Phoenix Suns assistant coach Patrick Mutombo leaving for Milwaukee Bucks

Dana Scott, Arizona Republic
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Phoenix Suns assistant coach Patrick Mutombo won't be returning to the team next season to be on Frank Vogel's staff.

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Thursday that Mutombo is joining the Milwaukee Bucks to work under their new head coach Adrian Griffin.

Mutombo came to Phoenix in June 2022 to join former coach Monty Williams' staff to be its bench coach.

Williams was fired on May 13, and replaced by Vogel on June 2.

Phoenix Suns guard Damion Lee (right) talks to assistant coach Patrick Mutombo on May 4, 2023, as the team prepares for Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Denver Nuggets.
Phoenix Suns guard Damion Lee (right) talks to assistant coach Patrick Mutombo on May 4, 2023, as the team prepares for Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Denver Nuggets.

Mutombo's most recent role before he arrived in Phoenix was when coached the Toronto Raptors 905 team to the G League's best record for the two previous years, and was the Coach of the Year runner-up in both of those seasons.

He was a member of the Toronto Raptors' coaching staff under head coach Nick Nurse, who is now in that same role with the Philadelphia 76ers, from 2016 to 2020.

This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Suns assistant coach Patrick Mutombo to join Milwaukee Bucks staff

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