The NBA Phoenix Suns have a triumvirate of Durant, Booker, and Beal, with a team salary of more than $220 million this season, but missed the playoffs. Suns owner Mat Ishbia admitted in an interview on the 18th that this year is a season of failure, and next season will build a team to be proud of, and stressed that Booker will never be traded.
The Suns have the Big Three of Durant, Booker and Beale, but they still miss out on the playoffs this season
The Suns finished the season with a 36-46 record, finishing 11th in the West, and becoming only the third team in NBA history to start the season with 8 wins and 1 loss or better, but ultimately missed the playoffs. The Suns fired head coach Mike Budenholzer immediately after the regular season and were ready to put Durant and Beal on the trade table in the offseason.
"A season of shame, right?" Suns owner Ishbia said at a press conference today that the Suns' performance this season has been disappointing and terrible! I watched every game, from myself, from the management, from the coaching staff, from the players and the staff, no one was proud or happy about this season. Ishbia wants to build a team that everyone can be proud of, and he cares a lot about the hard work and attitude of his players, and there is nothing like that this year.
Ishbia also stressed that the team will not trade Booker, "He's the cricket star of this team, he's done a lot of great things, I'm in touch with him, and we have the same idea for the future, which is to bring the championship to Phoenix." ”
The Suns head coach has changed four times in the past four years, and the first goal of the offseason is to find a new coach, and Ishbia admits that he must find the right person this time.