Robert Sarver Phoenix Suns (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
For the Phoenix Suns, this would not be ideal, especially for this offseason. For Sarver, this isn’t anything new.
It seems us Suns fans are at a similar juncture to that of years past.
Tell me if this sounds familiar.
A team surprises, finishing strong down the stretch, inspiring hope among both the players and fanbase that hope is on the horizon, that the next great iteration of your team (obviously in this case the Phoenix Suns) are on the horizon.
Then the owner shamelessly attempts to cut costs, arguing that the team is in a good place and doesn’t need any major additions or that the player the team doesn’t want to retain wasn’t a major part of the equation, and watches as that same team that was so exciting just crashes and burns over the next season (and multiple seasons after that)
Suns owner Robert Sarver knows this position well.