This isn’t a particularly confident ranking.
Frankly, it needs a leap of faith to get a franchise that’s done little to deserve one. The Phoenix Suns are creeping toward the close of a fourth consecutive season with a sub-.300 winning percentage. They’ve had four different coaches during that stretch and may consider another change after this season. There is also a troubling trend of disorder within the organization.
But this is a players’ league, and the Suns have a few of the greatest up-and-comers in the business.
Devin Booker is 22 years old and already an explosive scorer (25.1 points per game). Phoenix’s mishandling of the point guard spot also compelled him to develop as a shot-creator, and he has responded with a career-best 6.7 assists per contest. Deandre Ayton, 20, ought to be a first-team All-Rookie lock and only the third NBA freshman to ordinary 16 points and 10 rebounds during the 2000s.
That’s probably it for possible stars, but players such as TJ Warren, Josh Jackson, Mikal Bridges and (if he’s re-signed) Kelly Oubre Jr. are capable of tackling complementary roles. With this core still place to grow through the Suns’ very own first-rounders and an incoming pick from the Milwaukee Bucks, the talent base will continue to enlarge.
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