{"id":161784,"date":"2025-03-01T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/?p=142859"},"modified":"2025-03-01T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T23:00:00","slug":"ive-been-blown-away-kevin-durant-says-phoenix-suns-have-a-player-others-need-to-learn-from","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/01\/ive-been-blown-away-kevin-durant-says-phoenix-suns-have-a-player-others-need-to-learn-from\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I\u2019ve been blown away\u2026\u2019 Kevin Durant says Phoenix Suns have a player others need to learn from"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Phoenix Suns are soul-searching after a difficult run of form following the All-Star break.<\/strong><\/p>\n

After starting the season hot, the Phoenix Suns<\/a> are ice cold. And not in a good way. The team are 11th placed in the Western Conference<\/a>, 28-32 and 3-7 over the last 10.<\/p>\n

It is not helped by a disastrous trade window in which the team tried to trade away both Bradley Beal and Kevin Durant unsuccessfully. Beal’s no-trade clause blocked his exit – but the team tried to push it as far as they could.<\/p>\n

Devin Booker has expressed frustration<\/a> at the team’s lack of urgency to turn their form around – although they did register a win on February 28 over the New Orleans Pelicans 125-108.<\/p>\n

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Kevin Durant finds positive with Bol Bol<\/h2>\n

One of the very few positives for the Phoenix Suns is the form displayed by South Sudanese talent Bol Bol<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He was praised by coach Mike Budenholzer<\/a> last month, and now star teammate Kevin Durant<\/a> has made his feelings clear.<\/p>\n

Durant wants other young stars to learn from Bol Bol’s professionalism, and has been left staggered by the 25-year-old.<\/p>\n

He said: “I think a lot of younger players can learn from how he approaches the game. And it\u2019s not as glamorized, people don\u2019t think that about Bol, because he\u2019s so quiet and unassuming, but he\u2019s a pro\u2019s pro, and he\u2019s shown that ever since he came here to Phoenix. <\/p>\n

“And ever since he\u2019s been my teammate, I\u2019ve been blown away by how hard he works, how much he cares, how much he wants to go out there and play well, how great of a teammate he is. <\/p>\n

“So I always make sure when I\u2019m talking to you guys, I want to highlight that about him, \u2018cause not a lot of people talk about that side of his game.”<\/p>\n

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Kevin Durant with high praise for Bol Bol: "I think a lot of younger players can learn from how he approaches the game. And it\u2019s not as glamorized, people don\u2019t think that about Bol, because he\u2019s so quiet and unassuming, but he\u2019s a pro\u2019s pro, and he\u2019s shown that ever since he\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/jrGGHBec5d<\/a><\/p>\n

— PHNX Suns (@PHNX_Suns) March 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n