Kerr's credibility as TNT analyst at risk if he maintains role with Suns

0 Comments | USA TODAY, July, 2004 | by Rudy Martzke

Three months ago, TNT NBA analyst Steve Kerr revised his plans for an active role in player personnel matters as a prospective part-owner of the Phoenix Suns, saying he would only be an "investor" and "adviser" to new owner Robert Sarver.

Kerr added that if his TNT "bosses" felt a conflict of interest arose, "I would back out of the deal."

The deal closed last week and Kerr is on the team's six-member management committee with Sarver and Suns chairman Jerry Colangelo. He also was part of a contingent that flew on a private plane last week from Phoenix to Dallas to convince Mavericks free-agent guard Steve Nash to sign a five-year, $65 million offer with the Suns.

While the $65 million figured to have more to do with twisting Nash's arm than Kerr's attractive...