Yesterday afternoon, the Phoenix Suns announced Gerald Madkins as Assistant General Manager and Vice President of Personnel Evaluation. Madkins is a former NBA player for the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors.
In this new role, Madkins will be leading the team’s approach to evaluating player personnel. In 2017-20, Madkins was an assistant general manager for the New York Knicks and previously served as director of basketball operations before going to director of scouting and then to assistant general manager.
Suns general manager and president of basketball operations James Jones issued a statement on the following news yesterday afternoon.