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Description: Infants Inn is a Family Homes Care for 7 or fewer children in Mempis TN, with a maximum capacity of 7 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of 6 WK to 3 YR. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.

Additional Information: 3 star Family Homes Care for 7 or fewer children; Sibling Discount Available; Wheelchair Accessible;

Program and Licensing Details

• Capacity:
  7
• Age Range:
  6 WK to 3 YR
• State Rating:
  3
• Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program:
  No
• Transportation:
  NO
• District Office:
  Tennessee Child Care Licensing
• District Office Phone:
  (901)543-6001 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)
• Licensor:
  Cathy Woodward-Genesy

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Georgia Tann

Retro minute on gossip.

Looking at this good-natured woman, one can hardly assume that she
abducted children and committed murders. Georgia Tann stole all her life
over 5 thousand babies in order to organize a business in the field of adoption. This
occupation brought her several tens of millions of dollars. woman broke
countless fates, because of which she had to suffer the hardest
punishment. But fate favored Georgia – shortly before the trial, the criminal
died of cancer.

Why did it get so big?

This story would not have been so shocking if stolen from mothers
children were not adopted by Hollywood stars. An example of this is
popular actress Joan Crawford, who adopted
twin girls. Dick Powell and June Allison also became parents thanks to
“Agency” Miss Tann.

Among the clients of the kidnapper was the governor of New York himself, who
In 1935 he adopted a baby. In addition, he even amended the local law
on adoption, which contributed to its simplification. Georgia received from
this undeniable benefit.

The broken fate of Alma Sipple

When a single mother named Alma fell ill with a 10-month-old
at a loss, as she could not take the baby to the hospital. However, that evening
someone knocked on the door … Alma opened the door and saw a sweet elderly woman on the threshold
a woman who introduced herself as the director of an orphanage for children. The guest suggested
help for a single mother. The woman strongly recommended that the girl be given to
some time to the orphanage, as its pupils received free treatment
in the hospital. Alma believed the merciful lady and entrusted her daughter to her. After a couple
days, the mother learned the shocking news about the death of her crumbs. However, baby
Fortunately, she was alive, but Alma found out about this after 45 years. Georgia Tann,
who turned out to be the very “owner of the shelter”, resold the girl into one
from families living in Ohio.

Thriving business

The criminal’s assistants were corrupt judges, politicians and detectives.
Children were stolen just on the street, for example, when they returned from school or
walks. After impeccable paperwork, the kids forever lost
connection with your loved ones.

During the booming business of Miss Tann, Memphis had the highest
infant mortality rate. Georgia made money not only on
adoption. She often sold the stolen children into slavery. Fate
some babies were given into the hands of pedophiles and rapists.

“Business” history

Georgia Tann was born into a wealthy family. The girl’s father was domineering
and cruel, which could not but affect the upbringing of his daughter. Once Georgia
I was in an accident that severely injured my leg. Because of this
the girl had to wear baggy clothes so that others could not see
her limping gait.

A difficult relationship with her parents forced Georgia to quickly escape from
families. The girl decided to try herself in social work, as
interested in society. Later, Georgia even developed her own theory,
according to which it should be built. She believed that the world should be ruled
wealthy people, and the poor – is in their subordination.

While working at a Mississippi orphanage, Georgia decided
earn from adoption.

Tann’s first victim was Rose Harvey. The woman suffered from diabetes and
She raised her 2 year old son on her own. With her ex-husband, Rose had
difficult relationship, which was used by the insidious Georgia. She received from
the child’s father’s permission to terminate Rose’s parental rights. One day the boy was
carried away by Georgia right from the site of the house where he lived with his mother. The child was
sent to a foster family, and Georgia did not suffer any punishment.

Western State Mental Hospital was Ms. Tann’s favorite place. The patients were taken
children who could be sold to foster families. mentally ill girls from
this hospital was forced to have sex with guards and local residents
so that after that children were born, on which the business rested
Georgia.

