Did the Suns end the Super Team era forever? 

KD should never be mentioned in the same sentence as lebron again.

Just here for the typo

Booker is not Kobe please quit saying that 😂😂😂😂

The NY media would have KD creating thousands of burning accounts 😂😂😂

Warriors superteam draft majority of their players its totally different compared to Miami,Nets and the Suns

I love watching super teams fail. We want competitive games, not wealthy owners flexing their money by hiring multiple superstars with the intent to steamroll other teams. A real team with depth >>> 3 superstars and scrubs

Everyone wants to marvel at Anthony Edwards game but to me his best quality is the leadership he’s showing at this age. It’s crazy! Congrats on your first playoffs win! 🎉🐺

They should have let monty williams stayed there

Love when they say miami was the first super team, 2008 Celtics literally the definition of one!

The problem with Durant is he just wants to be one of The Guys but not The Guy.

KD is just Carmelo Anthony - great individual player but without GS.. Kevin Durant is simply not that guy as it relates to team success. Winning with a 73-9 team with 3 HOF's already on it .. all in their prime isn't impressive at all.

Warriors, bulls was built from bottom to top that’s why they’re legacy together are much longer and more chemistry. I just hope that this wolves team can do the same!

They really need to stop giving sneaker deals to these players who stink in the playoffs

Wish they stop with these Kobe and MJ comments. First, it was Devin, Tatum, Zion, Ja, and now Edwards.

i mean to be fair, they should've have let Monty Williams stay in Phoenix, let's not forget this man coached a 64 win team literally 2 years ago, he would've never have led this big 3 super team fail this bad

I swear he went on this whole rant just to try to get KD On the Knicks

KD should have stayed with GS

I think it's safe to say that without a super team for KD to join that is established and knows how to play winning basketball, KD isn't that dude.

If KD did stay with Golden state he would have 4 o5 rings.

The great news for American Basketball is that it wasn't PHX fault. It's back to defense Where MN has to play twice as hard as these iso superstars. This is the path to leading world basketball again. Stifling defense is a blast to watch

The way he did OKC was so dirty and nasty he's paying the price in reputation, respect, and legacy even though he got his "championships"

This will not end super teams there will be more but i do think this makes it less likely you see a superteam that consists of 3 players who basically are all the same such as this suns trio of Booker, KD, Beal. I think the super teams we will see moving forward will potentially be pg/ SF/ and Center so 3 star players that all compliment each other out there and can be effective without having the ball in hands and play different positions. I think there's a big possibility of that happening even as early is this summer depending on what happens with Trae young/ Donovan Mitchell, etc. Trae, Bron, AD as a big 3 would make a lot more sense as they each play different positions. I think tho at the end of the day while this won't end superteams the preferred model for a championship contending team moving forward will be 2 stars and depth around them of solid role players. We've seen it when Lakers won in 2020. We've seen it with nuggets last year. Saw it when Bucks won in 21. At the end of the day that's the best roster model. You have flexibility while also having 2 stars.

They don’t compliment each as the Celtics big 3 did without trying because they all had a fit..

KD is a role player with superstar talent. That is what it comes down to. The best “plug and play” player to every do it. Situation has to be perfect for him to succeed. If it has to be built and have to go through a grind, he’s not the guy that.

Suns were good when Steve Nash played. This team was good but couldn't keep the energy

Ive never seen a big 3 super team fail this bad

At least Bron and nem got rings to show for KD about to build another super team… which is pathetic

Swept twice since leaving the warriors don’t leave that out

Trade that would be a win-win for the Phoenix Suns and the Atlanta Hawks: The Phoenix receive Trae Young (along with Bruno Fernando and Garrison Mathews). The Atlanta Hawks receive Kevin Durant.

You had me like WTF for a minute with that Anthony Davis mess up 😂

But super team era died with the end of KD warriors, facts!

