Phoenix Suns Attempting to Acquire Jay Wright

With the third-worst record in the league and zero playoff berths since 2009-10, the Suns are a mess. The organization undercut coach Jeff Hornacek around the new year by firing his top two assistants and then did away with Hornacek altogether in late January, firing him after a 2-19 skid that included an incident in which Markieff Morris threw a towel at Hornacek during a game. Phoenix named assistant Earl Watson as its head coach on an interim basis, who reportedly garnered the respect of at least one portion of the roster.

Watson has led the injury-battered Suns to a 6-23 record since taking over, a worse winning percentage (.207) than Hornacek’s this season (14-35, .286). Phoenix has lost seven straight and eight of nine. Earlier this week, Watson said there have been “minimal” conversations between him and the team about removing the interim tag from his title.

As for Wright, a cross-country move to one of the league’s sorriest franchises — even one that has a bit of talent in Eric Bledsoe, Brandon Knight and Devin Booker — immediately after leading Villanova to the national title would be fairly surprising. For one, there’s the small matter of the Wildcats probably being quite good again next year. And if he truly wanted an NBA job, wouldn’t Wright — a Philadelphia area native who has been in and around the city for most of his life — wait until the 76ers’ job inevitably opens? Wright was reportedly a candidate for that job back in 2009, after he led Villanova to the Final Four.

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