On May 14, Beijing time, another NBA coach left class. According to Shams and Woj, the Suns have parted ways with team head coach Monti, and the team owner directly ordered Monty to be fired.
Monty has been in charge of the Suns for four seasons so far, with a 194-115 record and a 27-19 playoff record. In the 2020-21 season, Monty led the Suns to the Finals, winning two games before losing 4-2 to the Bucks. In the 2021-22 season, the Suns achieved a 64-18 record in the regular season, ranking first in the league and winning the head coach of the year; The Suns were eliminated by the Lone Rangers in the second round of the playoffs. In the 22-23 season, the Suns successfully recruited Durant 8-for-2 before the trade deadline to create the ABCD Super Big Four, eliminated the Clippers 4-1 in the first round of the playoffs, but lost 2-4 to the Nuggets in the second round and was eliminated. The Suns suffered a crushing defeat in the playoff semifinals for the second year in a row.
The Suns head coach left class to become the second head coach to leave this season, and every time the team has a poor record, it is not uncommon to use the head coach to back the pot, and the Bucks head coach became the first championship coach to be fired this season, after the Bucks were hacked by the black eight.
But the Suns' loss this season personally doesn't think Monty's reason is the most important thing. Came to Durant in a late season trade and was injured, and didn't have much run-in with the team at all. Secondly, in order to trade Durant, the team sent two starters, Johnson and Bridges led to a reduction in rotation. The most important reason for the loss: Paul and Ayton are injured, and with both starters injured, it is somewhat unrealistic to wrestle with the West-first and healthy Nuggets. So I think it's more important for the Suns to deal with Paul's contract with Ayton and keep Monty, after all, Monty is also the one who won the manager of the year.
But with Monty's departure, the Suns will definitely be rebuilding drastically, around Durant and Booker, at which time, Paul and Ayton are expected to leave.
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