Brandon Duenas is the Deputy Manager at Bright Side of the Sun, a credentialed media member, and a writer since 2020. An Arizona native, he brings several years of professional sports journalism, and communications experience.
Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns did not plan on having these conversations with two games remaining in the NBA season.
They should have been preparing for the NBA Playoffs or, at the very least, the Play-In Tournament. Instead, we are discussing the Suns’ first postseason elimination since 2020.
The playoffs felt inevitable when they began the season 8-1.