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[BSLMikeLowe]

So he got the Dan Snyder Penalty, almost exactly. We'll see if the NBA actually enforces that one year suspension, unlike the NFL who seems to have no problem with Snyder still being involved in all the day-to-day matters (i.e. skimming shared ticket revenues).

[BSLMikeLowe]

Sarver has announced he will sell the Suns (and Mercury). Good riddance!

 

https://twitter.com/...630867058761730

[BSLChrisStoner]

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[BSLMikeLowe]

Adrian Wojnarowski

@wojespn

 

 

BREAKING: Billionaire mortgage lender Mat Ishbia is finalizing a purchase of the Phoenix Suns, sources tell ESPN. The deal, expected to be completed in the near future, would end the tumultuous tenure of owner Robert Sarver.

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The Ringer: Don’t Sleep on the Suns (at the Deadline or in the Playoffs)

[BSLMikeLowe]

Adrian Wojnarowski

@wojespn

 

The Suns are sending Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder, four first-round picks, a 2028 pick swap for Kevin Durant and TJ Warren, sources tell ESPN. Durant wanted move and new owner Mat Ishbia pushed to get deal done tonight.

 

 

Adrian Wojnarowski

@wojespn

 

Nets gets unprotected picks in 2023, 2025, 2027 and 2029, source tells ESPN.

[BSLMikeLowe]

In the course of just over 24 hours the Suns got a new owner (officially) and Kevin Durant. That was a day, and a half.

[BSLChrisStoner]

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CBS Sports: Kevin Durant injury update: Suns fear star could miss rest of regular season with ankle sprain, per report

https://www.cbssport...ain-per-report/

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CBS Sports: Durant talks about his legacy: 'I truly, truly don't care'

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ESPN: How the Phoenix Suns can salvage their future this offseason is a mystery

https://www.espn.com...-future-mystery

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The Ringer: Devin Booker’s Olympics Blueprint Offers a Ray of Hope for the Suns

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• Sources: KD out at least 2 weeks with calf strain

[BSLMikeLowe]

The Suns lost to the Thunder tonight, and with that were eliminated from the play-in/playoffs. It's stunning when you look at their trajectory over just the past 4 years.

 

2021 - Played in the Finals

2022-23 - Traded a decade's worth of draft picks plus some decent young players to get win-now superstars

2024 - Swept in the 1st Rd

2025 - Will miss the postseason entirely with the oldest and most expensive roster in the NBA

 

And again, they do not control any of their own 1st Rd draft picks until 2032. About when this free-fall started the fans did get rid of Robert Sarver, who was a dirtbag. But while the new owner obviously isn't afraid to spend money, he really mortgaged that team's future....for nothing.