Suns fetch in NBA GM Bower as operations VP

The Phoenix Suns have hired longtime NBA general manager Jeff Bower as their vice president of operations, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported Wednesday. Bower, 57, was general manager of the then-New Orleans Hornets from October 2005 to July 2010, and he also served as the team's head coach for most of the 2009-10 season after the firing of Byron Scott.

He was GM of the Detroit Pistons from June 2014 to June 2018. The Suns have been without a general manager since Ryan McDonough was fired a week before the start of the 2018-19 season.

Phoenix finished the season with a 19-63 record.

(With inputs from agencies.)