Suns General Manager Ryan McDonough had a sly smile on his face on media day when he talked about the organization’s decision not to play center Tyson Chandler or point guard Eric Bledsoe late in the 2016-17 season.
“We called it strategic resting,” he said.
Wednesday, McDonough told azcentral sports that the Suns won’t approach the final 23 games of this season the same way. In other words, Phoenix isn’t tanking in order to improve its chances of landing the No. 1 pick in the May 15 draft lottery.
“We’re planning on doing what we have been doing, that’s playing our young players.