Phoenix Suns 2024-25 NBA Championship Betting
At the onset of the season, there was excitement with the arrival of Mike Budenholzer as head coach of the Phoenix Suns. Budenholzer had great success with the Milwaukee Bucks, which included an NBA championship, and it was expected that he would put the Suns into the NBA Playoffs. Instead, Phoenix went home for the summer after a disappointing regular season that cost Budenholzer his job. Phoenix will now search for its fourth coach in four years and do so with a lack of credibility.
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The Phoenix Suns' final regular season record was 36-46 straight up, 42-38 against the spread, and 42-38 over/under the total. Phoenix was 11th in the Western Conference playoff standings, 32 games behind the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Phoenix's NBA metrics were 15th for scoring offense, 11th for field goal percentage, 3rd for 3-point field goal percentage, 2nd for free throw percentage, and 25th for offensive rebounding. On defense, the Suns' metrics were 24th for scoring defense, 21st for field goal percentage permitted, 27th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 16th for defensive rebounding.
Key Players
PF Kevin Durant led the Suns with 27.1 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game last year. Durant is a 2-time NBA champion and a 2-time NBA Finals MVP. He is a 15-time NBA All-Star, including this year, and was the 2014 NBA MVP. He was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. This season, Durant averaged 26.6 points and 6.0 rebounds per game.
SG Devin Booker added 27.1 points and 6.9 assists per contest last year. This year, Booker averaged 25.6 points and 7.1 assists per game. Booker is a 4-time NBA All-Star.
Head Coach
Head coach Mike Budenholzer is best known for leading the Milwaukee Bucks to the 2021 NBA championship. Coach Bud is a 21-time NBA coach of the year. At the onset of the season, his career record was 484-317 in the regular season and 56-48 in the playoffs. At Milwaukee, he never had a season win percentage below .622. However, Budenholzer was not able to sell his vision to the players or his bosses in management and was fired after one season. On the bright side, he got a $40 million buyout.
Season-by-Season Record (Last 7)
| SEASON |
GAMES |
WINS |
LOSSES |
FINISH |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2024–25 |
82 |
36 |
46 |
5th, Pacific |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2023–24 |
82 |
49 |
33 |
2nd, Pacific |
Lost in First Round, 0–4 (Timberwolves) |
| 2022–23 |
82 |
45 |
37 |
2nd, Pacific |
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 2–4 (Nuggets) |
| 2021–22 |
82 |
64 |
18 |
1st, Pacific |
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 3–4 (Mavericks) |
| 2020–21 |
72 |
51 |
21 |
1st, Pacific |
Lost in NBA Finals, 2–4 (Bucks) |
| 2019–20 |
73 |
34 |
39 |
3rd, Pacific |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2018–19 |
82 |
19 |
63 |
5th, Pacific |
Did Not Qualify |
Phoenix Suns History
The Valley of the Sun received an NBA franchise in 1968, becoming the first major sports franchise in Arizona. The Phoenix Suns have had a star-crossed history over the last five decades, failing to win a title but putting together some memorable teams.
Phoenix only made the playoffs once in its first seven years. However, the 1976 Phoenix Suns made it to the NBA Finals despite going 42-40 in the regular season. Paul Westphal and Alvan Adams poured in the points, while Gar Heard was a real difference-maker when he was on the court. The team missed the playoffs the next season, but the Suns made the postseason for eight straight years after that point, reaching the Western Conference Finals on two occasions.
They were a competitive team throughout the 1990s, too, making it to the postseason in 13 straight seasons from 1989 to 2001. Phoenix dealt Jeff Hornacek and two role players to the Philadelphia 76ers for Charles Barkley, and the Suns went on to make just their second NBA Finals appearance. Dan Majerle, Kevin Johnson, and Barkley did their best to take down the Chicago Bulls, but they fell in six games.
In his four years as head coach of the Phoenix Suns, Mike D’Antoni helped modernize basketball. D’Antoni stressed an up-tempo pace with a ton of shots, and he found the perfect player to run the offense in two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash. These teams were loaded with talent as Shawn Marion, Joe Johnson, and Amar’e Stoudemire joined Nash, but they could never get past the San Antonio Spurs.
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