Sun Sweat.

The Suns are sweating.

As much as I prefer to quote local news sources, I can’t pass up the way the Post put it:

The Suns have fired head coach Mike Budenholzer after they finished with a 36-46 record, didn’t sniff a playoff-clinching top-six seed and missed the play-in tournament by three games.

AZCentral:

The Suns closed a disappointing 36-46 season on April 13 at Sacramento that began with championship expectations for the NBA’s first $400 million team with three max players in Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal. It ended with Phoenix missing the playoffs for the first time since 2019-20.
Booker, Durant and Beal are due a combined $150 million this season.

Budenholzer coached for one season. He took over after Frank Vogel was fired.

Phoenix has been paying Vogel, who signed a five-year, $31-million deal.

Post:

It’s the third consecutive season that Phoenix has fired its head coach, as Monty Williams was canned after a 45-37 season the year before Vogel took over.

And ESPN, for the record.

Also fired: David Griffin, executive VP of the Pelicans.

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2 Responses to “Sun Sweat.”

  1. Lawrence+Person says:
    April 14, 2025 at 1:27 pm

    Plus the Rockets have the Suns first round pick this year, in 2027, and 2029.

  2. stainles says:
    April 14, 2025 at 1:28 pm

    Shut the team down and return the money to the stockholders.