If you were to pick the team that has been the most disappointing so far this season, it would have been the Warriors, with the worst road record in the league, hovering in the lottery for a while, and the defending champions were not unjustly selected. However, the Suns fought a wave of 6 consecutive losses, nearly 10-9 losses, and finally won the election.
In the 20-21 season, the Suns finished first in the West with 51-21 and a 2-0 lead over the Bucks in the playoffs, and they have never been closer to a championship. In the 21-22 season, the Suns won the league's first place in the league and entered the playoffs with a record record of 64-18, stopping in the Western Conference semifinals.
In the '22-23 season, the Suns have lost 21 games, and they're just halfway there.
Mediocre team management
As a small-ball team, the Suns' management is critical. In the offseason, Ayton negotiated with the Suns to sign a five-year, $177 million contract extension with a maximum salary, which is worth this price according to market conditions. The sun refused, feeling that Ayton didn't deserve it.
In a fit of anger, Ayton entered the free market inquiry, and the Pacers immediately made a four-year offer of 133 million, and cut four players such as Washington and Stouskas waiting to join, which can be described as full of sincerity. The Suns were anxious and forced a match offer to keep Ayton on the team. In fact, if you do the math, the new contract extension is only more than 2 million less than the top salary required by Ayton per year. The Suns management didn't save much money, but they tore their faces with Ayton.
。 He only had $10.18 million left in the final year of his contract, and the Suns could have agreed a four-year, $58.3 million contract extension with him, apparently, and apparently, the Suns also felt that he didn't deserve it. The two sides turned their faces, so Crowder, who started the five tigers, chose to strike and wait for a trade.
。 The Suns now have more than 50 million dollars in contracts ($36.02 million for Booker, $32.46 million for Ayton, $30.8 million for Paul, $21.7 million for Bridges, and $10.25 million for Shamet), except for Booker and the newly signed Ayton, all of which are premium junk contracts. In the face of such a team management who has no vision, no emotional intelligence and will not negotiate, there is no cohesion between the players and the team, only opposition, how to play this ball.
Team bosses ready to run
The team management is not good, and the owner is not a good thing. In September last year, Suns owner Robert Saver was banned from participating in team affairs and fined $10 million after being exposed to racial discrimination, and the team's advertising sponsor issued a statement saying that if Saffer continued to participate in the Suns' work, we would not renew our sponsorship contract. Saver was forced to sell his stake in the team.
Now, the team deal is close to the deadline, and the acquisition is the CEO and president of the largest mortgage lender in the United States. When the new owner takes office, it is customary to carry out an in-depth cleanup of the team's lineup, and as a working boy, where is there any mind to play.
Paul the leader of the rapid fall
Last year, it was hailed as "St. Paul", and this year it has almost become a rat crossing the street. The leader, who encouraged all his teammates to cut their salaries, but signed a premium long-term contract, was already difficult to convince the public, and his form fell off a cliff this year, and he would not play all of a sudden.
He averaged a career-low of 13.1 points per game and shot 42.5 percent from the field. When Paul comes on this season, they're 11-15, and when he's not, they're 9-5. With such a performance, Paul is not far from trading.
A rotational lineup that was killed by injuries
The record is not good, and injuries are topics that cannot be avoided. Opening the team's injury list, 7 people are impressively listed, 4 lie flat and 3 are daily observers. Objectively speaking, the inability of the main player to play the ball has an impact on the record. But then again, overcoming injuries is part of the game, and no one has a major injury stop. Curry, Thick Eyebrows, and Durant are all in a truce, but with morale so low, the Suns are probably the only ones.
Or rebuild
Such internal and external troubles, taking advantage of the new boss to take office.
According to media reports, the Suns and Timberwolves have discussed the details of the trade for Paul and Downs, and the specific plan is for the Suns to send Paul, Crowder, Cameron Johnson and the first round pick of the 2023 lottery protection, and get Towns and Prince from the Timberwolves.
I laughed after reading it, and the stuporquity of the Sun management seemed to continue. The twin towers of Downs and Gobert have proven unsuitable for the play of the small-ball era, so do you have to hit the head and break the blood again on the combination of Downs and Ayton to wake up? Also What do you think about sending rookie Johnson and a first-round pick? The future of the team is completely gone?
Obviously, the Suns don't have a clear idea to adjust their season goals, and they don't have a clear decision on whether to rebuild. The drop in the team rankings looks set to continue for some time.
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