Working at the Tennessee orphanage was a life-changing experience for the criminal. Labor
activities allowed Georgia to acquire useful connections. With the help of the mayor
Memphis, she even managed to open her own shelter.

Later, Georgia was assisted by her lover named Ann. She tracked down families
with small children and at the right moment abducted the crumbs.

Tann was also involved in the sale of babies, who, with the help of corrupt
nurses, disappeared right from maternity hospitals. Heartbroken young mothers
mourned the death of their newborns, not even suspecting that their children
were sent to foster families.

Black kids living in Memphis are lucky because Georgia is not
paid attention to them and considered them “hard goods”. Tann victims were
blue-eyed fair-haired children with an angelic appearance.

The Georgia Asylum was a real torture chamber. Children treated here
extremely cruel. The criminal herself often raped little girls and even
personally killed them. Tann took the lives of about 50 children.

It is incredibly cynical that Georgia was very respected in the US. She
received countless accolades on the radio and in the press. Herself
Eleanor Roosevelt consulted with Tann on matters of social policy.
The criminal was also invited to the inauguration of President Truman.
However, in the 40s of the last century, the authorities could not help but notice
rapidly rising infant mortality. In 1950, a
a full-fledged audit of Tann’s business, after which everyone was horrified.

The case was heading for a scandalous trial. Georgia Tann was named
“Angel of Death” She did not live to see the trial just a few days – she died from
cancer. Her death was a salvation for dozens of accomplices (medical
workers, lawyers, mayors).

The activity of the criminal was a good reason for tightening
adoption laws.

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Hello friends. Next up is the most interesting and most exciting division for me: LeBron and his young team, Captain Parquet’s second try, the return of the Splash Brothers, the Clippers without Kawhi, and of course the coaching genius of Luke Walton. About this and not only in the new preview for the Pacific Division. Let’s go!

Sacramento

Sacramento tied the record for the most consecutive playoff misses. So far, Kings fans haven’t enjoyed a knockout game for 15 seasons in a row. To infinity and beyond. Walton’s team enters another season with the clear goal of breaking the Clippers’ seemingly eternal record. And there is a certain confidence that they will succeed.

Coach Walton is like a suitcase without a handle. It seems like it’s difficult to drag him (read, endure at the helm), but you can’t quit (too large compensation). Forgive me Kings fans or Luke’s personal fans (if any), but Walton is by far the worst coach in the league. Initially, having a fairly good set of young players, he managed to screw up about everything that was possible. For two years at the helm of the team, Luke did not figure out at what pace to play, he was unable to set up either attack or defense. In defensive performance, Sacramento finished last season in last place in the league, missing 116.5/100 possessions.

Every year, fate gives Sacramento new chances to climb out of the league swamp. The team is constantly getting either lottery picks or NBA-ready players. Here are the last 5 years:

2017 – De’Aron Fox (5 of spades)

2018 – Marvin Bagley (2 of spades)

2020 – Tyrese Haliburton (12 of spades)

2021 – Davion Mitchell (9 of spades)

For example, Halliburton was taken in the last draft, and he immediately joined the league well, had a couple of memorable moments, even claimed the title of rookie of the year for a while. According to Fox, I don’t think it’s worth saying anything. Already now he has turned into a circumstellar player. It is quite possible that in a normal organization, De’Aron would have already gone to the cost center. We won’t talk about Bagley. Once every couple of years, someone has to screw up hard in the draft. Three years ago Sacramento executed the plan.

Sacramento didn’t play much during the off-season. They got Tristan Thompson, gave away Delon Wright, gave a good contract to the only adequate big Rishon Holmes (46 million/4 years), extended Mo Harkless, signed Alex Len, Terence Davis and, perhaps, everything. In general, it is not entirely clear why Walton needs so many big ones. And, to put it mildly, not the highest quality large ones. At the moment (without a good/bad rating) the Kings include: Tristan Thompson, Alex Len, Marvin Bagley, Rishon Holmes. At the same time, everyone except Holmes can play exclusively in the position of the fifth number. Yes, and Rishon, by and large, plays only five. At least strange. But why be surprised here?

