The Phoenix Suns have been tanking for draft picks for years now, beginning unabashed during the 2015-16 season when the erstwhile playoff-clawing Suns saw the wheels fall off under a Timeline of Destruction.
The Suns had what looked like a budding superstar in 18-year old Devin Booker and a couple of nice but not nice enough young players in Alex Len, Archie Goodwin and T.J. Warren. Oh sure, many Suns fans though at least one of Len, Goodwin or Warren could grow into a starter on a playoff team some day, but none were stars.