The Suns played just eight games with Kevin Durant in the regular season going into the NBA Playoffs.
The Suns made two deadline deals that removed four players from the roster and brought in three:
So, Phoenix had four new players trying to find their roles with their biggest addition missing 10 games in a three-week span. The Suns then had less than three weeks between March 29 when Durant returned to April 16 when they opened the playoffs against the fifth-seeded Clippers. “I wouldn’t say rushed,” Lee said. “I would say we played the hand we were dealt. If KD doesn't get hurt in warmups, things may be different right now. We may still be playing. If we didn't make the trade, things may be different. Who knows. We can't live in the fantasy world. We're not on Earth 2. We can't play guessing games of what happened. We just got to play the cards we were dealt, and even with the cards we were dealt, I still liked our chances.
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