NBA: Phoenix flop, immediately fired coach Budenholzer

Among the 10 franchises that have not conquered the post season (whether playoffs or play-ins) are also the Phoenix Suns of the three superstars Durant, Booker and Beal. A failed season, with only 36 wins won.

The failure to reach the post season cost Budenholzer his job. The coach was fired as soon as the regular season ended by the franchise owner, namely the ambitious Ishbia.

Budenholzer is the third coach in two years at the Suns. Before him, Williams and Vogel had the same fate. And to say that Budenholzer, NBA Champion with the Bucks in 2021, had arrived last summer amidst trumpet blasts and much enthusiasm. Rumor has it that, in addition to poor results, he paid for a complicated relationship with some of the players on the roster (even Durant).

In fact, he signed a five-year contract at $50 million total. After only one season, he already finds himself without a bench (but with a guaranteed contract). Now GM Jones is called upon to do a complicated job. He will have to find the new coach to whom he will entrust the team and, almost certainly, intervene heavily on the roster. The three superstars have not convinced and a solution must be found. There are those who think that Durant has reached the end of his adventure in Phoenix and is ready to get involved elsewhere.