Until the management of Sacramento fires Walton, there will be no good in this team. There are a couple of talented players in the roster, but a mediocre coach and incomprehensible management do not allow them to develop. It’s a pity for Buddy Hild, who had already left with one foot for the Lakers, but at the last moment something didn’t work out. Feel sorry for De’Aron Fox wasting the early years of his career playing in the swamp; sorry for the talented Haliberton; still feel sorry for Barnes, who was traded in Sacramento during a match two years ago. Again the season wasted, without any prospects. Yes, the Kings will be higher than Houston, Oklahoma, probably San Antonio. But most likely they will fly past the play-in again.

Forecast: good start, end as always. Phantom play-in chances

Clippers

A couple of weeks ago, one big telegram news channel ru segment reposted the 2021/22 NBA power rating (I don’t want to lie who compiled the rating, whether it was ESPN or someone else). There, the Clippers ended up in 16th or 17th place, right behind Minnesota. At that moment, I thought, like someone did something a little confused. Here I sit, studying the off-season of the Californian team and I understand that the rating was made up of smart people. Kawhi will return, at best, at the end of the regular season or before the playoffs, or not at all. Sailboats need to learn to live without Kawai.

Let’s talk about everything in order. Compared to playing out in the “bubble”, the last playoff was a bit more successful for the Clippers. If this is how you can characterize the second consecutive failure of the Californian team. An unexpected Western Conference second-round elimination from Denver replaced Phoenix in the West Finals this year. After Kawhi’s injury, Liu’s team didn’t have much of a chance. Despite how Paul George fought, the sixth game and the uncontested 27 points difference showed how sailboats are dependent on Lenard’s health. Another campaign for the coveted title failed.

What did the Clippers do to remain a contender? Essentially nothing. More precisely, not even so. In global terms, they managed to re-sign Kawai for 176 million/4 years, which is naturally good. But something tells me, the sailboats decided to lose the battle in order to win the war. Read, decided to donate next season. After Lenard underwent surgery in secret from the team’s doctors and with a 99% chance he will not play in the regular season, the team’s chances of reaching the playoffs are significantly reduced. But now you have two of the best players on long contracts.

As for the off-season, the Californian team signed a new contract with Reggie Jackson, who did well in the playoffs (almost 22 million / 2 years), extended Batum by 6 million / 2 years. After a good last season, the Frenchman was in demand on the market. And the fact that the Clippers managed to convince Nicolas to continue on such terms is an undeniable success for the team. Also activated the option for almost 10 million Serge Ibaka. It seems like the Spaniard still has to play and play (he was surprised himself, he is only 32 years old), but last season is somehow alarming. Something very abruptly he passed. As a result of the trade with Memphis, Patrick Beverly and Regjon Rondo left the team, and Eric Bledsoe joined. Beverly has shown his limitations lately, and signing Rondo was a bad idea. The vague last season of Bledsoe lays some doubts about the appropriateness of this transition, and there are questions about the role of Eric on the floor. In general, we’ll wait and see. Justin Winslow also joined the ranks of sailboats, who has not really played at all for the last two seasons.

The Clippers starting five in the regular season will look like this: Reggie Jackson – Terence Mann (Bledsoe) – Paul George – Marcus Morris (Nicolas Batum) – Ivica Zubac. Kennard, Ibaka, Winslow in the wings (the first two for good minutes, the last for the situation). It seems like the line-up for the regular season is more than good: a lot of snipers, at least 3-4 options in attack, variability in defense. But it’s hard to believe that the Clippers will be good without Kawhi (the legendary game with Dallas immediately comes to mind). After all, in reality, each player of the main clip has significant disadvantages. George is unstable, Morris abuses isolations, Jackson, despite the cool playoffs, a hole in defense, Kennard is just a hole in defense + injured, Ibaka seems to end as a player after the championship, Zubats is not particularly drawn to the role of the main center, Batum gave a suspiciously good last season. I have nothing bad to say about Terence Mann. The sixth game of the series with Yuta in his performance will go down in history. I hope that the sailing headquarters will remember that match when evaluating the next contract, of course, a talented young player.

