The quick trigger that turned optimism about James Jones’ potential as an NBA executive into animus over him getting the Suns’ general manager job before he was supposedly ready was a harsh welcome to upper management for the three-time NBA champion.
While Robert Sarver’s brash decision-making is certainly available to scrutiny and deserves much of it, the fault of Jones’ quick rise through the Suns’ front office is not his own. Jones focused on building a culture and day-to-day program when he took over as senior vice president and did the same on a larger scale when Ryan McDonough was fired.