At the quarter-pole of the 2022-23 season, one thing is clear as the Phoenix Suns (15-7) are once again atop the Western Conference standings with the West’s best offense, second-best defense and best net rating: the post-Chris Paul years look really bright.
Remember when people thought the Suns would only go as far as Chris Paul would carry them? For a while, they had a point.
Two years before Paul arrived, Devin Booker was racking up points, including three games of 50+ points before turning 23 years old, but the Suns couldn’t win more than 24 games a season and were so bad in his third year they earned the No.