If I was Mat Ishbia, the fresh-faced billionaire owner of the Phoenix Suns, I would be pretty upset about the $300 million bill for a 2023-24 NBA roster that is getting smothered by the Minnesota Timberwolves.
I would also have nobody to blame but myself.
The Suns mortgaged everything but Devin Booker — every available rising talent and draft asset — to pair the All-NBA guard with future Hall of Famer Kevin Durant and three-time All-Star Bradley Beal. Their crowning achievement was a win over Minnesota on the final day of the regular season, which clinched the Western Conference's last guaranteed playoff seed and a first-round date with .