Suns Backcourt Core: Our collaboration with Durant and Bill has not been successful, but I respect them

Phoenix Suns held the team's media day event in the new season. During the event, the team's backcourt star defender Devin Booke was interviewed by reporters, in which he also talked about his failed collaboration with Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal last season.

Book said: We had a really tough time last season. I think when we worked with Kevin (Durant) and Bradley (Bill), the team and the players did not reach the level they wanted, and everyone was very disappointed with our performance. I respect both of them very much, and I will always respect them, they are both one of the best players in the league, their abilities are fully recognized before coming to the team, and being able to fight with them is of great significance in itself. But unfortunately, we ultimately failed to achieve the goals we pursue together. For me, for everyone, the experience of last season will always be disappointing. With the depth of our lineup last season, we had the ability to strike towards higher honors, but we did not do that in the end.

In the NBA regular season last season, Durant made a total of 62 appearances, averaging 36.5 minutes per game, averaging 26.6 points, 6 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.2 blocks, and 3.1 turnovers and 1.7 fouls, shooting percentage of 52.7%, three-point shooting percentage of 43%, and free throw shooting percentage of 83.9%. In the NBA regular season last season, Bill played 53 games in 82 games, averaging 32.1 minutes per game, averaging 17 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.5 blocks, 1.9 turnovers and 2.6 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 49.7%, a three-point shooting percentage of 38.6%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 80.3%.

The Suns' record last season was really a mess. Not only did they not enter the playoffs, they did not even enter the playoffs. The team's competitiveness is really bad, and the chemistry of Booker, Durant and Bill are so messy. It seems that everyone has good scoring ability and good offensive efficiency. However, in fact, they seem to be very difficult on the offensive end. The team's offensive flow is extremely unsmooth, and they have huge problems on the defensive end. This summer, Durant was sent to the Houston Rockets by the Suns and exchanged for Jalen Green, while Bill was cut by the Suns with extended terms and joined the Los Angeles Clippers. I don’t know what performance the Suns in the new season can perform under Booker’s leadership after experiencing personnel changes.