ESPN's Brian Windhorst reported that Budenholzer and Booker clashed over the way the star guard communicated with the team, causing Booker to assert his supremacy over the coach within the franchise.

The Suns tasked Budenholzer with leading their new big three of Booker, Kevin Durant, and Bradley Beal on a championship run, but they ended up missing the playoffs entirely. Things never worked out with Budenholzer, and it wasn't a surprise to see him get fired on Monday.

However, ESPN's Brian Windhorst says that Coach Bud also had a disconnect with Suns franchise player Devin Booker, which was the main reason why the Suns' "Big 3" experiment faile