Mike Budenholzer had his introductory press convention as head coach of the Phoenix Suns on Friday.
“I am enthusiastic about working with this roster and these gamers,” Budenholzer stated. “We’ve got nice gamers. And with nice gamers come nice expectations. I feel we embrace that.”
Budenholzer return to teaching after his dismissal in 2023 by the Milwaukee Bucks.
“This 12 months, for me, was actually wholesome,” Budenholzer stated. “I type of had an inventory of priorities, diving into my children and my household, tremendous vital. We have been by loads. So actually, the time with my children was simply superb. My son’s a senior in highschool — going to each one among his video games — driving house you are like, ‘Wow, I acquired a present.”
Whereas the Suns are restricted on how they’ll remake their roster, Budenholzer stated he’d at the very least like so as to add a degree guard.
“The conversations have been nice and there is not any doubt that we have to have a look at the entire roster and speak about level guard,” Budenholzer stated. “I am positive it is a hot-button difficulty right here, whether or not it is with the media, gamers or the entrance workplace. We want to consider it.
“We want to have the ability to play with out one. We most likely want to have the ability to have one. We have to be versatile — play alternative ways.”
Budenholzer finally talked about teaching the Suns is his dream job.
“The largest message I would like you to listen to is that I might coach this staff if it was on the moon,” Budenholzer stated, grinning. “I might coach this staff if it was in Alaska. If these gamers had been in Denmark. … I might go wherever to teach this staff.”
