After getting swept in the first round, the Suns showed that they are a long ways away from reaching their championship goal. Their core three of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal weren’t nearly enough to overcome the Wolves during the mostly noncompetitive series. Changes need to made, because running this group back isn’t going to work.
The Suns might try firing their coach, Frank Vogel. Would that be enough to change the poor production from their role players? Probably not — more massive moves could be in the works.
Here’s why they might look into resetting their roster, and which teams could strike if Durant was made available in a trade.
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Why the Suns would trade Kevin Durant
The Suns don’t have avenues to add the talent they would need in order to contend. They are projected to be a second apron team and will only be able to sign minimum-salaried players and draft picks going forward.