Coming into the 2009-2010 NBA season, the Phoenix Suns had just missed the playoffs for the first time since bringing Steve Nash back. Marion was gone, Nash was turning 36 years old, Stoudemire had another injury-riddled season, and it was looking like the beginning of the end for the flashy Phoenix Suns.
Bleacher Report predicted the Suns to finish 8th in the West, assuming Amar’e would be healthy and Steve Nash would continue to be an elite point guard despite his age.
Nobody could have predicted what happened: this Suns group just clicked.