
On Sunday, reality set in for fans of the Phoenix Suns. Yet another surefire Hall of Famer has come and gone from the franchise's storied history without bringing a championship to the desert.
New Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant's tenure with the Suns began with promise, and contained a lot of scoring—his 26.8 points per game broke a franchise record that had stood for half a century. But not even Durant could overcome the construction of a top-heavy roster, and so Phoenix will begin again.