Never has a team been this devoid of options to alter their roster going into an offseason. And that doesn't even include the future of coach Frank Vogel.
The NBA has occasionally seen teams go all-in only to have their seasons end in disappointment. But never before has the league seen the situation theTheir reality is the poker analogy ends here. Because of how deeply they've mortgaged their future and the new collective bargaining agreement rules that clamp down on the ability to alter its roster, Phoenix cannot address this season's shortcomings by simply buying back in or even hoping for a different hand.
If the Suns and Durant want to, they can add one year for just under $60 million for the 2026-27 season, when Durant will be 38. This is not a no-brainer. However, how interested the Suns and Durant are in doing so creates a natural checkpoint in the relationship and something that will be closely watched elsewhere in the league. If there's no deal, for whatever reason, it will not project confidence in the future of the relationship.
In Vogel, the Suns saw a coach with a championship pedigree and a track record of massaging the egos of multiple star players. The Suns wanted a coach with a title on his résumé and spoke with ring-bearing coaches Another real issue for evaluating Vogel was the outright disaster the Suns were in fourth quarters, a devastating anchor that dragged the team to that No. 6 seed. Phoenix ranked last in the NBA in offensive efficiency in the fourth, a jarring stat considering the team's firepower, and 22nd in defensive efficiency.
"My frustration is just within the team. We need to execute. We play well when we're playing and then we need to stick together once things turn bad," Booker said after the Game 2 loss."We've done that throughout the season. something that has to be corrected."The team lost the fourth quarter in 47 of 82 regular-season games but went 25-22 in those games. They were 43-10 when leading after three quarters.
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