(Photo : (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)) PHOENIX, ARIZONA – APRIL 28: Kevin Durant #35 of the Phoenix Suns walks off the court docket after being defeated in recreation 4 of the Western Conference First Round Playoffs at Footprint Center on April 28, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Timberwolves defeated the Suns 122-116 and win the sequence 4-0. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or utilizing this {photograph}, User is consenting to the phrases and circumstances of the Getty Images License Agreement.
The Minnesota Timberwolves did not maintain again of their Game 4 victory over the Phoenix Suns.
A vicious slam dunk by Anthony Edwards within the fourth quarter spelled the top for the Suns and put an exclamation mark to a disappointing season for Phoenix.
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Suns Disappointment in Regular and Postseason
The Suns went all-in final offseason, buying and selling for former Wizards capturing guard Bradley Beal in a deal involving level guard Chris Paul.
The thought was to pair Beal with Devin Booker and Kevin Durant, making a trio of stars in hopes of cashing in on a championship.
The Suns tried to create a brilliant crew, or Big 3, a formulation that has seen some success over the previous few years with different NBA groups prior to now.
Despite profitable 49 video games and making it to the postseason, the trio carried out at a decrease degree than many had hoped, failing to mesh nicely with one another all 12 months.
Their common season was filled with inconsistencies and harm issues between Beal and Booker, which continually damage the groups possibilities of profitable.
Suns Continued Postseason Woes
The NBA Playoffs did not bode any higher for Phoenix, who struggled to register a win of their first-round matchup towards a surging Minnesota Timberwolves crew.
Many believed that the Suns had a robust likelihood of profitable this sequence towards a younger and inexperienced Timberwolves crew. However, the Timberwolves’ defensive id and Anthony Edwards’ explosiveness have been an excessive amount of for the Suns to deal with, regardless of Phoenix often beating them every time they met within the postseason.
The Timberwolves wings, Jaden McDaniels, and Alexander-Walker had performed a major position within the sequence with their protection, as Devin Booker had averaged solely 20.3 factors per recreation previous to Game 4.
Edwards had a number of star-making performances all through the sequence, together with a giant Game 3 the place he dropped 36 factors on 23 pictures.
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Kevin Durant’s Future within the Valley
Kevin Durant could also be on the transfer from Phoenix.
A supply advised The Athletic that Durant felt uncomfortable within the Phoenix Suns offense alongside Beal and Booker.
The supply revealed that Kevin Durant had persistent points with the offense, feeling that he was being relegated to the nook far too typically, together with not having the right designs to play to his strengths, because the offense was constructed round pick-and-rolls.
Durant averaged 27.1 factors final season, which was good for fifth within the league. He managed to shoot 52.3 from the sector in doing this as nicely.
It appears imminent that there can be modifications subsequent season for Phoenix Suns.
Reports have already revealed {that a} potential teaching change would possibly occur, after the Suns signed Frank Vogel to a 5 12 months $31 million contract deal.
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