The Phoenix Suns have hired Morgan Cato as assistant general manager and vice president of basketball operations. Cato will become one of the NBA’s highest-ranking women in a front office.
Cato will report to James Jones and also work with Monty Williams on several fronts.
Cato spent the past decade working for the NBA in New York under Byron Spruell.
Cato’s roles there included several strategic initiatives that targeted the growth of the game throughout the NBA and world, including officiating development, the launch of the Basketball Africa League and the global basketball talent pipeline.