The Phoenix Suns suffered through another disappointing campaign this season and the first days of the franchise's offseason are once again bringing significant change. Monday brought news the Suns fired Mike Budenholzer after one season at the helm, marking the third straight offseason Phoenix has fired its head coach and forcing the organization to once again undergo a head coach search this summer.
In the immediate aftermath of the news, The Athletic published an insider report detailing how and why Budenholzer's time as head coach came to an end so quickly. Doug Haller, Sam Amick, and Fred Katz fingered one big issue as a primary catalyst: his relationship with Suns superstar Devin Booker.
