Mavs' Spencer Dinwiddie Describes the Suns as 'Ass' During Live Stream Video

As the Phoenix Suns limp their way toward the finish line this season while trying to make the play-in tournament, their lack of success hasn't gone unnoticed by players around the NBA.

On a recent livestream video, Dallas Mavericks guard Spencer Dinwiddie used the term "ass" to describe the Suns right now.

Expectations were high for the Suns coming into this season. They won 49 games in 2023-24 despite their main trio of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal only playing 41 games together. They went 26-15 in those games, which is a 52-win pace over a full season.

For perspective, the Oklahoma City Thunder, Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves were the only Western Conference teams that won at least 52 games last season.

The change in head coach from Frank Vogel, whose approach is more defensive-minded, to the offensive-friendly Mike Budenholzer was supposed to take a unit that finished ninth in offensive rating to another level.

Instead, virtually everything that could go wrong has gone wrong for the Suns this season. They are one game out of the final play-in spot with a 35-41 record, having lost four straight games.

The offense under Budzenholzer has improved slightly to seventh, but the defense has dropped from 13th to 28th. There have also been moments when Budenholzer and Durant seemed to be on different pages, though they have publicly downplayed any issues.

One reason the Suns have been under so much scrutiny this season is because they are the most expensive roster in the NBA right now. Their combined payroll and luxury tax payment is $366.6 million, more than $71 million ahead of the No. 2 team (Timberwolves: $295.2 million).

Durant's future has also been the subject of intense speculation after they reportedly made him unhappy by engaging the Golden State Warriors in trade talks prior to the Feb. 6 deadline.

If the Suns lose one more game, they will secure their first losing record since the 2019-20 season (34-39). That was also the last time they missed the playoffs.