We’re just two days - and one more Suns game - away from the beginning of 2020. Although the Suns’ record is only 12-20, they are still somehow hanging around at the fringe of playoff contention as they remain just 1.5 games behind Portland (14-19) and San Antonio (13-18) for that 8th seed.
The Suns aren’t the only ones eyeing that spot though as Sacramento, Memphis and Minnesota are also right there in a six-team scrum, all fighting to get their hands on that prize.
While it’s easy to point to the Suns’ poor performance over the last six weeks (5-16) and say that they have no chance to make it, none of the rest of the teams in the West’s cellar have made much of a push to separate themselves from the pack and lock anyone else out of contention.