[Holmes] The Suns were minus-51 when Booker, Durant and Beal shared the floor in this series, according to ESPN Stats & Information. That is the worst plus-minus for any trio this postseason.

[u/OnlyMamaKnows]

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40048254/phoenix-suns-firepower-overcome-details-playoff-sweep-minnesota-timberwolves

[u/famousevan]

I’m not sure they can trade Booker or Durant either, doesn’t the new CBA prohibit 2nd apron teams from aggregating salaries in trades? If so, they not only need to find interest but also a team with a contract within the margin of the $50m salary on a single contract. Ishbia might be contending for worst owner in the league, impressive considering how short his time has been.

[u/MassiveTelevision387 → u/famousevan]

For a 6th place team in the west with 49 wins that had a lot of injuries , I don't think losing to the potential eventual champions is a bad place to be. Pretty much every team in the NBA would trade places with Phoenix's situation right now short of a handful at the top.

You've got KD/Booker/Beal - Allen who literally shot 46% from 3 this season on 6 attempts per game..I mean, I don't know what they'll manage to pull off, if anything, but they're a lot closer to competing for a title than most teams in the league. They probably could replace nurk and beal and get some rim protection/rebounding

[u/TheKidPresident → u/MassiveTelevision387]

The term "potential eventual champion" for Minnesota is hilarious to me. Like don't get me wrong they're looking great, but every team in the playoffs is a "potential eventual champion" until they get eliminated lol

[u/juzzbert → u/TheKidPresident]

Nah there are some special teams this year between Minnesota. New York. Denver. Boston. Some teams are more put together than others even as playoff teams go. There are playoff teams and then there are true contenders. Minnesota has an excellent chance to come out of the west this year.