TAMPA, FLORIDA - MARCH 26: Devin Booker #1 of the Phoenix Suns drives on Fred VanVleet #23 of the Toronto Raptors (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
The 2020-21 NBA season saw several playoff fixtures relegated to the top half of the draft, all while some teams that were buried down in the proverbial dumps ended up rising to the occasion. The Toronto Raptors ended up in the lottery for the first time in years, while the Phoenix Suns earned a spot in the Western Conference Finals.
Phoenix had a solid infrastructure to lean on near the end of the 2019-20 season, as emerging superstar Devin Booker and No.