Two years into their careers and a third on the way, with so much tanking and multiple coaches already since entering the Association, the Phoenix Suns have let their young players, especially Dragan Bender and Marquese Chriss, down. A situation that must be rectified ASAP.
Granted, the Phoenix Suns have not provided their young core any favors during this rebuild. Out of their core, Bender and Chriss have been hurt the most by the Suns’ missteps as indicated by their lackluster play through their first two seasons.
Bender and Chriss, the 4th and 8th overall selections in the 2016 NBA draft, respectively, were seen as potentially good players who could fit the prototypical mold of the power forwards/centers of today’s NBA.