The Phoenix Suns completed in seventh place within the Western Convention final yr, however their celebrity ahead simply in contrast them to the reigning Tremendous Bowl champion Kansas Metropolis Chiefs.
Kevin Durant is wonderful at basketball. An alien, even. In every single place he goes, when wholesome, he continues to dominate on each side of the ground. However that doesn’t imply he’s not delusional.
Durant appeared on “Up & Adams” with Kay Adams on FanDuel TV, the place he was requested to match his Suns to 1 NFL workforce.
“I might say the Chiefs,” Durant defined to Adams. “As a result of we convey that championship mentality day by day.”
Adams shortly identified that the Suns have by no means gained an NBA Championship, whereas the Chiefs are looking for their third straight Tremendous Bowl and presently have the very best document within the NFL at 5-0. A extra becoming comparability for Adams? The Buffalo Payments.
“No,” Durant stated. “They’re recognized for getting there after which simply dropping. I don’t wish to be a type of guys. I’d somewhat simply go along with the champs and tackle that mentality.”
Nothing incorrect with that mentality, and Durant’s Suns will definitely want it in a loaded Western Convention this upcoming season. To not point out, what else was Durant presupposed to say? After all he was going to match their squad to the defending champions. He couldn’t be brutally trustworthy. Backside line is, Durant understands how a lot stress is on his squad to achieve the playoffs this yr.
If Durant is Patrick Mahomes, which is a reasonably truthful comparability, the Suns want Devin Booker and Bradley Beal to be some mixture of Chris Jones and Travis Kelce.
No disrespect to Mike Budenholzer, however I’m not precisely positive he’s Andy Reid, both.
The Payments actually are a extra becoming comparability. Once more, Durant might be Josh Allen. However exterior of that? You’ll be able to by no means actually depend on the manufacturing from their supporting forged.
Actually? Add the New York Jets as one other comparability.
Durant, who simply turned 36 in September, is now not a spring rooster, equally to Aaron Rodgers. He tried to assemble an excellent workforce together with his outdated pals, and it simply has not labored out fairly but.
It’s exhausting to imagine that this shall be Durant’s third yr in Phoenix, regardless that he performed simply 8 video games through the first season in 2023 after being traded from the Brooklyn Nets. If Phoenix struggles within the NBA Playoffs once more, you must think about that the trio of Durant, Booker and Beal shall be checked out lengthy and exhausting. And for good purpose.
If the Chiefs fall wanting their third straight Lombardi, I’m undecided anyone is admittedly Mahomes, Kelce or Reid and pointing fingers and laughing the identical means we shall be on the Suns.
