If the Phoenix Suns are to make the playoffs this season, then Royce O'Neale is not going to be the first name people think of as to how they managed to get there.
Yet the 32-year-old has been the quiet veteran who to this point is tied with Oso Ighodaro for games played in 2025-26 at 58.
O'Neale gives consistency as Suns rocked by injuries
To be available every night has been exactly what Phoenix has needed as their roster has been hit hard by injuries, but it goes much deeper than that with O'Neale.