NBA Exec: Kevin Durant's Suns 'Look Like They Can't Stand Being Around Each Other'

The Phoenix Suns are one-and-a-half games out of the play-in tournament, and some around the NBA are not confident that they will break through.

ESPN's Tim Bontemps spoke to league executives who picked the Suns to fall short of the playoffs in the tightly contested Western Conference, pointing to their negative demeanor throughout the season.

"Phoenix, which is wild to say," a West executive told Bontemps. "They look like they can't stand being around each other."

"It feels like the wheels have fallen off," another West exec added about Phoenix's season.

The Suns fell to 27-30 after Sunday's 127-109 loss to the Toronto Raptors, who are one of the worst teams in the Eastern Conference at 18-39. It was Phoenix's eighth loss in its last 10 games.

This season's performance is especially disappointing considering that the Suns entered the year with expectations to contend for a title thanks to their Big Three of veteran stars Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal. Each of them has missed time at various points throughout the year, creating chemistry issues that the team has been unable to overcome. Durant's future in Phoenix is also uncertain amid rumors that he's a candidate to be traded this summer.

Still, a late-season surge could be enough for the Suns to earn a postseason spot, so they should be motivated to bounce back when they return to action on Tuesday against the Memphis Grizzlies.