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"(Expletive) that," Dillon Brooks responded when he heard the narratives that the Phoenix Suns were blowing it up when he was traded to Phoenix.
"Let's win," Brooks continued. In an article he penned in The Players' Tribune on Tuesday, April 7, the ninth-year wing shared that this was his mentality.
"No Way in Hell They Wanna See Us" is what he titled the article. He wrote that he had approximately a week's notice that the Houston Rockets were working on a trade for then-Suns forward Kevin Durant, and that the Suns were willing to make the move only if they would receive Brooks in return.
"Right away, that told me something about the franchise," Brooks said.
The first person Brooks called was Suns star Devin Booker, to ask him: "What we gotta do to flip this thing. How do we win?”
Whatever Booker told him sold him.
"I just knew right away, after talking to him," Brooks shared. "Yo, this can work. We can complement each other really well as leaders. He can be the stonecold killer and I can bring the energy. Book is not trying to lose. Book is way too good to be tanking. He’s gonna do whatever it takes."
As for his battles with Booker before this season, Brooks wrote what most fans already know: Booker doesn't give away much.
"It’s funny because Book is one of those guys who I’ve targeted for years, and he’s got icewater in his veins. Even now, if you ask him about our matchups, he won’t even give you anything either way.
"He just says, 'We’ve had our battles.'”
The season before Brooks arrived in Phoenix, the team went 36-46. This season, in Brooks' first campaign with Phoenix, the Suns stood at 43-35 with four games to play. They are the seventh seed in the Western Conference, after missing the play-in last season.
This is despite Suns wings Jalen Green and Grayson Allen, who each average at least 16.8 points per game, combining to play in just 79 games.
"When I got here, they were talking lottery," Brooks recounted. "Now what they talking about? We got everybody in the league looking down, staring at their shoes. Honestly, answer me. Who in their right mind wants to see the Phoenix Suns right now?"
Defense is known for translating well toward postseason success, and with the team allowing fewer points per game (111.3) than all but five NBA teams and also top 10 in defensive rating (114.14), Brooks sees the Suns as a tough out.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: '(Expletive) that.' Dillon Brooks shares reaction to Suns rebuild talk
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"Let's win," Brooks continued. In an article he penned in The Players' Tribune on Tuesday, April 7, the ninth-year wing shared that this was his mentality.
"No Way in Hell They Wanna See Us" is what he titled the article. He wrote that he had approximately a week's notice that the Houston Rockets were working on a trade for then-Suns forward Kevin Durant, and that the Suns were willing to make the move only if they would receive Brooks in return.
"Right away, that told me something about the franchise," Brooks said.
The first person Brooks called was Suns star Devin Booker, to ask him: "What we gotta do to flip this thing. How do we win?”
Whatever Booker told him sold him.
"I just knew right away, after talking to him," Brooks shared. "Yo, this can work. We can complement each other really well as leaders. He can be the stonecold killer and I can bring the energy. Book is not trying to lose. Book is way too good to be tanking. He’s gonna do whatever it takes."
As for his battles with Booker before this season, Brooks wrote what most fans already know: Booker doesn't give away much.
"It’s funny because Book is one of those guys who I’ve targeted for years, and he’s got icewater in his veins. Even now, if you ask him about our matchups, he won’t even give you anything either way.
"He just says, 'We’ve had our battles.'”
The season before Brooks arrived in Phoenix, the team went 36-46. This season, in Brooks' first campaign with Phoenix, the Suns stood at 43-35 with four games to play. They are the seventh seed in the Western Conference, after missing the play-in last season.
This is despite Suns wings Jalen Green and Grayson Allen, who each average at least 16.8 points per game, combining to play in just 79 games.
"When I got here, they were talking lottery," Brooks recounted. "Now what they talking about? We got everybody in the league looking down, staring at their shoes. Honestly, answer me. Who in their right mind wants to see the Phoenix Suns right now?"
Defense is known for translating well toward postseason success, and with the team allowing fewer points per game (111.3) than all but five NBA teams and also top 10 in defensive rating (114.14), Brooks sees the Suns as a tough out.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: '(Expletive) that.' Dillon Brooks shares reaction to Suns rebuild talk
Continue reading...
