Fansided · Oct 13, 2019
Phoenix Suns inexplicably sit stars during preseason game 3
With limited preseason opportunities for the Phoenix Suns to find cohesion as a team, their three biggest stars sat out of game 3, missing a chance to build familiarity with both their new system and each other.
The Phoenix Suns rested Ricky Rubio, Deandre Ayton, and Devin Booker in Saturday night’s preseason game against the Portland Trail Blazers.
“Rested” is a generous term. The more accurate way to put it would be, “Voluntarily sat them out.”
It is not uncommon for teams to sit their stars during preseason games. The regular season consists of 82 grueling battles, so most teams understandably preserve their best players’ bodies whenever possible.
But the Phoenix Suns are not most teams.