Ryan McDonough Fired as Suns GM, Replaced by James Jones, Trevor Bukstein

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The Phoenix Suns fired general manager Ryan McDonough on Monday, eight days before the 2018-19 NBA season begins.

Suns owner Robert Sarver announced vice president of basketball operations James Jones and assistant general manager Trevor Bukstein will handle the GM duties on an interim basis. 

“After much thought and a long evaluation of our basketball operations, I have decided to relieve Ryan McDonough of his duties as general manager of the Phoenix Suns,” Sarver said in a statement. 

“Our focus in the short term is to prepare for the upcoming NBA season and to continue pursuing opportunities to strengthen our roster. Over the course of the season, we will explore both internal and external options as we look to restructure our basketball front office leadership. On behalf of the entire organization, I want to thank Ryan for his efforts and contributions during his five-plus years with the Suns. We wish him nothing but the best moving forward.”

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.

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