Late last week, the NBA released the league’s schedules, giving us much more clarity about what lies ahead for the Phoenix Suns. It became clear that, based on strength of schedule metrics, the Suns will face the league’s ‘toughest’ opening schedule.
That is true per ESPN, via the NBA Today Show:
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This means that, though the Suns have seen a context shift around the Big 3 both in roster and in brain trust, we’ll learn a whole lot about this team early in the season.