The NBA final won in 2021 gave a new face to the cycle of Phoenix Suns under the guidance of coach Monty Williams, fresh from contract renewal this summer. Long-term trust in the coaching staff was just one of the many decisions made by the management. In fact, we moved from max contract to Devin Booker to the monster offer sheet to keep DeAndre Ayton from the advances of the Indiana Pacers. In between, many rumors about Kevin Durant’s possible landing in Arizona.
The hot summer of the Phoenix Suns: the moves on the NBA market explained by the GM
James Jones, former NBA Executive of the Year in his young career behind the desk, lined up events by offering an overall rating in an interview with Duane Rankin of Arizona Republic. Here are some salient extracts according to the aforementioned sequence:
“’The extension of Monty Williams’ contract was crucial, stability starts from the top. I strongly believe in the role of the coach, they take the lead of the team and therefore having stability in that position allows all the other pieces to align properly. He has done amazing things and we want to help him and the group succeed.
The rashes that characterized months of negotiations with DeAndre Ayton’s entourage do not seem to affect the fruitful relationship between the parties. Jones’s point:
“The contractual issue is behind us, now we are focused on continuous improvement to maximize the potential of the collective.
Face of the deductible, of course. Devin Booker:
“He established himself as a top-tier player in this league, it was one of his goals years ago and he achieved it. […] When we had the opportunity to bring supermax, it was no surprise. He wanted to close early to give a signal about his willingness to stay. […] We will lead the way as far as he will lead us. “
Finally, the rumors about Durant have never been deepened enough for a very simple reason, according to the GM of the Phoenix Suns:
“Brooklyn he wanted to keep Kevin Durant, that’s why he’s still there and not somewhere else. As far as we are concerned, I understand it is always a topic of great discussion, but speaking of trade or arrivals we tend to forget that the team that owns the player must be willing to sell him. I think all the franchises in the league have made a ‘Ready’ to test the waters, but there has been nothing in depth. “
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