Knicks could offer Randle + 2 first round + 1 second round for KD

Highway robbery, Beal getting $50 mil and no trade clause. Smh Teams should learn from this. Giving away half your team away for one star is not worth it. Lakers did the same thing for Westbrook. They are still paying for that bad decision. Come on SA. KD only won those 2 chips bec he went to a 73-9 team. What has he done since? Nothing!

Durant should’ve went to the Knicks but it’s a *’stigma’* so he chose Brooklyn smh if only he went to the Knicks and was still there then he would UNDOUBTEDLY have a ring or more with Brunson, OG and Randle!!! No debate!

PLZ NO DURANT TO KNICKS PLZ NOOOOOOOOO

You're better off with 1 superstar and bunch of great teammates around him. Like when Kawahi was at Toronto, Yiannis with the Bucks (before Dame), Jokic with Denver. You get a better balance and more options. The cost of assembling the trio at Phoenix cost them their dept and with injuries and lack of playing time together it ended how it ended. Media gets star struck by the names but you need other players not just superstars in the playoffs, just look at the Lakers where their 2 superstars have a great game but they still lose.

Preach it SA 👍

Im actually glad super teams are going away or at least becoming less popular. Its more dope to see super stars stay with the team that drafts them.

There was never anything Super or Big Three about them. Only thing special about them was Nurkic getting dropped by Draymond

It’s amazing how often these don’t work, underwhelm or just don’t last long. I mean even Miami’s and Golden State’s were only 3-4 years.

I hope so

It’s not the end of the super team era, the league just has too much talent for super teams to truly be effective like they were. This isn’t the 90s where there are like 4 good teams. Every single team with the exception of Orlando and Portland has an all time caliber young player. Ja, Trae, Luka, Edwards, Booker, Wembanyama, Giannis, Jokic, Tatum, Shai, Embiid etc etc Too much talent for a big 3 super team to dominate, but a big 5? Now that’s the only thing that’s gonna work

I frigin hope so

I actually liked the suns roster. In 2k im def cooking with them but IRL they don’t play with a plan keep ISOing

All facts 👌🏻

Big 3's only work when the 3 best players are willing to do the dirty work that wins games, not just score.

Facts

You can still have super teams but the three superstars can’t all be great at the same thing and play no defense . That’s what made the Warriors so great. Their three superstars all fit perfectly together. Klay was off the ball and played elite defense. KD could play on or off the ball and play elite defense. Curry was the Point God. This big three in PHX? Who is playing defense? Not 37 year old KD post Achilles injury. Not Booker, Not Beal, who?

Is not cool the expectations that we had for him, but at the end of the day, I'm loving it because that's the end of super teams. Now we can get back to the f****** real NBA😊

Seems that Kevin Durant is making bad NBA 🏀 decisions unfornately ya'll maybe he should think about going too the LAKERS and playing with Lebron James. Would ya'll kats think about it🤔?

Did you misspell “the” in your thumbnail..?

I sure hope so but never underestimate Lebron to pick KD and Steph to make another one

Hopefully superteam shit is over with

People always forget that Boston started the super team first in 2008 with KG, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce…

Bro stop telling people to go to the knicks😂

The funniest thing about the super teen critique outside of Kevin Durant and his chasing is that the NBA is at it’s best when there’s a dynasty and the number prove it

No the rules killed it. The rules around luxury tax appron(sp) and the rules around moving max contracts.

The term "SuperTeam" has lost its meaning. SuperTeams are the NBA All-Star team and Team USA (Varsity not JV). Its a Team consisting of all the best players at every position. Now a days we just have Teams with at least 2 Stars. Now the GSW is a team that was built through the draft, each player already had a role. With a system that was already in place. They added KD which was a perfect fit. Because his game was instantly plug and play. Another team was the Toronto Raptors when they added Kawhi. Same situation, they had a Team that was defined by roles with a system already in placed. The Nets and Suns just simply stacked Stars and thought it could replicate the GSW & Raptors success. You need players to fill in roles other than scoring. The years the GSW won was because they were a top 5 defensive team. Defense won them Chips. The scoring was always there but if they can't defend they're dead. People were mad KD joined the GSW was simply because they knew it was a perfect fit. But had they lost or did not win a title. They'll just be another Suns & Nets team. But they did win. Folks got mad. Easy way out? Nah smart way. Why? Because KD was FORCED to play defense. Ever since he left GS, he doesn't play the same defense anymore. Something people don't talk about.

