It doesn’t just settle here in Phoenix, where watching the Suns for 82 games leaves you numb, like the guy in the cubicle next to you at your 9-to-5 job. You know you have to deal with him, but you have no choice but to put up with his gum smacking or ice crunching.

The Phoenix Suns find themselves at a crossroads, parting ways with Mike Budenholzer on the first day of their offseason after a disappointing campaign that saw them miss the playoffs for the first time in five years.