Give you all the players you want, happier than Curry! The Suns made it clear that Durant had no way back

The new NBA season is about to start in full swing, and after media day in early October, followed by training camp and a few more preseason games, the long regular season of the 23-24 season begins. At this point in time, Lillard joined the Bucks. To tell the truth, Lillard went to the Bucks, the Blazers didn't get much, the Bucks lost Holladay and Allen, which was a defensive relegation, and it was harder for them to compete with the Heat and Celtics in the new season, and the deal was a lose-lose. But there is one detail worth scrutinizing: originally the Bucks and Blazers quietly negotiated a trade, the Suns quickly intervened after learning about it, and after taking out Ayton, the three parties successfully completed the trade plan, and the Suns got Nurkic, Little Tel, Grayson Allen and Keon Johnson. The Suns Media believes that sending away young Ayton in exchange for Nurkic is even a bit of a loss. But truth be told, everything Suns management did this summer was for Durant.

After the opening of free market this summer, the 2-year contract extended Damian Lee, welcomed back Okgi with a base salary, signed Eubanks on a 2-year contract, signed Diop on a 2-year contract, signed Metu at the end of 1 year, pulled Yuta Watanabe over, and signed veteran Gordon. These signings have greatly increased the depth of the Suns' roster, so that Monty did not have any cards to use in his hand when he played the Nuggets in the playoffs last season. In addition, the most important signing is naturally to send Paul in exchange for Beal, Bill has the right to veto the trade, and the Wizards have no choice, but in fact, the Suns finally decided to choose Beal because before the trade, Durant had taken the initiative to recruit, and the two had a very good personal relationship. In the end, the Suns also exchanged Ayton for defensive elite Allen + pitcher Little + interior blue-collar center Nurkic, who meant far less to Booker than to Durant.

First of all, Durant likes to have a blue-collar interior next to him to share the defensive pressure for himself, just like Looney in the Warriors or Claxton in the Nets period, and can defend the frame, Durant relieves a lot of pressure. Secondly, Allen is a player that is easy to overlook, he is like the Green of the Warriors, Beverley of the 76ers, the league's famous villain, and his movements are dirty. But can a championship-winning team lack this link? Impressed by playing the Nuggets in the playoffs last season, Durant lamented when he was eliminated that he blamed himself for the loss and needed to improve efficiency. In addition, Durant stressed that the team played too "gentlemanly", and the Suns had no one to play the role of a bad boy at all, to deal with the opposing small guard and mentally disrupt the opponent. Including shooters like Yuta Watanabe, Gordon, and Little are to put it bluntly, to open up space for Duranttra.

Since then, in the summer of '21, the Suns who reached the Finals have only Booker left. Bridges went to the Nets, Crowder to the Bucks, Ayton to the Blazers, and Paul to the Warriors. There is no doubt that Booker remains the absolute boss of this team, the team's ace. But the person who can make the Suns resolve to make drastic reforms and do whatever it takes to win the championship is Durant. Suns management doesn't believe in Ayton's consistency, and his desire to win; The Sun management thought Paul was old and out of use; After a hasty trade to Durant last season, the roster depth was inadequate. With almost the biggest change in the league this summer, management's goal is to help Durant clear all obstacles before the playoffs. But one statistic is more embarrassing, in the playoffs last season, Durant averaged 29 points, 8.7 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game.

Looking at the data, the two shooting percentages are only 47.8% + 33.3%, and even when they were swept 0-4 by the Celtics during the Nets period, they were less efficient. As he ages, Durant's efficiency declines, and in addition, in the past few years, he has been suspended for 1-2 months and missed more than 20 games almost every year due to knee or calf problems. Durant is about to turn 35, will he be fit next season? There is also the most difficult problem to solve, Bill + Durant + Booker, the threat with the ball in hand is much greater than the lack of the ball, and the shot distribution of the three of them is what new coach Vogel needs to solve. Booker is the most efficient and can also play close to 60%+50% of the two shooting percentage in the playoffs; Durant is the biggest threat, and Beal's numbers are not bad, but there is still a lot Beal needs to do to make the transition from shooting guard to point guard.

At the end of the day, Durant is happier than Curry. Looking at the Warriors' operation this summer, their biggest gain is that the sun does not want Paul; The Warriors cut salary to renew Green, and Klay opened contract extension negotiations, each of which is very difficult, because the core framework of the Warriors in the past few years has supported the total salary too much, and there is no way to effectively target reinforcements, resulting in the roster being too old and too short. And Durant can let the management and coaching staff give everything he has every place, needless to say in the Warriors, many key games, Kerr asked Curry to hand over the ball to Durant is the best proof; Coming to the Nets, management pulled out their hearts and lungs, and Durant also complained about the team's lack of professionalism; Including the current Suns, once again putting the best roster framework in front of Durant, can Durant win the championship next season?

Durant has 3 years left on his contract, and his salary is $47.65 million + $51.18 million + $54.71 million, respectively. Unconsciously, Durant is also entering the end of his career, and perhaps next season is the best opportunity, because the Suns' lineup, to put it bluntly, the championship window is getting narrower and narrower, Durant is getting older, and the premium component of Bill's contract, including some fierce base-salary contracts, cannot stay forever. With the Suns pouring all out like the Nets, Durant has no way back, either as he wishes, or, at some stage, he may choose to leave the Suns again, so I don't know where the next stop will be.