Ive never seen a big 3 super team fail this bad.

Gotta remember when he left Curry it was also with a torn Achilles. He’s playing better than anyone could have thought after that injury.

Golden state worked because it was in a motion offense with 5 players who moved without the ball. Draymond went from a 16.7 ppg player to a PG. suns play iso ball where it’s all 3 go @ the same time instead of feeding who’s hot. A duo would’ve even been better where it’s you go then I go like PG & harden

Kevin Durant has lost the edge and caliber of player he was before coming to Phoenix. His skill set now makes him a role player and no longer a “Super Star.” Finally, the teams with the younger stars are pushing out the stars of the past. 😢

“Hath seen thy death, and thy glory. Rthe death of thy super teamus.” 😂😂😂

I’ll never understand why the media try’s to say the heat started the super team culture. 😭😭. This has been a thing since the beginning of time, and will continue to always be a thing

Is that a typo in the thumbnail?

KD would be a great fit on a lot of teams. His situation in Brooklyn was fucked up because of the Harden/Kyrie drama. Would have eliminated The Bucks if his foot wasn’t on the line. In Phoenix there is no system. Just 3 ball dominant guys that was running your turn, my turn offense.

Hope so

We should just accept that young players are coming up and kicking the asses of the 30-year-old.

Beal had the most horrible game last night not only did he foul out but lost the ball numerous times during the game man did he cost me in DFS last night

You can't be called a super team if you don't win anything. The 1969 Lakers were supposedly a super team, yet they still lost to the Celtics in the finals. And again in 1970 to the Knicks.

Biggest problem with some of these super teams is that they switch things up way too much. Suns were in the Final not long ago, but that coach is gone, and a number of significant players are gone. You can't expect instant chemistry when you swap out so many parts at once. Suns would have been better to tweak their roster.

All you need is two stars and a good cast to win it all

I don’t think kd should be blamed for losing series. Booker was off all series,except for game four.Beal scored I think 9 in game four, while kd scored 30 multiple times during this series.Grayson was injured, and nurk was…well..nurkic. Minnesota was just a Bette team plain and simple

He caught me off guard with that he a fool( DAT AINT THE PROBLEM) 😂😂😂

First super team I can remember was Houston Rockets Charles Barkley, Clyde Drexler and Scottie Pippen

A super team to me is team with 3 superstars that are in the current prime . Not a aging superstar and injury riddled former all star ..

The Celtics are a superteam. The Nuggets are as well. The difference is, they're a well built superteam, instead of a patchwork superteam like PHX. Boston has 4 all star caliber players, with an elite 2 way SG. That's how you build a superteam. Not just stacking up big names and expect to outshoot others.

