Aside from the Suns, all different 29 groups are within the playoffs, the Play-In or the draft lottery and the workforce have taken swift motion by firing head coach Mike Budenholzer.
With the very best payroll league historical past, Phoenix completed the season with a 45-37 document and struggled by means of most of 2024-25.
So, coach Bud was the primary one out the door.
“Competing on the highest degree stays our aim, and we failed to satisfy expectations this season. Our followers deserve higher. Change is required,” the workforce mentioned in a press release.
Budenholzer is the primary domino to fall. Many NBA insiders, together with Shams Charania assume there may be a lot to extra and that solely Devin Booker OR Kevin Durant will stay in Phoenix.
“From a grand perspective, it’s about Devin Booker and the place [he stands] in all this,” ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Monday. “From my understanding, he stays a basis of all the pieces they’re doing in Phoenix, all the pieces else, although, has been up for dialogue with the Suns apart from Devin Booker.”
Shams says he’s anticipating a number of roster adjustments, together with KD out.
“I’m advised the Suns and Durant, in addition to his enterprise accomplice Wealthy Kleiman, will probably be working collectively on his subsequent commerce dwelling,” Charania mentioned.
Apparently KD and his administration will probably be watching the postseason very intently.
“Lots of that can [be determined] by the playoffs and which workforce seems like they’re a Kevin Durant away from profitable a championship,” Charania mentioned.
Shams added, “For the workforce with the very best payroll within the NBA, it’s clear that the possession there, Mat Ishbia, he’s put all his sources, all his cash into this group,” Charania mentioned. “However now, shifting ahead, they’ve main selections to make.”
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