Doug Haller
Senior Writer at The Athletic
Senior writer for @TheAthletic based in Arizona. #girldad IU grad
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5 days ago |
nytimes.com | Doug Haller |Sam Amick |Kelly Iko
The Phoenix Suns are trading Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 pick in the 2025 draft and five second-round picks, team sources told The Athletic. This marks the first blockbuster trade for Phoenix general manager Brian Gregory, a former college basketball coach who was promoted to his new role as part of a front-office revamp in May.
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Doug Haller
TEMPE, Ariz. - Sam Leavitt recently appeared on "The Matt Barrie Show," the third national interview the Arizona State quarterback had done that day. He wore a maroon polo, the top button unfastened. His sandy blonde hair was stylishly messy.
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3 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Doug Haller
PHOENIX - As Jordan Ott advanced through the NBA, his old college colleagues visited him along the journey, popping in to watch, often at Ott's invitation. In 2014, then-Michigan State assistant coach Dwayne Stephens traveled to the University of Georgia, where the Atlanta Hawks worked in preseason training camp. Ott had left Michigan State, where he worked as video coordinator the previous year, to work the same position for Mike Budenholzer and the Hawks.
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3 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Doug Haller |Zach Powell
The Phoenix Suns are hiring Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coach Jordan Ott to be the franchise's next head coach, a source briefed on the matter confirmed Wednesday. ESPN first reported the news of the Suns hiring Ott. The move puts an end to Phoenix's head-coaching search, which was narrowed down Ott and Johnnie Bryant, Cleveland's associate head coach, according to a source briefed on the matter on Monday.
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3 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Doug Haller
PHOENIX - The Phoenix Suns have narrowed their head-coaching search to two finalists, Cleveland Cavaliers associate head coach Johnnie Bryant and Cavs assistant coach Jordan Ott, a source briefed on the matter confirmed Monday. ESPN was first to report the Bryant and Ott news. After dismissing head coach Mike Budenholzer on April 14, owner Mat Ishbia and new general manager Brian Gregory promised a thorough search that produced more than 15 candidates.
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