Miami Heat assistant Chris Quinn is not a finalist for the Phoenix Suns’ head coaching job, ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania reported Monday.
A pair of Cleveland Cavaliers assistants–Jordan Ott and Johnnie Bryant–are the only two finalists for the position. Both will meet with owner Mat Ishbia this week, with the vacancy expected to be filled by the end of the week.
It was reported last week that Quinn was one of the final candidates for the position–along with Ott and Bryant. One of the Suns’ priorities this offseason, according to reports, was looking for a first-year head coach. Each of those three candidates fits under that umbrella.
Quinn, 41, is Erik Spoelstra’s longest tenured assistant, joining the staff ahead of the 2014-15 season. He has previously interviewed for the Indiana Pacers, Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Utah Jazz, and Milwaukee Bucks for open head coaching gigs in previous seasons.
Quinn earned a title upgrade to being the Heat’s associate head coach ahead of the 2024-25 season. His only other coaching experience was working as the director of player development for Northwestern in 2013-14.
The only notable change to the Heat’s coaching staff so far has been assistant Kasib Powell joining the WNBA’s Golden State Valkyries’ coaching staff. He was an assistant for one season after being the head coach of the Sioux Falls Skyforce (Heat’s G-League affiliate) for three seasons.
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“Every option must be on the table, because as the Thunder and Pacers have shown, you’re not going anywhere special until you find the type of lead playmaker no longer on Miami’s roster.”
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Finally, I m preaching this for a long time. We need a starting level point guard. SGA, Luka, Haliburton, Brunson, Curry, Cade are not available, next tier is the likes of Morant, Ball, Young, Coby White, Vanvleet…. each of those will cost Miami at least Herro.
Then there is a another group of Holiday, Dinviddie, Scroder Simmons, the other Ball, Gabe…some of them basically veteran minimum players, the others not really.
Its pick your poison situation.
I think the main mistake in the past Heat made was going into the playmaking by committee direction. It obviously doesn’t work. Having a dominate PG is a must today.
I agree. If that PG has average defensive abilities, even better. Again, until and unless that PG is drafted, traded for, signed as a free agent or developed as an overlooked diamond in a rough who is being underutilized by another team, Miami must do the best it can with what it has. At the moment, it is Mitchell, (if the Heat can re-sign him) and Dru Smith, (if the Heat sign him on a regular contract. If that all-star caliber PG comes along for Miami, Mitchell or Smith would be excellent back-ups.
The problem is, that this is the biggest hole in the team. Not addressing that means no improvements. I expect a lot of activity from Miami on this front.
I like Jaden Ivey for that role if you ask me has the talent to get there but gonna be 2nd fiddle to Cade as long as he’s there. Get Ivey now and the pg spot here is solidified for at least a decade
I like Ivey. I don’t know what it would take to get him. Dejounte Murray is a similar player but a better defender. Both are good additions, but neither would be a difference maker as far as the team’s overall trajectory. One of them plus a player like Zion Williamson would make a difference.
This proposal is from Chat Sports Nic Rohloff:
Heat-Pistons Tyler Herro trade idea:
Heat Receive:
Pistons Receive:
I like this trade. Even without the draft pick. Even if we have to add a sweetener. I know you and others question Herro’s trade value and maybe you’re right. But if other teams do value him, this would really help the team.
To get rid of Herro’s contract extension, yes. To make a major difference in Heat’s trajectory, no. Gonna need a ss for that. If not in 2025-2026 then maybe 2026-2027.
I think a trade like this would be a lot more than just getting rid of the Herro extension. While the projections below from Draft Room may be a bit lofty, I think they can move the needle. Both were #5 picks. Ivey is 23, Holland 19. Ivey was 18/4/4 with 41% 3p%. Needs to clean up turnovers. Holland very limited minutes this season and must improve his 3p%.
Ron Holland is a big time athlete on the wing who changes ends in a flash and can fly above the rim. He’s got a strong build and an overall nice NBA level frame and all the athleticism in the world.
Comparisons
We throw around the phrase ‘elite athlete’ a lot but Jaden Ivey is truly an elite level athlete. His speed in the open court and the way he explodes into the lane reminds of Ja Morant. Ivey has a gear that most guards don’t have and he has serious blow-by speed.
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And no shade to him he doesn’t know if they are needle movers or not that’s the thing did people know haliburton sga would be needle movers. What about when the Knicks gave Brunson that contract and the whole state of New York was upset even they thought the same thing as Sunman does rn
Ivey seems to me more like a finisher then a playmaker, and basically a more athletic version of Herro, which is an elite finisher too.
I dont know, I m sick of watching Herro or any other guard pumping the ball for 20 seconds to get his three or getting to the rim, and Bam-Robinson 2 man game.
Why dont we just get a man able to deliver the ball to the right man at the right time. It seems to me I didnt see that since Drues injury.
I mean if Cade was the primary ball handler hard to do a lot of playmaking and when Cade was hurt I saw a lot of playmaking from Ivey also a lot of coaching ineptitude as well with him
I didn’t watched much of that, so if you are right, he can be an option.
Heat will need to take some risk to get the right man.
Top tier 5-6 players at this position are not available, and tier 2 candidates could be very expensive, and all have issues on their own.
So the best option is to try to get a young and talented, but unproven player from a young team, where he is an odd man out.