Houston Rockets' Assistant Coach Elston Turner has interviewed for the head coaching vacancy with the Phoenix Suns, according to The Associated Press.

Turner, 48, has been an assistant in the NBA for eleven seasons.

He informed a local television station in Houston that the Suns will contact him next week if he's going to be invited back for a second interview.

Turner is known for his defense, something that General Manager Steve Kerr is trying to improve in Phoenix.