The Phoenix Suns struggled to be competitive in a lot of areas last season - which goes a long way to explaining why they only won 36 games - but the defensive end was the worst part of a dreadful season. Initially that wasn't meant to be a problem, the Suns hired a head coach in Mike Budenholzer and employed Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal so as to outscore opponents.
But when it became clear that wasn't going to be the case, there defensive woes were put under an even bigger microscope. Having an undersized floor general like Tyus Jones didn't help, while rotation guys such as Jusuf Nurkic (before he was traded) and Bol Bol (when coach Budenholzer felt like giving him a chance) were also a negative on that end.