PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix Suns general manager Ryan McDonough has a new three-year contract and an additional front office helper in longtime NBA player James Jones.
Suns owner Robert Sarver extended McDonough’s contract through the 2019-20 season and hired Jones as vice president of basketball operations.
Jones will report directly to McDonough in the new position.
“Today’s a good day,” Sarver said at a news conference Wednesday. “Ryan’s sticking around and James is joining. I think we’re just in a better position moving forward today than we were yesterday.”
McDonough is entering his fifth season as general manager and is the architect of an exceedingly young roster built with draft picks.