Mat Ishbia, the owner of the Phoenix Suns, isn’t overly concerned after his team was eliminated in the first round of the NBA playoffs.
It’s been a forgettable season for the Phoenix Suns. They entered the season with the highest ambitions, but it became evident during the year that there were many areas that needed improvement. The Minnesota Timberwolves capitalized on these defensive lapses and secured a 4-0 series victory. However, Mat Ishbia doesn’t seem overly concerned by this fact.
“Ask the other 29 GMs – 26 of them would trade their whole team for our whole team and our draft picks and everything as is,” Ishbia said in a scheduled news conference. “The house is not on fire. We’re in great position. It’s not hard to fix. It’s not like we’re like, ‘Hey, we don’t have enough talent to win a championship.’ We have enough talent to win a championship. Do we have enough continuity? There’s a lot of things we can look at. Do we have the right leadership in place?
We’re in a great position – not a good position – a great position. We didn’t win an NBA championship so we’re going to figure out what we got to change, what we got to tweak, what we got to improve to be better to win a championship next year. And guess what? We might not win one next year, but we’re going to sure as hell try every single year. So get ready for that”, Ishbia said for The Athletic.