ESPN NBA analyst Richard Jefferson was on NBA Today talking about the Phoenix Suns and if they should be the favorites in the western conference.
.@Rjeff24 doesn't think the Suns are the team to beat this season pic.twitter.com/Ca4nv5PBye
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“I don’t think it’s their year,” said Jefferson, “Great teams can take a full year to meld and they are much better in their second year.”
The former New Jersey Net went on to give examples of great teams that won in their second year together.