When the present is ugly - 19-53, worst record in the league, worst point differential, most 40-point losses... — the future of the franchise becomes the focus. Because the future just HAS to get better, right?
For the Suns to start that rise out of the ashes, on a trajectory that has more staying power than a single season, they need to solidify a “big three” of the timeline, and then swap out some of the rest of the kids for quality big-minutes veteran or two to solidify the rotation.
One part of the “big three” is already in place: 21 year old Devin Booker (24.