Holden Sherman is a Senior Staff Writer for Bright Side of the Sun and is a credentialed member of the Phoenix media since 2023, covering Suns games on the East Coast.
When Kevin Durant was traded to the Phoenix Suns 22 months ago, there was an expectation that the two would have herculean performances that would single-handedly lead the Valley to victory.
We saw a few of them in the playoffs that year. In games three and four of the Western Conference semi-finals, the all-star duo combined for 158 points in two games to lead Phoenix to tie the series against the Denver Nuggets.