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The Phoenix Suns have a new coach, but they have to fix way more than that.
Frank Vogel never made the most of their offensive talent, and that’s never been his profile.
Nonetheless, he wasn’t the main problem in Phoenix; it was the roster.
With that in mind, Stephen A. Smith believes they would be better off moving Kevin Durant.
As good a coach as Mike Budenholzer is, the Suns’ roster is poorly constructed, and it seems like Durant hasn’t been happy there for quite a while now.
Talking on “First Take,” Smith reported that there had been rumblings about Durant’s discontent for months, but they only got bigger as the season ended (via NBACentral).
Stephen A. Smith says Kevin Durant is unhappy in Phoenix pic.twitter.com/6FDvmOCwEL
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) May 13, 2024
Per Smith, Durant went more than a month without even talking to Vogel, and he’s been self-centered and “in his own world” in the locker room.
While he’s not been rude to his teammates or gone against their backs or anything like that, he’s simply not meshing with them, and he’s only been there to play, do his job, and then head back home.
Of course, that’s Durant’s personality, and that doesn’t necessarily mean he’s not happy there, nor that it is the biggest issue this team should address.
However, it is a fact that this team needs to go through a major overhaul, and with Bradley Beal’s no-trade clause and Devin Booker being a homegrown player and their youngest star, Durant might be the odd man out they need to move to add some depth.
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