• Upgrade Your Fandom

    Join the Ultimate Phoenix Suns Community!

Phoenix Suns CAN’T AFFORD To Mess Up After FIRING Mike Budenholzer

Erik Ruby Avatar
April 14, 2025
Phoenix Suns Fire Mike Budenholzer

The Phoenix Suns have made the decision that fans have been waiting for all season, firing first-year coach Mike Budenholzer, who still has four years left on his contract. Bud joins Monty Williams and Frank Vogel as coaches still getting paid by the organization, and is the Suns third coach to get fired in as many seasons. Erik and Stephen break down why Budenhozler was fired, why the Suns can’t afford to mess up the next hire and if more change is coming…

Suns Move on From Another Coach

0:00 Intro

3:15 Bud is not a scapegoat

4:45 Biggest reason for Bud being fired

10:30 Warning signs of the season

20:45 Super Chats!

22:30 The Suns have failed at coaching hires

24:30 Suns league ratings

27:00 Suns vs league averages

33:45 All coaching candidates

37:00 Three candidates and their numbers

40:00 Other candidates

47:00 League reporting

50:30 Who’s making the decisions?

56:30 Final thoughts on Bud for now

58:30 More Super Chats and Haynes report

Comments

Share your thoughts

Join the conversation

The Comment section is only for diehard members

Open comments +

Scroll to next article

Don't like ads?
Don't like ads?