Fansided · Dec 2, 2025
This one stat is fueling the Phoenix Suns' amazing turnaround
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker pokes the ball away from new Orleans Pelicans forward Herbert Jones. | Chris Coduto/GettyImagesIf there’s anything you can say with certainty about the Phoenix Suns through the first month-plus of the 2025-26 season, it’s that they’re defying expectations.
As NBA Analyst for The Ringer Kirk Goldsberry pointed out in his Thanksgiving Index, only the Detroit Pistons were ahead of Phoenix this year in terms of winning percentage vs. their preseason expectations at the Thanksgiving holiday.
The Thanksgiving Index. Which teams are doing the best and worst relative to preseason over/unders. pic.twitter.com/2BxKy23cFA