Each week during the 2024-25 NBA season, we will take a deeper dive into some of the league’s biggest storylines in an attempt to determine whether trends are based more in fact or fiction moving forward.
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Fact or Fiction: The Phoenix Suns have nowhere to go but up
The Phoenix Suns, the NBA's most expensive roster, who owe $188 million in luxury taxes — as much as the Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers combined — are 15-17, outside the Western Conference's playoff picture.