The Phoenix Suns are facing reality.
According to veteran NBA reporter Chris Haynes, Phoenix is benching starters Bradley Beal and Jusuf Nurkiu0107 after losing seven of their past eight games, a stretch that has lowered their record to 15-18. Rookie wing Ryan Dunn and veteran big man Mason Plumlee will replace the pair in the starting lineup.
The lineup will get its first look on Monday against the Philadelphia 76ers.
The move is an admission that the Suns' would-be superteam featuring Kevin Durant and Devin Booker is nowhere close to materializing, and Beal and Nurkiu0107 were the easy levers to pull.