Shams: The Suns initially held 15 new coach meetings, Booker also participated in the coach selection work

According to famous reporter Shams, sources revealed that after fired Budenholzer on April 15 and appointed Gregory as the new general manager on May 1, the Suns began a comprehensive head coach search. The Suns selected two assistant coaches from the Cleveland Cavaliers - Johnny Bryant and Jordan Ott, who are the final candidates for the new coach.

It is reported that Gregory led a multi-round screening process, initially conducting more than 15 coach meetings. About eight candidates entered the second round of talks, and six candidates were finally identified - Cavaliers assistant Johnny Bryant and Jordan Ott, Heat assistant Chris Quinn, Mavericks assistant Sean Sweeney, Thunder assistant David Bliss and current Suns assistant David Fitzdale - the candidates met face to face with the team's senior management last week.

According to sources, Booker has also participated in the process of selecting coaches in the past 7 to 10 days.