No Phoenix Suns player heads into the 2025-26 NBA season with more pressure to succeed in The Valley than Jalen Green. The 23-year-old the main player that the franchise got back in the Kevin Durant trade, although how he fits next to Devin Booker is anybody's guess. Both appear open to spending time as the point guard here, but that doesn't mean it will be a success.
Speaking of Booker - and despite signing a monster extension - he has less pressure on his shoulders than Green for two reasons. The first is that the fanbase loves him no matter what, he has built up an incredible amount of credit with them.