The Suns made it all the way through the championship game last season, and even took a 2-0 lead before being reversed by the Bucks' four consecutive wins. JaVale McGee, who only joined this season, considers himself the last piece of the Suns' winning the title, stressing that if the Suns had him last season, the ending would have been very different, and it is likely that the Suns will finally lift the championship trophy.
If I had been traded here instead of the Nuggets, the Suns would probably have won the championship team in the end, McGee revealed, and he emphasized that of course I would bring championship experience to the team, which is my previous achievement, in fact, I have not lost the championship game. He won the championship with the Warriors in 2017 and 2018, and was crowned king with the Lakers in 2020.
The Suns championship was missing the small-ball five Dario Saric, while Frank Kaminsky couldn't stand the pressure. McGee was approached this year, and when Deandre Ayton was out, McGee provided the Suns with plenty of penalty-zone firepower, and Kaminsky also had a good job before his injury, and the past disadvantages have been significantly improved.
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