With all due respect to the Clippers fans (hello Seryoga!) I don’t believe in this team. Paul George will have to work really hard to get his team straight into the playoffs. Given the density of the West, it will be difficult for sailboats to avoid a play-in tournament.

Prediction: play-in – yes

Golden State

Traditionally, when it comes to a team from Oakland (for me they will always be from there, and not from San Francisco, for example) I cannot remain objective. But I will try to write my thoughts as honestly and truthfully as possible. So let’s go.

Last season saw Kerr’s team eliminated at the play-in stage. Toward the end of the regular part of the championship, the Golden State reached design capacity (9-1 in May), Curry broke into the MVP race, it would seem that the playoffs are guaranteed for the warriors. But Kerr’s wards lost twice offensively: first to the Lakers, and then to Memphis. In the first case, the genius of LeBron decided the outcome of the confrontation, and in the second, the desire of the young bears to test their strength in the post season. In all honesty, the Golden State of the 20/21 season did not even have enough to fight in the first round of the playoffs. Their ceiling is a gentleman’s sweep from Utah.

Despite the rather ambiguous season, there are a couple of reasons for optimism in the fans of the warriors. First, Stephen Curry. After almost a year of inactivity, Steph had a strong season and, thanks to a great stretch in the middle of the season, he claimed the MVP title for some time. But, no matter what anyone says, MVP is not only an individual award. It is impossible to win in this nomination without good team results. In any case, Curry returned and proved his willingness to carry the team, to be a leader and a backbone player. Second, Andrew Wiggins. Golden State managed to turn a lazy bust into a stable second offensive option (38% from the perimeter, 54eEG% – the best numbers in his career) and a fairly high-quality personal. It turns out that Wiggins can be useful if he gets into a normal team. Bravo to the Warriors coaching staff, personal respect to Draymond Green. Literally before our eyes, Wiggins has grown into a specialist in personal protection. Yes, and in command schemes, it is not lost. Of course, 32 million on a generous contract issued by Minnesota is too much, but the transformation of the player cannot be ignored. Also, speaking about the positive aspects of the organization last year, one cannot fail to note the progress of role players, nonames. Last season, Kerr continued to integrate young players into the team schemes who are ready to play literally for food. It’s one thing to trust footage like this from the season before last when tanking was on, and quite another thing to let the guys play alongside Curry. Definitely a trick worked. Jordan Pool after a disastrous debut season in the league (39% two-point, 28% from the perimeter) came out at 12 points per game in the second season and 54% shooting efficiency (vs. 40% in the first season). Often, Poole came out in the second unit and played separately from Curry. On their minutes, it was he, along with Wiggins, who remained the main driving force behind the attack of the warriors. It’s entirely possible that Jordan will get a chance to shine early this season while Thompson recovers. Also notable are Michael Mulder and Juan Toscano-Anderson. Both players don’t have much talent, but with a work ethic, hard work and desire, it’s all right. As a result, the Warriors got two players who are ready to plow in defense and at the same time pose a threat on the perimeter (both about 40% from a three-point arc, while Mulder throws 3. 6 attempts, which is not so little).

Noting the pluses of the last season, one cannot but mention the minuses. James Wiseman was not impressed. And that’s putting it mildly. The second pick of last year’s draft was very often lost on the court, got a lot of fouls, made wrong decisions in attack, did not fully understand defense. As a result, the player not only lost confidence in his abilities, but also received an injury that forced the center to end the season prematurely. Let’s see what conclusions James will make from the first season in the league and what he will be able to change in his game. So far, it’s not worth writing it off. The second number of the last draft pick will miss the beginning of the season due to an injury. And it’s very bad. For the second year in a row, Wiseman cannot fully prepare for the season (last year he got sick with coronavirus). In any case, while writing off the young center is not worth it.

