Multiple sources told ESPN's Stephen A. Smith that Terry Porter is the new coach of the Phoenix Suns.
Suns general manager Steve Kerr called Porter on Saturday morning to offer him the job, and Porter accepted.
Porter is a former head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks and was an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons this season.
Porter was interviewed twice, most recently on Monday.
The Suns had been searching for a head coach since Mike D'Antoni resigned to lead the New York Knicks. Other candidates included Houston Rockets assistant Elston Turner and former NBA player and TV analyst Mark Jackson.
Porter was Flip Saunders' lead assistant in Detroit the past two seasons. Porter led the Bucks from 2003 to 2005, helping them earn a spot in the 2004 playoffs.
His coaching career started as a Sacramento Kings assistant in 2002.
