This is not a confident ranking.
Frankly, it requires a leap of faith to get a franchise that’s done little to deserve you. The Phoenix Suns are creeping toward the close of a fourth consecutive season with a sub-.300 winning percent. They’ve had four distinct coaches during that stretch and could consider another change following this season. There is also a troubling trend of disorder within the business.
However, this really is a players’ league, and the Suns have some of the greatest up-and-comers in the business.
Devin Booker is 22 years old and 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, should be a first-team All-Rookie lock and also just the third NBA professional to average 16 points and 10 rebounds throughout the 2000s.
That is probably it for possible stars, but players such as TJ Warren, Josh Jackson, Mikal Bridges and (if he is re-signed) Kelly Oubre Jr. are all capable of handling complementary roles. And with this core still place to rise through the Suns’ own first-rounders and an incoming pick from the Milwaukee Bucks, the ability base will continue to expand.
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