Now let’s get right into the Warriors offseason. In the draft, Bob Myers took forward Jonathan Cuminga with the seventh pick and defenseman Moses Moody with the fourteenth pick. The former spent last year in the G League on a non-college team (a special NBA pilot), the latter played a year for Arkansas. I’m not a college basketball fan and can’t actually say anything about these guys. I watched the cuts, of course, both players are of a super level on them. It cannot be otherwise. In cuts, even Ben Simmons forgets three-pointers. Many professionals are confused by Kuminga’s work ethic. He comes from Africa, lives in the US for a couple of years without parents. Throughout the offseason, the news of the Warriors’ desire to get Simmons blew up. It seems like Philadelphia was ready to trade the Aussie for Wiggins, Wiseman and two first-round picks this year. Well, Bob Myers is an adequate general manager. Of course, young players are unlikely to immediately help the warriors in the fight for high goals, but giving away all their assets for Simmons is a dubious deal. Experts note Moody’s willingness to immediately benefit the team. Kuminga seems to have higher potential but needs more time to develop.

In order to go on the Splash Brothers’ “last championship run”, Golden State decided to sign a couple of veterans. In the conditions of a huge tax burden, there was no particular choice. They brought Andre Iguodala back to the MVP team of the 2015 final series, signed the Serbian big man Nemanja Bjelitsa, picked up Otto Porter, whose career in the last couple of years leaves much to be desired. Avery Bradley was also invited to the training camp. The last few years, the defender, to put it mildly, is not impressive. But the minimum contract will do. The warriors lost Kelly Ubre (he wanted a lot of money that the warriors don’t have), Eric Pascal (unfortunately after a good first season he lost Kerr’s trust) and Kent Bazemore (left to LeBron).

It is difficult to evaluate the summer off-season of warriors. If Igudala does not fall apart somewhere in the process, and Bradley, Bielica and Porter do not lose motivation and want to prove to themselves first of all that they are not downed pilots, then the signings will definitely benefit the team. Last season, often due to lack of experience, Golden State gave up games. A player like Iguodala will not hurt for a clutch. As for Clay. The second Splash will definitely miss the start of the season. No one will force Thompson’s return and we won’t see him before Christmas. This is a minus. But let’s look at things positively. But the warriors have an ace up their sleeve. The prospects of the team directly depend on the form in which Clay returns.

The Warriors will most likely start the new season with the next starting five: Curry – Poole – Wiggins – Draymond Green – Kevon Looney. The situation with vaccination is developing in an interesting way. Wiggins refuses to take the vaccine. San Francisco has its own vaccination policy. Unvaccinated players will not be able to take part in the games. And this, for a second, is an automatic skipping of all the team’s home games. We are following the development of the situation ( addition! Resolved the issue, took the vaccine). If Andrew does not resolve the issue, at the start of home games we will see some of the experienced role players (Porter, Iguodala, Bielica) or newcomers. Bradley, Mulder, Toscano-Anderson, Damian Lee will rest the team’s main guards. Unlike last season, the warriors have become much deeper and more experienced. At the beginning of the season, Curry will again have to shoulder the burden of the sole alpha. And then Clay will catch up.

The Golden State season is directly dependent on many IF:

– If Steph produces another season at the MVP contender level;

– If Clay returns at least 80% the same;

– If Wiggins manages to continue playing like last season;

– If Wazman takes a step forward;

– If veterans find motivation by playing on minimum contracts.

In short, I don’t know about you, but it will be interesting for me to watch the warriors. I don’t want to make any predictions. I believe in mine. I believe at least in getting into the playoffs without the play-in of the tournament.

