Are the Suns stuck in the Western Conference?

The Phoenix Suns made it clear following a disappointing season that changes would be necessary to reshape the team’s culture. They went out and reshuffled the front office and coaching staff, letting go of GM James Jones and head coach Mike Budenholzer. These moves were made so the Suns could replace them with Brian Gregory as GM and Jordan Ott as head coach.

This was the Suns’ first wave of moves, designed to change their identity and ensure everyone was aligned on the same page. (Fair warning, I will use that buzzword as long as Gregory does, as it just hits on a funny note and he now knows it lol)

Even after those front office moves, the Suns were not done, as they also wanted to reshape…