The Phoenix Suns are coming off their best regular season in franchise history. With how shaky the Western Conference appeared heading into the postseason, there was little doubt amongst NBA circles that the Suns would make it to the finals yet again.
However, after blowing a 3-2 lead to the scrappy Dallas Mavericks, the Suns find themselves in the same position as last season except with a more disgruntled Ayton and a slightly older Chris Paul.
Will this make a difference?
Regular Season expectations
The Suns will almost surely not reach 64 wins again and the Suns (should) be a worse team on paper if for no other reason than the fact CP3 is older and likely to decline in play.