FiveThirtyEight is one of the best in the sports business industry at constructing realistic prediction models across all major sports. They just released their updated 2020-2021 NBA Predictions for the upcoming season, and the model is quite high on the Phoenix Suns.
How it works: (via FiveThirtyEight.com)
“These forecasts are based on 100,000 simulations of the rest of the season. Our player-based RAPTOR forecast doesn’t account for wins and losses; it is based entirely on our NBA player projections, which estimate each player’s future performance based on the trajectory of similar NBA players.