The Phoenix Suns might be heading back into the wilderness for a few years as a result of trading away Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal, but any time they can get one over on the Los Angeles Lakers is worth celebrating. They're probably the biggest rival that The Valley has in the league, and it always feels like just when their luck is down in Los Angeles, something goes their way to change that.
Landing Luka Doncic at the trade deadline the most recent example last season, while the Slovenian avoiding a major knee injury while playing for his country recently again felt fortunate in a way that wouldn't have happened to the Suns.