Arizona Republic
After a decade of wandering aimlessly in the desert, the Phoenix Suns have found focus and purpose in putting together one of the greatest seasons in the 50-plus-year history of the franchise.
Maybe it started last summer in the “bubble” in Orlando, when the Suns stunned the NBA by going unbeaten in eight games only to narrowly miss out on the playoffs.
Maybe it started with the arrival of Monty Williams and James Jones as the coach and general manager, respectively, of a team that had gone through a lot of bosses and whiffed on a lot of philosophies.