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Alvin Gentry and the Suns have agreed to part ways

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Jared Dudley ‏@JaredDudley619
RT @Channing_Frye: I have grown so much playing under @AlvinGentry. I wish him and his family the best. He's a great coach and a better man.

Jared Dudley

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The Phoenix Suns and Alvin Gentry have mutually agreed to part ways after his five-plus seasons as head coach, the club announced today. An interim coach will be named in the next 24-48 hours.

Gentry was named Phoenix’s interim head coach in Feb. 2009, and named the 14th head coach in franchise history on May 9, 2009. In five-plus seasons with the Suns, Gentry’s teams compiled a 158-144 (.523) record, earning one playoff appearance and a trip to the 2010 Western Conference Finals. The Suns currently own a 13-28 (.317) record at the midway point of the 2012-13 season.

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Suns Name Hunter Interim Head Coach

New interim head coach Lindsey Hunter talks with Suns forward Michael Beasley before a game at the US Airways Center. Barry Gossage/NBAE/Getty Images
PHOENIX – The Phoenix Suns have named former NBA player and Suns Player Development Coordinator Lindsey Hunter the club’s interim head coach, the team announced today.

A 17-year NBA veteran as a player, Hunter retired following the 2009-10 season after a successful career with Detroit (1993-00, 2003-08), Milwaukee (2000-01), the LA Lakers (2001-02), Toronto (2002-03) and Chicago (2008-10). A two-time NBA champion with the Lakers (2001-02) and Pistons (2003-04), Hunter’s teams made 12 playoff appearances in 17 seasons overall. Originally selected with the 10th overall pick of 1993 NBA Draft, the 6-2, 195-pound former guard averaged 8.5 points, 2.7 assists and 1.2 steals in 937 career games (438 starts).

Hunter joined the Suns’ scouting department in 2012 and this season served as the coordinator of the organization’s newly-formed player development department. He served in a similar post with the Chicago Bulls following his retirement.

He and wife, Ivy, have three children, Lindsey IV, Caleb, Cydney.