns’ coaching search is reportedly nearing its final stages after an extensive process. After firing Mike Budenholzer on April
Phoenix Suns News / Bright Side Of The Sun / May 26
Inside the Suns - Topics: Head coach candidates, Ryan Dunn, Budenholzer’s offensive ‘system’ 
Your weekly Inside the Suns analysis straight from the BSotS community who live and breathe the team. Each week the Fantable - a round table of Bright Siders - give their takes on the Suns’ latest issues and news.
Phoenix Suns News / Phoenix Suns on SI / May 22
Report: Suns Prioritizing This Position in Offseason
The Phoenix Suns have plenty of questions left to answer this offseason following a 36-46 finish to the 2024-25 season last month and missing the playoffs for the first time since 2020.
Phoenix Suns News / Phoenix Suns on SI / May 19
Where Suns' Future Ranks Among NBA Lottery Teams
The Phoenix Suns' future hangs in the balance of a summer stretch that has already seen some pretty strong changes. After a massively disappointing 36-46 campaign, the Suns fired head coach Mike Budenholzer and replaced James Jones with Brian Gregory at general manager.
Phoenix Suns News / Phoenix Suns on SI / May 19
Report: New Candidate Named Finalist for Suns HC Opening
According to multiple reports, the Phoenix Suns are moving on to the second round of interviews for their head coach opening, which has been vacant since Mike Budenholzer was fired on April 14.
Phoenix Suns News / Phoenix Suns on SI / May 17
Insider Highlights 2 Names to Watch for Suns HC Search
After firing head coach Mike Budenholzer and replacing general manager James Jones, the Phoenix Suns look towards the summer for some serious answers in regards to what the organization will look like moving forward.
Phoenix Suns News / Phoenix Suns on SI / May 15
Insider: Suns Making 'Great Progress' on Head Coach Hire
A 36-46 finish to what started as a season full of promise for the Phoenix Suns inevitably resulted in wholesale changes. Head coach Mike Budenholzer was relieved of his duties after just one season on the post a day after the season ended.
Phoenix Suns News / Phoenix Suns on SI / May 13
Insider Updates Timeline for Suns HC Search
The wait for the Phoenix Suns to hire their next head coach is set to continue into the month of May and possibly June, according to Arizona Sports' John Gambadoro.
Suns promote Brian Gregory to general manager
2:49pm: In addition to officially promoting Gregory and moving Jones to an advisory role, the Suns have also named Oronde Taliaferro as assistant GM and CIO Paul Rivers will now have basketball operations responsibilities, the team announced in a press release (Twitter link via Gerald Bourguet of PHNX Sports).
Phoenix Suns News / Larry Brown Sports / April 18
Suns owner has telling comments about Mike Budenholzer
The Suns have not been shy about using former head coach Mike Budenholzer as their scapegoat.
NBA News / Yardbarker / April 15
Jrue Holiday weighs in on Bradley Beal discourse amid Suns HC firing
After failing to make the postseason, the Phoenix Suns decided to part ways with head coach Mike Budenholzer. As developments of what led to his departure start to trickle out, Jrue Holiday finds himself having to weigh in on the situation.
Phoenix Suns News / Field Level Media / April 14
Suns fire coach Mike Budenholzer after one season
The Phoenix Suns fired head coach Mike Budenholzer on Monday, less than 24 hours after the team with the NBA's highest payroll finished with a 36-46 mark.
Phoenix Suns News / Burn City Sports / April 14
Phoenix Suns fire head coach Mike Budenholzer after embarrassing season
The Phoenix Suns have announced that Mike Budenholzer will be fired as Suns head coach effective immediately. In what was a disaster of a season for the Suns, the front office has decided that change was inevitable.
Phoenix Suns News / Larry Brown Sports / April 14
Suns make decision on head coach Mike Budenholzer
The Suns were arguably the most disappointing team in the NBA this season.
Phoenix Suns News / Hoops Wire / April 13
Report: Suns expected to fire Mike Budenholzer
According to NBA insider Tim MacMahon of ESPN, the Phoenix Suns are expected to fire Mike Budenholzer. The Suns missed the playoffs this season. They didn’t even qualify for the play-in tournament. Budenholzer is in his first season with the Suns.
Phoenix Suns News / Hoops Wire / April 10
Suns coach Mike Budenholzer declines to address job status after missing postseason
The Phoenix Suns’ season came to a disappointing end Wednesday night, and with it, questions about the franchise’s direction have intensified. They will not be in the NBA playoffs.
Phoenix Suns News / Burn City Sports / April 7
The Mike Budenholzer conundrum: What the numbers say about his impact to far
When Mike Budenholzer was hired as head coach of the Phoenix Suns, it was seen as a promising step for a team eager to contend in the Western Conference.
Phoenix Suns News / Yardbarker / April 1
Report reveals one reason for Kevin Durant's frustration with Suns HC
Kevin Durant has been openly frustrated with Phoenix Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer at times this season, and a new report shed light on one of the reasons for that.
Phoenix Suns News / Burn City Sports / March 29
Suns coach Budenholzer has no answer about job security
After going on a four-game winning streak that had it tied for ninth in the Western Conference, the Phoenix Suns have lost back-to-back games and fallen out of the Play-In.
NBA News / Field Level Media / March 23
Suns coach Mike Budenholzer finally faces Bucks
Mike Budenholzer guided the Milwaukee Bucks to the 2021 NBA title and was fired two years later after a 58-win season. Now in his first season with the Suns, Budenholzer coaches against his former team for the first time since the dismissal when Milwaukee visits Phoenix on Monday night.
Phoenix Suns News / Burn City Sports / March 23
Suns have Budenholzer’s back in first game against former team
PHOENIX — Phoenix Suns coach Mike Budenholzer isn’t one to look beyond what’s in front of him; and after what was their best win of the season, a 123-112
Phoenix Suns News / Yardbarker / March 17
Suns could fire third coach in three seasons
There may be no job in sports more tenuous than coaching the Suns. Unless it's coaching Kevin Durant.
Phoenix Suns News / Yardbarker / March 5
Kevin Durant addresses heated exchange with Suns head coach
The Suns entered Tuesday's game against the Clippers with a 3-10 record since Feb. 1, the second-worst in the league during that timeframe. The frustration from all that losing seemed to boil over on Tuesday, with Kevin Durant and head coach Mike Budenholzer involved in an awkward exchange during a timeout.
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