The sun, finally "toss"?

Bill's buyout came, he gave up $13.8 million and the two sides reached a buyout. After the clarification period, Bill will reach a two-year, $11 million contract with the Clippers.

At this point, the sun has finished "tossing".

Durant joined the Suns in the mid-22-23 season, and Bill joined the Suns in the 2023 offseason. The so-called Big Three Durant, Booker and Bill have cooperated in a total of two complete seasons, including the Timberwolves swept out of the first round of the 23-24 season and did not make it to the playoffs in the 24-25 season. There is no doubt that the three giants of the Suns can only be labeled as failure. Based on such results and the high salary of the three, the Suns chose to break up the Big Three in the offseason, send Durant to the Rockets, exchange it for Green, and then buy out Bill. It should be said that the Suns are not low. They did not get enough high-quality chips from Durant's trade. Bill still has about $100 million in salary for two years.

However, the Suns have lost patience and they would rather bear the cost of Bill's buyout than continue to work with it. In addition to dealing with Durant and Bill, the Suns also made a key contract renewal, and they gave Booker a two-year, $145 million contract renewal. Booker's current contract has about $171 million left for three years and a new contract renewal brings Booker's time to the 29-30 season. Apparently, the Suns hope to leave Booker with a long-term contract, and they see Booker as the cornerstone type of player.

The Suns sent Durant away and bought out Bill, all of which were expected, or nothing surprising. However, the contract extension for Booker still sparked some discussion. Booker, 29, is at the peak of his career, but the Suns' contract renewal is obviously a bit too early. The contract that is fully guaranteed in the next five seasons will indeed retain an All-star player like Booker, but it will also affect the Suns' operating space. Furthermore, if Booker is injured, can solar energy withstand it? Furthermore, can Booker really lead the Sun to achieve new glory? Entering the league in 2015, Booker has not tasted the playoffs in the first five seasons of his career. In the 20-21 season, the combination of Booker and Paul made the Suns regain their glory. They made it to the finals, but unfortunately they lost to the Bucks in the end. In the next four seasons, the Suns had three playoff experiences, but at most they reached the Western Conference semi-finals and never returned to the finals stage.

Book's scoring ability is unquestionable. In the ten seasons that have ended, he has only scored without breaking 20 points in the rookie season, and has even averaged no less than 25 points per game for seven consecutive seasons. However, scoring ability does not seem to be directly related to leading the team to achieve breakthroughs. Booker seems to have not shown any ability like Jordan and Kobe. So, does the Suns look a bit too hasty to renew their contract? It can be understood that the sun's "torture" is. Durant has the last season left, and it is still unknown whether he can renew his contract in the future. Sending Durant away and getting some chips is a way to stop loss. As for Bill, there is really no need to stay. Booker is the second position, and Bill also prefers the second position. Unfortunately, Green is also the second position, and the Suns' double-gun in the backcourt in the new season is probably not much better.

"Tumbling" may not necessarily make the team rise, and the Suns' "Tumbling" tends to disband in helplessness. Moreover, the Sun's "torture" is probably not over yet, and Green does not seem to be part of the Sun's future plan. After all, his partner with Booker can't see a bright future. Text/Duncan's Smile