Report: Former Suns coach Mike D’Antoni to be inducted into Basketball HOF
Former Phoenix Suns head coach Mike D’Antoni will be heading into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame alongside the star-studded class of 2026in accordance to Arizona Sports’ John Gambadoro.
He led the Suns from 2002 to 2008, taking house NBA Coach of the Year honors for his work within the 2004-05 season with Phoenix posting a 62-20 regular-season file and shedding within the Western Conference Finals to the San Antonio Spurs.
D’Antoni completed his 5 seasons with the Suns with a 253-156 file (65% successful proportion). Phoenix certified for the postseason in all 4 of his seasons that he was the lone head coach, as he break up duties with Frank Johnson in 2002-03.
Known for his7 Seconds or Less” offense, D’Antoni performed a pivotal function in setting the usual of up-tempo basketball.
He will be part of a category that features former Suns center Amar’e StoudemireCandance Parker, Elena Delle Donne and Doc Rivers.
The 74-year-old from Mullens, West Virginia was additionally the top coach for the Denver Nuggets (1997-99), New York Knicks (2008-2012), Los Angeles Lakers (2012-14) and Houston Rockets (2016-2020).
The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame class of 2026 will be formally introduced Saturday forward of the lads’s Final Four in Indianapolis, the place the No. 1 Arizona Wildcats will tackle No. 1 Michigan and No. 2 UConn will face No. 3 Illinois.
