When the NBA kicks off again on July 31, the Suns will have a chance.
It’s not much of a chance. As our Dave King has outlined, the Suns would need to go at least 7-1 against some of the best teams in the league just to finish in the 9th seed. After that, they’d have to take two more games in a row just to make the playoffs, officially.
But still, it’s all possible. Whereas some of the 22 teams joining the bubble will have little incentive to treat those initial games as anything more than a warm up, Phoenix will have to come roaring out of the gate.