Your thumbnail has a typo. Spelled “the” incorrectly

The way people are hating on Kevin Durant is proof that so many people don't actually understand the game of basketball. It's more than just ability. It's the way a team is constructed. It's the way they are managed. It's the execution of offense and defense. It's comradere within the team. Kevin Durant is a great player who had the same problem that LeBron had for years and that is he spent way more time than he should have on teams that were not setup to win. LeBron didn't get on a truly complete team until he went to Miami. The Cavs were good at defense and had a solid enough support players that if you had a character that was an average 35 per game player you could survive in the weak eastern conference. But they would then get destroyed by a complete team that is well coached, has great comradere, and at least 3 guys that average 30 per game. All of Lebron's rings happened when this was the case. KD in OKC almost had this type of team but the weakness was that you couldn't have all 3 between KD, Harden and Westbrook in the game at the same time and then Westbrook is a ball dominant Point Guard. This weakness can be and was exploited. So when he went to Golden State that is when he finally got a ring as he became the 3rd key scorer after Steph and Klay with Draymond Green then acting as the 6th man and best defender. The injures is the reason that he didn't win more with them; and the fact that Draymond is a prick is the reason that he ultimately left that team. Since then he dealt with further injuries, teammates with their own lingering injuries in the playoffs or has been on rosters where he is only 1 of 2 key 30 point per game average scorers when you need at least 1 other and a 25 avg per night person. (The 3rd scorer threat of these last couple Phoenix teams never actually pulled such a thing in the playoffs during his time.) The Timberwolves have 3 primary scorers in Ant, Kat and Rudy. They have a 6th man stretch 5 in Naz Reid. They have a solid guards in Conley and Jayden. They are well coached, have great chemistry and have a solid bench. Plus everyone is healthy. Phoenix never stood a chance unless the Timberwolves shot themselves in the foot with poor execution. The idea that it's the biggest collapse and embarrassment in NBA History to lose to such a team is an insult to this Timberwolves Squad. I have been saying it to people all year that they are not a joke and people are going to find out the hard way when the beat downs start happening. The only way KD gets a shot at a ring now is to take a pay cut so Phoenix can build the roster or he takes a pay cut and somehow goes either to Miami, The Bucks or back to Golden State. It's a wrap otherwise. Play out the remainder of your career KD and retire knowing that you got at least 1 ring despite being good enough to have warranted more than the 2 you actually got.

Pocket watching smh especially from a troll that didn't make it

The clippers has Paul George, James Harden , Russell Westbrook & Kawhi Leonard

Even with Draymond on the team, I have a feeling that if Klay doesn't get that devastating injury, KD would've stay. He was chasing rings and basically choose what he thought the next superteam would be.

if Lebron forced the Lakers to trade him to Denver and they won two chips and he bragged about having as many as Jordan. NOBODY WOULD RESPECT THOSE RINGS SO WHY RESPECT KD’s 😂

Nice sweater Stephen A.!

What’s rediculous is him calling Grayson Allen out when he didn’t finish games 1 or 2 anyway

KD is a 2 time CHUMPion

It’s a team game my guy. This not the old days where one player can take over a series . It’s too many good players today that can shoot the lights out.

personally i think grayson allen was thriving because of the open shots he gets from the attention on kd and booker but the series phoenix had to work for everything

If I’m the owners I’m locking OUT They need to seriously reconsider this contract structure, especially the rookie max extension. Guys like Beal, LaMelo, Trae, Lavine, Zion, Ja, Haliburton, don’t forget Simmons What is the point of coughing up these 200+ million dollar contract to guys that are clearly not mature enough to lead a franchise plus haven’t proven that they are legitimate playoff performers. No the NBA gotta do something about this, cause if I was an owner I’d be pissed

In recent years, the Raptors, the Bucks and the Nuggets have proven you don't need superteams. It's good enough to have one star and surround them with great starters and a deep bench.

I’m pretty sure San Antonio was a super team. Tim Tony Manu off the bench was nasty

The showtime Lakers were a super team. 3 HOF in the starting lineup

Bradley Beals body is breaking down cause he carried the Wizards and now he's half of what he used to be, and if Melo Ball doesn't leave Charlotte he'll be no good to any contending team.

Thing about super teams is they actually require good role players to take less $$ They need to convince a bunch of role players to sacrifice like suckers for an easy ring

Who’s to say there won’t be another super team but just with some of these new era stars ??

Hopefully

The landscape of the NBA would be really interesting right now if KD never went to the warriors. Does Klay get injured and decline like he did? Does Kyrie, Love, and Bron have more chips? Do the clippers still get Kawhi and George? Does KD ever see a NBA finals again?

RTHE?? Fired!

3 all-star caliber players don't mean it's a super team esp when the third star isn't even on that level anymore it's how good the team as a whole is that makes it super

Since KD left OKC!!! When he was there he was going to the WCF and the finals he did that sucka move joining a 73-9 team and got addicted to Superteams instead of a dynamic duo he started off successfully with