Will they/won’t they suspense makes for great entertainment in the NBA but it hasn’t helped the Suns one bit during the eight straight seasons they’ve missed the playoffs.
Wandering about in the wilds of rebuilding does no one any favors and it seems Vice President of Basketball Operations James Jones realizes this. Chart his comments about the Suns’ priorities under his guidance since he took over and the faint outline of the right priorities are there. Under former General Manager Ryan McDonough, the Suns would meet each season of losing with a subsequent summer of big-name free agent dreams, creating a lack of clarity in the organization’s direction that hurt their flexibility.