To form a superteam from the era of the 2010–11 Miami Heat, which accommodated many star players, the Phoenix Suns set out on a journey to build a team no longer of the manors of the past. While these two teams set off in pursuit of the NBA championship, they nevertheless left the hardwood with bitter tears, as the first-round matchup ended with the Timberwolves crushing the Heat 4-0. Like the Heat with their trio of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh, the Sun’s team also hopes to do the same with a star cast including Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal.
Both the Phoenix Suns and Heat invested massively in their star squads and went so far as to pull aside the curtains of their balance sheets and the exhaustion of their asset base to enable them to fit in their groomed teams. But in recent years, the league’s landscape has moulted, and while players’ salaries were limited, the Suns never had another all-star player even after CP3’s departure. Yet, the Suns find themselves in a predicament even after their attempts, and the priority team concept applied by the current NBA becomes a non-viable option.
The Suns’ fortune seems dismal, with very few approaches that can do a lot to boost their root. His path is also unsure. Perhaps teams are concerned that, as Beal and Durant are getting older, injury issues and trade clauses may pose a challenge in those potential trades. What is more, the existence of newcomers such as the Memphis Grizzlies and the Houston Rockets, who are young and hungry teams, is a serious threat to the Sun’s fortune.
Facing these obstacles, the Suns have the grim responsibility of reexamining their path and chasing the goal of achieving unity of victory in the league, which is now the aftermath of the super team era.
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