Arrived at the Suns for $50 million over five years, Mike Budenholzer has almost closed its staff since Hoopshype announces that he has just hired Chaisson Allen (35 years old), the day after the arrival of Chad Forcier, whom he knew at Spurs. The two join Vince Legarza and David Fizdale. The latter, who was initially supposed to leave for the offices, is the only one to retain his position among the assistants after the dismissal of Frank Vogel.
Like Legarza and Forcier, Allen is close to Budenholzer since he coached the Bucks' G-League team, the Wisconsin Herd. A former Northeastern guard who moved to Europe, he began his coaching career at the University of Miami, before joining the Capital City Go-Go, the Washington Wizards' G-League team.
Two seasons with Budenholzer
He only spent a year there, before becoming an assistant with the Wisconsin Herd. Here again, he only stayed one year, before accepting an assistant position, still in the G-League, with the Long Island Nets.
After this new experience, he finally landed a position as head coach, and it was at the Wisconsin Herd where he had been working for three years.
