PHOENIX– Two rooms and a hallway apart were Phoenix Suns head coach Jordan Ott and Atlanta Hawks head coach Quin Snyder . However, their respect for one another started way before Sunday's game.

It started in Atlanta, where both were assistant coaches, studying film and how to break down particular coverages on offense and defense.

Fast forward, and Snyder ends up with the Utah Jazz, and Ott makes stops in Brooklyn, Los Angeles, and then Cleveland. There, the two continued to develop a respect and trust for one another.

Even as Snyder returned to the Hawks , his former assistant joined the Cleveland Cavaliers with the same position and helped build one of the top offenses in NBA history.

Now, Ott is leading the Suns into a promising future . Still, the latter is amazed at wha

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