Circumstances change in an instant.
In February, Kelly Oubre Jr.’s meniscus was torn. Through no action of his own, he set off a chain of events that eight months later sent him from the Phoenix Suns to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Young Suns guns Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson and veteran Aron Baynes stepped in for him and unlocked a shooting, defending warhorse built for the NBA’s current climate. An 8-0 run in the NBA restart stopped short of the playoffs but revealed something they desperately needed: a viable path toward success.