Reconstruction is here again! Booker’s 11-year reincarnation, are there new opportunities for solar energy?

Two years ago, the Suns bet all their futures and brought Durant and Bill to Booker's side, determined to compete for the championship. But the result was a slap in the face. After two years, the team achieved nothing.

This summer, they finally woke up and immediately decided to overthrow and start over, sending Durant and Bill away successively; as for Devin Booker, the guard who has been in this city for 11 years, once again became the person left in the middle of the ruins.

Borrowing from the fans' ridicule:

"The Suns have two goals in the new season. On the one hand, they will train new players, and on the other hand, they will pray that Booker will not collapse early."

Unfolding this year's new lineup of the Suns, basically We can see the direction of this team:

Booker, Jaylen Green, Gared Butler, Dillon Brooks, Mark Williams;

Jordan Goodwin, Grayson Allen, Richards, Yi Godaro, Maluachi;

Gillespie, Isaiah Livers, Royce O'Neal, Ryan Dunn;

Nigel Hayes, Fleming, Huntley, Kobe Brea, David Duke;

This new Suns has almost completely reversed the selection logic. The management has piled up a rotation of centers, and even selected tough guys with broad shoulders and long arms on the back line. A group of muscular men are indeed fierce enough to rush forward, but if the team is unorganized, the offensive and defensive scenes may be ugly. Just looking at the positive side, this Suns team can at least compete a little bit.

As for the problem of no one controlling the ball, then everyone should participate in controlling the ball!

From the offensive end, the Suns' starting lineup for the new season is basically determined:

Booker + Jaylen Green + Dillon + Dunn + Mawei.

Judging from this team, this is basically a starting five that "anyone can hold the ball and anyone can work alone." Especially borrowing new coach Jordan Ott's answer during the interview:

"We are going to play a multi-ball-holder system and no longer have a fixed point guard."

This may sound a bit limiting, but in today's league, point guard-less tactics can also be considered a trend.

The only embarrassing thing is that the Suns team is a little special. This is a team that has always lacked stability on the back line. From the early chaos when Booker first entered the league to the emergence of Rubio, the team still struggled to get ahead. It wasn't until Paul appeared that the Suns began to step into the foreground, but after Paul left, the Suns once again fell into a chaotic point guard cycle.

From the perspective of modern theory, this flexible and fast-paced play should be in line with the trend, but in the past two years, the Suns have always been unable to go down this road. In the new season, the coach has been changed, and the main ball-handler has also been changed. As for whether it can be played, it is still difficult to answer at this stage.

Speaking of this, I have to mention the change of management and coaching staff.

This summer, the Suns not only changed their core lineup, but even changed the entire team from top to bottom. Former deputy general manager Brian Gregory was promoted to the team's general manager, and Jordan Ott was hired from the Cavaliers assistant position to take over as head coach. Behind these two people, they all have one thing in common:

They are both from the University of Michigan.

This is a slightly controversial decision. The Suns management has fallen into the dilemma of nepotism many times before. Now that it is looking for people according to such standards again, it is inevitable that some people will pay attention. Just looking at it from another perspective, this is not necessarily a bad thing. All evaluations ultimately depend on the team's performance. There have been many cases of success in the league relying on trust and relationships. The most important thing is the trading process.

So far, General Manager Gregory’s operations have been relatively stable. There was no messing around in the draft, and several potential players were selected, especially at the forward position, which produced many surprises. It's just that the final value of the draft has to wait for the official game to be seen. Whether it is a brand-new talent or a flash in the pan, this part has yet to be verified.

In addition to the new players, another one worthy of attention is Devin Booker.

Since entering the league in 2015, he has been playing for the Suns for 11 years, going from early darkness to the peak, and then entering a new period of darkness. In this process, the most lamentable one is Booker. From Rubio to Paul, from Ayton to Durant, he watched his teammates come and go one after another, until in the end he was the only one left in the middle of the city.

During this ups and downs, Booker is also adjusting with the different lineups. As a shooting guard with explosive offense, he has been forced to accept the challenge of transforming into a point guard many times. As early as the early days of the darkness, Booker was forced to serve as a guest point guard in the face of the Suns' chaotic back line. The team also struggled in the weak position for many years and struggled to improve.

It was only with Rubio and Paul that Booker finally had a learning template. His ball control and organization finally came to fruition, and he once grew into a top-tier combo guard in the league. But unfortunately, the good times did not last long. When Durant and Bill joined the team, Booker returned to the monotonous scorer mode. The organizational advantage was compressed and the offensive rhythm was disrupted. It was difficult for the superstar combination to have a chemical reaction. The Suns were directly reduced from the championship favorites to a fringe playoff team.

Now that Bill has been waived and Durant has been traded, Booker may have to resume his point guard duties. And this time, whether he can regain the feeling of being in control again may determine the future of this Suns team in the new season.

Just talking about the new season, for this Suns, which is neither up nor down, it is the team's strength that determines the final result. And their hope of reaching the top six in the Western Conference for safety in the playoffs is unlikely. Unless new coach Jordan Ott can bring about a miracle, there is a high probability that their best result will be just on the edge of the play-offs.

However, there is no need to be too pessimistic..

At least from the perspective of the salary situation, they can finally have some breathing room; the Suns have been facing luxury tax pressure in the past few years, and now they finally have the opportunity to return to the luxury tax line.

According to reporters, the current total salary of the Suns is only less than 1 million US dollars above the tax line. After the Suns have clearly failed, if they can send away several role players in the middle of the season, such as Grayson Allen, Royce O'Neal, Richards and other high-quality rotations, the Suns can officially get rid of poverty, get rid of the pain of paying for the star lineup in the past, and enter the "reconstruction mode" from "burning money mode".

Although it is difficult to see opportunities at this pace, from a future perspective, it may not be a good thing. At least they no longer pursue the rush to win the championship, but hope to reorganize the layout. From the perspective of team building model, this attitude is an improvement. The sun has been lost in the halo of giant stars for too long in the past few years.

Durant left, Bill waved goodbye, leaving Booker standing there, starting over in his 11th season.

If the Suns were betting big on their way to the championship in the past few years, then now, they have finally begun to learn how to build a team.

Although chaotic and imperfect, it is passionate enough.

And this is the truest appearance of basketball.