The Suns, who owned the Big Four, were eventually eliminated by the Nuggets and missed the championship. After the Suns went out, they fired coach Monty Williams at the first time. According to the latest news from the US media, the three champion coaches including Budenholzer, Nas and Rivers are expected to become the new coaches of the Suns. And Suns management is likely to make changes to the team's roster this summer, with Ayton, a top center who underperformed in the playoffs, and Chris Paul, a backcourt brain who has been in serious form, both likely to be sent away by the Suns through a trade. After Paul and Ayton leave, the Suns will free up a lot of salary space to recruit strong reinforcements in the trade market, including Harden and Irving, two former teammates of Durant, who may become targets for the Suns to pursue.
The 38-year-old Paul missed most of the playoffs due to injury, and frequent injuries and poor form were the main reasons for the Suns to sell Paul. Paul's organizational skills are second to none in the NBA, and if he goes to the trade market, it will attract the attention of many rebuilding teams or teams aiming to hit the playoffs. US media FW broke the news of a 2-for-1 deal involving Paul. It is reported that if the Suns are willing to put Paul on the trade shelf, the Spurs, who just got this year's top pick, are willing to send Paul a 2-for-1 trade offer to get the backcourt brain. The specific trade plan: The Spurs use McDermott and Graham as chips to complete Paul's trade.
The Spurs, who have been playing for a year, have successfully won this year's top pick, and they are likely to win the French interior talent Venbanyama. Venbanyama is favored by many media peers, and the French interior talent is expected to become another cornerstone player in the league. And the old boss Popovich also hopes to develop the Venbanyama into the second Duncan to lead the Spurs to restore its former glory. There is no doubt about his personal ability and talent, but in the talented NBA arena, the young Ventan Yama needs old people like Paul to teach him how to play, pass on the experience to the young man and help him grow better. Paul's organization and tandem, combined with the talent of Venbanyama, can improve the overall combat effectiveness of the Spurs and hopefully lead the Spurs back to the playoffs. The current Spurs team has a large number of young players in addition to Venbanyama, and it is appropriate to describe the situation of the Spurs with these 4 words, and Paul almost single-handedly brought the Thunder who are in the rebuilding stage into the playoffs during his time with the Thunder, which proves Paul's ability to help young people grow and improve the team's combat effectiveness. With Paul's organizational tandem, it is also guaranteed that Popovich's tactical system can continue to work as usual!
Personally, I think that if the Spurs and the Suns reach this deal, it is really a matter of what they need, and the Suns have cleared Paul's junk contract through this deal, and will continue to recruit big-name players in the free agency market to assist Durant and Booker in the championship. And the Spurs got point guard Paul, his rich game experience and brilliant passing ability, can help young players like Venbanyama grow, but Paul who joined the Spurs, I am afraid that he will never be able to touch the championship ring again, which may be a big regret in his career.