Nobody would fault you for taking everything written about the Suns the past three seasons with a grain of salt. Recent analysis about this team’s performance amounted to little more than a shoulder-shrug. Breaking down the team’s hopes turned fans and media alike into amateur scouts, monitoring the hitch in Josh Jackson’s jumper, detailing minute improvements on the part of the G League point guard armada, and spending too much time talking about the draft.
For the first time in a long time, the Suns’ plan is clear: Get better. They have supported the team’s young core with veteran but still-in-their-prime pieces who fit well and will help the offense greatly.