Around midday AZ time on Wednesday, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski broke the news that the Congolese native would be joining reigning Coach of the Year Monty Williams’s staff with the Phoenix Suns:
Raptors 905 G League head coach Patrick Mutombo is joining the Phoenix Suns as an assistant coach, sources tell ESPN. Mutombo had previously served as an assistant with Toronto and Denver.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 14, 2022
Mutombo never played in the NBA, but he does have lots of NBA coaching experience:
- Denver Nuggets assistant, 2012-15
- Austin Spurs (G League) assistant, 2015-16
- Toronto Raptors assistant, 2016-20
- Raptors 905 (G League) head coach, 2020-22
As a painter on the side, Mutombo brings a special kind of perspective to the game, describing himself as observant and saying “there’s nothing else in the world I’d rather do than coach.