{"id":4190,"date":"2025-08-17T07:57:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T11:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.red94.net\/news\/nba-vet-lands-first-coaching-gig-with-suns-insider-details\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T07:57:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T11:57:11","slug":"nba-vet-lands-first-coaching-gig-with-suns-insider-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.red94.net\/news\/nba-vet-lands-first-coaching-gig-with-suns-insider-details\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Vet Lands First Coaching Gig with Suns &#8211; Insider Details!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/p>\n<figure class=\"style_hfl21i-o_O-style_uhlm2\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"style_7z5va1-o_O-style_6s3kpz-o_O-style_uhlm2\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"mmvid\" class=\"style_1b9a20e-o_O-style_uhlm2\"><\/div>\n<p>\n    <\/div>\n<p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_jpeu18pyh\">\nThe Phoenix Suns have appointed former NBA player Mike Muscala as an assistant coach, joining the coaching staff led by newly appointed head coach Jordan Ott, as reported by Michael Scotto from <em>Hoops Hype.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_lfgnqde5t\">\nOver his 11-season NBA career, Muscala has worn the jerseys of seven different teams. 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