The 2006-07 Suns were on course for the NBA Finals before NBA commissioner David Stern intervened.
The 2020-21 Suns followed the lead of an all-time great and made history.
The "New School" Suns Final 4 semifinals has perhaps the best Suns team under Mike D’Antoni squaring off against a squad that traded for Chris Paul and made a surprise run to the finals.
Playoff run
2007 Suns: Def. (7) Los Angeles Lakers, (4-1); lost to (3) San Antonio Spurs (4-2).
Disclaimer: Amar’e Stoudamire and Boris Diaw were suspended for Game 5 after with the conference semifinals series tied 2-2 after being ruled they left the bench area after Robert Horry’s hip check of Nash late in Game 4 led to a skirmish.