""That's when I kind of knew he was different,""
""contagious breath of new fresh air and energy.""
""He's exactly the type of player [who fits] what we talk about here in Phoenix, what we want to be, the identity of the Suns,""
Dillon Brooks immediately displayed fiery intensity in a Phoenix Suns pickup game, drawing two technical fouls after disputing whistles. The Suns endured two poor seasons under Mat Ishbia, finishing in the lottery despite the franchise carrying the NBA's highest payroll. Ishbia moved away from an all-in strategy, trading Kevin Durant and waiving Bradley Beal, and prioritized a tougher, scrappier team identity inspired by his Michigan State experience under Tom Izzo. Brooks, nicknamed "the Villain," arrived in the Durant trade return and is known for trash talk and confrontational tactics. The Suns view his relentlessness and rough edges as central to a cultural reset.
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