Sources – Suns make Kevin Younger highest-paid assistant coach

Phoenix Suns affiliate head coach Kevin Younger is staying with the franchise on a brand new $2 million annual deal that’ll make him the NBA’s highest-paid assistant coach, sources instructed ESPN on Saturday.

The Suns have been decided to maintain Younger on new coach Frank Vogel’s employees and made a major dedication to maintain him from following former coach Monty Williams to the Detroit Pistons, sources mentioned.

Younger has turn into one of many league’s high assistant coaches and was one of many three finalists for the job that Vogel ultimately landed on Friday. Younger has a powerful relationship with Suns star Devin Booker and had quite a lot of help inside the group to be retained with Vogel.

Vogel is finalizing a five-year deal to turn into the franchise’s new head coach.

Younger spent eight years teaching within the G League — together with head-coaching jobs with the Utah Flash, Iowa Power and Delaware 87ers — and has been gaining momentum as a head-coaching candidate in openings this 12 months, together with with the Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors, Houston Rockets and Suns. Younger beforehand interviewed for head-coaching jobs with the Sixers, Utah Jazz and Washington Wizards in current seasons.