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The Phoenix Suns person fired Frank Vogel aft 1 play astatine nan team's helm aft a first-round playoff by nan Minnesota Timberwolves.
Despite a loaded roster that contained Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal, and Devin Booker, the Suns vanished sixth successful nan Western Conference pinch 49 victories and could not triumph a azygous playoff game.
Outside of nan crippled wherever nan Timberwolves eliminated nan Suns, Phoenix mislaid each crippled of its playoff bid against Minnesota by astatine slightest a twelve points.
The Suns will now person a 3rd coach successful 3 seasons aft Monty Williams was fired astatine nan extremity of past season.
Phoenix had nan league's 3rd highest payroll and tax. Oddly, nan 2 teams that had a higher payroll, nan Clippers and Warriors, besides did not beforehand past nan first information of nan playoffs.
Frank Vogel was fired connected Thursday by nan Phoenix Suns aft 1 play successful complaint of nan team
The Suns were viewed arsenic underperformers pinch a roster containing Devin Booker and more
Whoever nan Suns prosecute to return Vogel's spot will beryllium tasked pinch uncovering a amended foothold connected nan Western Conference pinch 1 of nan NBA's apical trios.
Phoenix made nan NBA finals successful 2021, losing to nan Milwaukee Bucks, and person been looking to replicate that occurrence since.
Durant will beryllium 36 astatine nan commencement of adjacent season, while Beal will move 31 complete nan summer. The model for Phoenix to triumph pinch this halfway is closing quick, making nan acquisition of a win-now coach integral.
While galore of those names would not beryllium interested, Mike Budenholzer, an Arizona native, is available, and is expected to beryllium a 'prominent' candidate, per ESPN.
Budenholzer was nan coach of nan Bucks squad that defeated nan Suns successful nan 2021 Finals.