Prediction: Fingers crossed carefully, playoffs yes

Lakers

The failed last season forced Lakers management to take drastic steps to change the situation. For the playoffs, the California team needed a third real star. And Pelinka easily solved this problem. Russell Westbrook himself came to Los Angeles. Yes, Mr. triple-double, motherfucking. Tremble all rivals. Well, or the fans. It’s hard for me to seriously evaluate a player who in the playoffs in his career shows 44% shooting efficiency and in the post-Durant era won as many as 1 playoff series with his teams (for Houston against Oklahoma in a bubble). As the years go by, Westbrook is not getting any younger. In his younger years, the outstanding athlete Westbrook took at the expense of physical data. Every year, athleticism goes away, and there will never be a throw.

In Russell’s trade, the lakers gave away Kentavius, Kuzma and Harrell. Also, the team did not offer normal money to Caruso, he went to Chicago (there was no money in the payment). As a result, the Lakers received 90 million / 2 years of absolutely no playoff player, lost two good role players, Kuzma and Harrell. Also, the team did not offer money to Schroeder, who went to Boston, simultaneously receiving the title of the main character of the off-season memes. They did not give money to Caruso, but they gave 30 million / 3 years to Horton-Tucker. I understand that the kid is 20 years old, he played well last season. But something seems to me, here the work of a good agent has done its job more. Markieff Morris also decided to change his residence.

After Westbrook’s trade, the big trio took $120 million on the Lakers payroll. There should be 14 players on the roster. So Pelinka decided on the second revolutionary decision of the offseason. The Lakers seem to have misunderstood the phrase that only experienced teams win championships. Trevor Ariza, Dwight Howard, Kent Bazemore, Wayne Ellington, Carmelo Anthony, Rajon Rondo came to the teams for minimum contracts. The icing on the cake was the signing of DeAndre Jordan after his expulsion. What do all these basketball players have in common? Each of them is at least 32 years old. I am also 32 years old. The most juice. But competing with 27-year-old basketball players, if you are not LeBron, is difficult. Throw in Westbrook and LeBron, who are also part of the 32+ club, and you immediately get 8 players in the main rotation, who are no longer young. Every rule must have exceptions. So the Lakers decided not to chop off their shoulders and signed two babies by the standards of their composition: Malik Monk (23 years old) and Kendrick Nunn (26 years old). This is how the Lakers spent their offseason. Yes, I almost forgot. Marc Gasol has not come to terms with the decrease in playing time in the course of last season, and after the exchange to Memphis, he decided to end his undoubtedly excellent career overseas.

Objectively speaking, it’s very difficult for me to imagine how the Lakers will play this coming season. In the previous two years, Vogel managed to put up a good team defense. It was the defense that saved the Lakers more than once, both during the regular season (106.8/100 and 1st place in defense efficiency last season, 106.1/100 and 3rd place in the championship season), and in the playoffs. Both in the championship season, in the past, the Lakers had players who knew how to play defense or were ready to die in defense: Denny Green, Kentavius, Caruso, Morris. It was these guys who carried the piano and helped LeBron and Davis make things. In the current line-up, only Anthony Davis is playing in defense. Yes, LeBron can play in his own half if he wants to, but at this pace, at 37 years old, he won’t last long. In order to offload LeBron, Westbrook was signed. But what will he do in the endings without the ball on the floor? Many questions. And I’m not even talking about the fact that there’s no guarantee that we’ll see Portland’s Melo version and not the last season’s Melo version of the Knicks. I don’t even want to talk about the Howard-Jordan duo and their ability to close the position of the fifth number so that Davis can easily move to the four. Perhaps Rondo will return to the playoffs. Anything is possible, even Sacramento could make the playoffs. And let’s not forget about the potential injuries of the leaders. Davis only appeared in 36 games last season, LeBron in 45. It is clear that the preparation for this season will be more thorough than for the past (it’s corny more time to prepare), but James is aging, and Davis is not distinguished by iron health. We’ll have to drag the regular season to Westbrook.

