The Suns reduce the list of new coaches, Durant leaves the countdown, Ishbiya is likely to trade

On June 3, according to the latest report from famous reporter Shars Charania, Phoenix Suns, who own Devin Booker and Bradley Bill, made a decisive decision to reduce the list of new coach candidates to two, both from the Cleveland Cavaliers, assistant coach Johnny Bryant and Jordan Ott will meet with team owner Ishbiya and general manager Bryan Greg in the Milwaukee Bucks, and the final decision will be made this week.

The reduction of the list of new coach candidates is a wise choice for Ishbiya. The more interviews, the more chaos it will be. This season, the Phoenix Suns, who formed the three giants Durant, Booker and Bradley Bill, had a record of a mess. They won 36 wins and 46 wins, missed the Western Conference play-offs, and even had no chance in the playoffs. Head coach Budenholzer was dismissed after only coaching in Phoenix for one season. Naturally, the candidates who replaced the former will not be weaker than him. Johnny Bryant and Jordan Ott joined the Cavaliers with Atkinson, helping the team achieve a record of 64 wins and 18 losses this season, ranking first in the Eastern Conference. This is the claim.

It is worth mentioning that Stein revealed that no matter who the new coach of Phoenix Suns is, the boss Ishbiya is likely to trade superstar Kevin Durant. After the offseason this summer, the trading market will open, look for opportunities together, and then end the two and a half years of cooperation decently. In February this year, the management took the initiative to trade the former. It was Durant's persuasion that prevented the transaction and could not continue to develop. In the 2024-2025 season, Kevin Durant played 62 regular season games, averaging 26.6 points, 6 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game. His arrival did not change the Suns or Booker's future.

You need to know that Phoenix Suns trade Durant for many reasons. First, Bradley Beal has the veto power, so naturally, if he wants to send the former away, he must agree, otherwise all the operations of the management will only waste time. Second, Booker could not move. After all, it was his boss Ishbia who ordered that the team's only non-sale product was that it was thunder and there would be no idea of ​​trading the former. Third, before the deadline comes, Sun Exploration trades Durant. If the latter had not stood up to stop it, the transaction would have been completed. From that moment on, there have been cracks in the cooperation between the two parties, so going their separate ways is the best and most decent choice.

As Phoenix Suns reduce the list of new coach candidates, it means that the management has certain goals in their minds. Johnny Bryant and Jordan Ultra, one of them, will become the one to coach next season, just to make sure and be cautious. Superstar Kevin Durant is in a bad situation and is entering the countdown to leave the team. This summer, the Phoenix Suns are likely to trade him. Only in this way can the team have a chance to strengthen. Otherwise, let alone the championship, the playoffs are all problems. I have to say that Bill, who has the veto power, speaks harder than the former.