“We got to get the next hire right and we will," Ishbia said at the team’s practice facility.. "The team and the roster that was constructed by (Suns general manager James Jones and CEO Josh Bartelstein), scouts, the front office is much better than a 36-win roster.

Smith then puts Ishbia on blast for having the payroll the Suns did along with the draft picks he sent out. "You spent $214 million in salary this last season, about $152 million in luxury tax dollars," Smith said. "Yes, you got Kevin Durant. Yes, you got Bradley Beal with $111 million left on his deal.

The Phoenix Suns, which failed to make the postseason with the NBA’s most expensive roster, fired coach Mike Budenholzer on Monday, league sources told The Athletic. The decision, which comes less than one year after the team hired Budenholzer on a five-year deal worth more than $50 million and less than four years since he won a title with the Milwaukee Bucks,