The 2022/2023 NBA season hasn’t even crowned a champion yet, but I’m already stressed out about next season.
The reasons for this are varied, but can all ultimately be boiled down to a truth that may be difficult for many Phoenix Suns fans to confront: this is probably the last season before we enter another period of rebuilding.
Do I expect that rebuild to look like the dark decade of 2010-2020, when the Suns had zero playoff appearances and finished above .500 only once? No. I don’t expect that.
But let’s consider the reality of the Suns’ situation dispassionately.