With the addition of Deandre Ayton in the 2018 NBA Draft, many fans (and even Ayton himself) has compared the pairing up of he and Devin Booker to that of Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant 2.0.
That is the extent of the comparison of the 2018-19 Suns and the late ’90’s Los Angeles Lakers as the two rosters themselves do not fully compare on a deeper level at this time.
However, there are three more natural comparisons that on paper do appear to potentially align themselves more directly.
These are the three:
(After reading, please vote on the poll and leave your comments on Twitter if there is a fourth team – maybe you do believe that the Suns might resemble the late ’90s Lakers better than these other three – that you think best resembles the upcoming 2018-19 Phoenix Suns.