Change came swiftly to the Phoenix Suns following their first round playoff sweep at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Head coach Frank Vogel was fired a
Change came swiftly to the Phoenix Suns following their first round playoff sweep at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Head coachEver since their season ended, it feels as though each day brings another unflattering detail that sheds more light on why the team failed to reach their potential.
Charania's report also revealed that Kevin Durant, in particular, was not always with his role in Vogel's offense. That leads us into today's episode of, in which Stephen A. Smith was asked to discuss Michael Wilbon ripping the Suns' problems as impossible to fix late last week. Smith stated that everybody in theknows Durant is a "problem" in Phoenix and is actually "never happy" with the Suns.
It would be quite a problem for the Suns if Durant were as unhappy as he appears. The superstar scorer has two years remaining on his five-year max contract and will be 36 years old when next season begins. There would surely be interest if he demanded a trade or Phoenix tried to move him, but the franchise gave up four unprotected first round picks and another first round pick swap to land Durant.
That may be getting ahead of the skis, though. Durant could very well be unhappy with how the season went, but from the sounds of it, so was everybody else. The Suns took steps to address the general discontent by replacing Vogel with Budenholzer, who knows how to win games in large quantities. And winning, as they say, cures all.
Those seeing this report and expecting summertime action in Phoenix will likely end up disappointed. But certainly it's something to keep an eye on.
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