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After the Phoenix Suns acquired celebrity ahead Kevin Durant in a blockbuster commerce with the Brooklyn Nets in February of 2023, the staff despatched shockwaves all through the NBA, with many believing that the trio of Devin Booker, Chris Paul and Durant could be sufficient to place them excessive within the Western Convention.
Sadly, Phoenix by no means obtained going the best way everybody anticipated, which finally resulted within the Suns brass getting a bit of impatient after going all-in on Durant, so that they made one other transfer to ship Paul to the Washington Wizards in alternate for celebrity guard Bradley Beal.
The Suns’ entrance workplace pulled out all of the stops of their try and turn into a professional title contender within the West, which didn’t go too effectively final season, with Beal continuously on the mend and the staff finally getting swept by the upstart Minnesota Timberwolves within the first spherical of the NBA playoffs.
Heading into the 2024-25 NBA common season, the Suns have shaken issues up by firing head coach Frank Vogel and bringing in Mike Budenholzer in hopes of getting nearer to successful an NBA title, which ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins thinks the staff is able to doing by way of NBA on ESPN.
“The [Phoenix Suns] are my dark horse to win it all,” Perkins stated.
The Suns took a danger in firing Vogel after one season, however they’ve introduced in somebody with the same resume with one title, which he gained as a head coach throughout his time with the Milwaukee Bucks.
Solely time will inform whether or not the Suns can put it collectively below Budenholzer and if the staff can keep wholesome sufficient to turn into a power to be reckoned with within the West.
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