Make it all the way to the NBA Finals, and the flowers start appearing. That’s happening for the Phoenix Suns, as their starting lineup is skyrocketing up the rankings of best NBA players.
The league has roughly 450 players each season, so the annual preseason Top-100 lists give extra recognition to what they consider the league’s top 25% of players.
The Suns bench unit has gotten some love this offseason too. You might remember that recently The Athletic did a top-125 which mentioned both Cams — Cam Payne was in the tier that grouped players 80-125 while Cameron Johnson was noted as ‘just missed’.