The Phoenix Suns have been a tremendous disappointment over the past eight seasons, not making the playoffs since their surprising Western Conference Finals run in 2010. Since then, they have lost far more than they have won (253-387 since the 2010-11 season), and for three straight seasons have been one of the bottom-feeders of the league (68-178 over that span).
But with the rise of Devin Booker, the drafting of Deandre Ayton, the growth of Josh Jackson, the return of Brandon Knight, the veteran leadership of Tyson Chandler and Trevor Ariza, and the change at head coach of Igor Kokoskov, the Phoenix Suns finally appear to be on the verge of turning the corner and becoming a relevant team in the NBA once again.