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- ↑ "Suns Name McDonough General Manager". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive. May 7, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ↑ Murphy, Mark (May 8, 2013). "C's Ryan McDonough new GM of Suns". bostonherald.com. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Suns Extend Ryan McDonough as General Manager, Name James Jones Vice President of Basketball Operations". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive. July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ↑ "Suns Relieve Ryan McDonough of General Manager Duties". NBA.com. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ↑ "Radio.com NBA Show". www.radio.com. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ↑ Arizona Cardinals promote Terry McDonough to vice president of player personnel
- ↑ "Suns basketball boss officially changes from Lon Babby to Ryan McDonough".
