Suns Find Balance Entering New Season

There are three point guards, but two of them will bear the vast majority of the backcourt minutes. There is youth, but it is tempered with veteran know-how. Paint slashers and protectors will define the offense and defense, respectively, but they come paired with the perimeter shooting and defense to complement them.

In short, the Suns are a better-rounded version of themselves, something they hope will allow them to roll over the rocky playoff mountain out West.

Phoenix still features a bevy of 20-somethings headlined by Eric Bledsoe, Brandon Knight, Markieff Morris and Alex Len. All of them were draft lottery talents and have drastically improved since entering the league.

Now, however,…