The starting five for the Lakers is as follows: Westbrook – Ellington – Ariza – LeBron James – Anthony Davis. Alternatively, a young Horton-Tucker could take Ellington’s place, Davis could move to a four, then one of the killer Jordan/Howard pair would take the center’s place. Nunn, Melo, Monk will come off the bench. It seems like there is depth, but there is no certainty in the viability of all this. Vogel’s main task for the regular season is to keep LeBron healthy. Therefore, according to the season, we should expect Westbrook’s performances. That’s what they took him for. A team with LeBron and Davis a priori should be in the top 3 of the conference. But any injury to someone from the duo of game leaders so by 15 automatically pushes the lakers closer to 5-6th place. Addition! The first injuries have already begun: Ariza (at least 2 months), Horton-Tucker (5-6 weeks). And the season hasn’t started yet.

Forecast: playoffs – yes, top 3 is a big question

Phoenix

The last couple of seasons of the NBA pleases in terms of intrigue and unexpected outcomes: the Toronto championship, the militant Heat, who stopped a step away from the title in the “bubble”, the young Suns, who managed in the first year of Chris Paul in the team to reach the main final. With all my love for the Golden State, four years in a row the same finals are boring. Last season was a benefit for the young Arizona team. Let’s see if Phoenix can repeat the success. It is one thing to jump to a new level, and quite another to stay at the level reached or step higher. Miami will not let you lie.

The potential of the Monty Williams team was already visible in the bubble. There, Phoenix managed to finish the tournament undefeated, but the initial turmoil before the playoff prevented Booker & Co. from testing their mettle in the postseason. It is quite possible it is for the better, since the Suns clearly lacked experience and stardom. The signings of Chris Paul and Jay Crowder shifted the balance of power. Phoenix confidently passed the regular season, then left no chance for two Californian teams, Denver, and stumbled only in the final. The title was very close, the Suns led 2-0 during the series with Milwaukee, but Paul’s constant health problems, youth, lack of size, the right decisions of Budenholzer, Giannis, Holiday (add it yourself) did not allow Phoenix to win the championship. The Suns enter the new season as a force to be reckoned with. No more hat-tossing moods.

The main issue that the Phoenix authorities had to decide in the offseason was the question of the renewal / non-renewal of Chris Paul. On the one hand, Captain Parquet takes the team to a new level, and often drags matches into one snout. Naturally, when healthy. On the other hand, a solid medical book and not the youngest age make you think. Paul himself was well aware that he had the opportunity to get the last fat contract, and he simply had to take advantage of this opportunity. The team found the perfect solution. In appearance, they gave their leader a huge contract of 120 million/4 years, which in 1-2 years will become a burden for the team. That is how it seemed until the publication of the details of the contract. In fact, only the first 2 years are guaranteed. And this is a huge plus for Phoenix, because by that time Phoenix’s payroll could be greatly inflated due to the extensions of Ayton and Bridges. That’s how competently resolving the issue with the leader, Arizona prepared for the second campaign for the title.

The Suns didn’t live as one in the off-season. They signed Cameron Payne for 19 million/3 years (last year non-guaranteed), traded Landry Shamet from Brooklyn, gave JaVale McGee 5 million next season. There are no questions about Payne. Cam excelled as a point guard off the bench, thriving in the playoffs and becoming a consistent 6-7 player in the rotation. Shamet’s trade is a good move, especially for the regular season. Yes, and McGee will come in handy for the regular season, as the spare center Dario Saric will return at best under the playoffs after breaking the crosses. The Suns also picked up Alfrid Payton, who turned out to be unnecessary in New York. The main point guard Knicks went not only to a significant reduction in salary, but also to reduce the playing role. In fact, Payton will play the role of Phoenix’s third point guard.

Starting five Paul – Booker – Bridges – Crowder – Ayton looks intimidating.