On May 12, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and the Suns were swept out of the first round 4-0, ending the season ahead of schedule, and the team immediately made changes and fired head coach Vogel. Then the Suns also quickly determined the new coach, and directly chose Budenholzer, who has championship experience, and it is obvious that the Suns' goal is to win in the moment, not to develop a rookie coach.
The Suns soon officially announced that Budenholzer was officially the team's new head coach. It is reported that the two sides signed a five-year contract of more than 50 million US dollars, with an annual salary of more than 10 million, which is a very high salary. You know, last summer the Suns gave Vogel $31.2 million for five years, but he was fired after only one year of coaching, but the salary is not much at all, and he will continue to receive salary from the Suns in the future, which is also good.
As for Budenholzer, the Suns are also looking forward to his success in leading the team, and he also said after taking over: "I'm grateful to have a group of talented players who are ready to play and play a style of basketball that allows them to play their best, and I hope to bring them together in the championship race." "He led the team to a championship during his time with the Bucks, and it was the Suns who beat the Finals, and this time it will be up to him to see if he can lead the Suns back to the Finals.
However, the pressure on Budenholzer is also quite high, and he only needs to succeed in the Suns and cannot accept failure. The team formed a Big Three lineup last summer, but in this playoffs, it was directly swept by the Timberwolves 4-0 in the first round, and Vogel was finally fired. Now Budenholzer still leads the Big Three, but he needs to fill in the helpers around him, and many players have expired contracts.
Durant, on the other hand, was a little helpless, and after leaving the Warriors, he directly became a coach nemesis. With Budenholzer's arrival, he has changed coaches six times over the past six years, first with the Nets, from Atkins, Nash and Vaughn, before being traded to the Suns. After coming to the Suns, it was Monty at first, then Vogel, and I don't know how long Budenholzer will be able to hold out this time.