102 million, see the sun again! You can't escape the embarrassing situation of wandering away from the championship

Two consecutive defeats brought the Sun back to reality in an instant. On the premise of falling behind 0-2 in the series and being exhausted, no one spoke for them with the fact that the Suns beat the Timberwolves 3-0 in the regular season. At the same time, more people began to worry about the future of the Sun. It seemed that their attack and defense at both ends and the Timberwolves did not show the same level of strength. Not only did some people no longer think that the Sun had won the "top draw", but most people agreed that the Sun was far away from being eliminated, leaving only a matter of time. 102 million, goodbye to the sun, no chance to prove yourself, your future becomes complicated.

Sometimes, you have to sigh the cruelty of reality. In most of the playoff teams in the West, the Suns are the worst losers. Judging from the salary structure and reinforcement chips of the team, the Suns will rank first in the league in terms of salary next season when the team remains unchanged. This also means that the Suns can not spare the salary space, and they will not do anything in the free agent market. From the point of view of chips, the first round signing of the Sun was basically sent to the Nets in Durant's trade, and the second round draft right was also sent to the Nets in Royce O'Neal's trade. Even in the case of trading, they did not reinforce their chips. In terms of core players, besides Booker who is 27 years old, Durant and Bill are both over 30 years old, and Durant is 35 years old. Do you expect their competitive status and health to be better next season or even in the future?

This is why we all agree that the Suns are a team that will fail without winning the championship. In other words, as long as they can't win the championship, the Suns will probably break up and rebuild, not to mention that they can't even break through the first round. Once the Suns regroup, the most miserable person is undoubtedly Durant. Booker will still be the core of the sun. If he doesn't leave, the sun won't give up on him. Bill's transaction value is not high, and his contract premium is too serious. Even if the Sun trades him, it will not be able to exchange valuable combat power and return to the championship. Whether it is to reorganize the lineup or completely rebuild it, Durant has become the person who is most likely to leave and whose future career is uncertain.

After the end of this season, Durant has two years left in his contract with $102 million, which is the best time for the Sun to trade him. Different from the Nets at that time, if the Suns dragged on for another year, Durant, who had a contract year, would only have one year of use rights. With his age of 36, his value would certainly decline. All kinds of factors seem destined that Durant will face a new situation once the Suns are out of the first round. Durant could not blame others for this situation. Looking back, even if there are decisions about joining and leaving Warriors in the middle of his career, at least leaving the Nets is his own choice and idea.

If Durant was not affected by the Warriors' winning mentality at that time, he still stayed in the Nets. The championship was really difficult, but at least the Nets were absolutely willing to let Durant die in Brooklyn, which is already recognized as Durant's team. And no matter whether he wins the championship or not, Durant has won respect. Hard to say, even if he leaves the championship, Durant can have a decent future. Moreover, the Nets have many reconstruction chips. In the eastern part of China, where the competitiveness is not strong, they will have some opportunities every year. Durant can at least win respect. But now everything is different, just like in the Sun. Even if he wins the championship, even if Durant wins the FMVP, what will happen to his situation? After retirement, people will say that this is Booker's team. What's the difference between Durant and the Warriors?

And then, no matter where Durant goes, he will not be considered to have a team that belongs to him. Maybe Durant will be the most capable player in this team, but when it comes to such topics as cornerstone, Durant will not be so convincing. What's more, once the Sun starts the transaction, no matter where Durant is sent, the new team will undergo tremendous changes. The strength of the original lineup will decline significantly, and the core players will be cleaned up. This is the same as when the Nets sent Durant to the Sun. No one is a philanthropist. At least before the two-year $102 million contract ends, It's hard for Durant to return to the championship.