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Nick Nurse, Doc Rivers, Kevin Young, and Jordi Fernandez are among four remaining candidates for the Phoenix Suns head coach job.

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The Phoenix Suns are moving on with their head coach search as four candidates advance to a final round of interviews.

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According to Adrian Wojnarowski from ESPN, the remaining candidates are Nick Nurse, Doc Rivers, Suns associate head coach Kevin Young, and Sacramento Kings associate head coach Jordi Fernandez.

Shams Charania from The Athletic adds that the former Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel is also among the candidates for the Suns' job.

Nurse has emerged as a prominent candidate in the Suns' and Milwaukee Bucks' coaching searches, sources said. Nurse is one of three finalists in Milwaukee, including Golden State associate head coach Kenny Atkinson and Toronto assistant Adrian Griffin, sources said. He also interviewed with thePhiladelphia 76ers, sources said.

Nurse's five seasons as Toronto's coach included an NBA title in 2019, an NBA Coach of the Year award in 2020, and a 227-163 (.582) record.

Rivers delivered a 154-82 (.653) record in his three seasons with the 76ers, including 54 victories in 2022-23 -- the franchise's most since 2000-01.

Young spent eight years coaching in the G League -- including head-coaching jobs with the Utah Flash, Iowa Energy, and Delaware 87ers -- and has been gaining momentum as a head-coaching candidate in openings this year, including with the Milwaukee Bucks,Toronto Raptors,and Suns.

Young previously interviewed for head-coaching jobs with the Sixers,Utah Jazz,andWashington Wizardsin recent seasons.

Fernandez was a significant part of Michael Malone's coaching staff with the Nuggets for six seasons before becoming the associate head coach with the Sacramento Kings under NBA Coach of the Year Mike Brown in 2022. He's a native of Badalona, Spain.

The Suns try to replace Monty Williams after losing the playoffs series against the Denver Nuggets.

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