Kellan Olson

Chris Paul’s arrival in Phoenix undeniably changed the trajectory of the Suns, leading to a surprise NBA Finals run alongside Devin Booker a year after the former shockingly took the Oklahoma City Thunder to the playoffs after many wrote him off in his mid-30s once his stint in Houston had soured.

PHOENIX — In the second year of a Phoenix Suns roster headlined by Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal, the story continues to be health.

The Phoenix Suns can still be a good basketball team without Kevin Durant (left ankle sprain). They just can’t play stable enough basketball right now to navigate the smaller margin of error, with the latest example coming in Thursday’s 126-124 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.

Devin Booker has earned more than beyond the benefit of the doubt when he has the occasional struggles for the Phoenix Suns, but that benefit has reached its limit this season after a 121-111 loss to the Miami Heat on Saturday.

Once you peel back a layer of the Phoenix Suns, it has not been a pleasant sight for what has been revealed. In a reveal brought on by stretches without Kevin Durant, that reveal continued in Sunday's 115-110 loss to the Orlando Magic.

PHOENIX — In a portion of the schedule the Phoenix Suns must take advantage of, they’re off to a fine enough start, winning 116-109 on Sunday over the Portland Trail Blazers.

PHOENIX — There is no reason to believe the Phoenix Suns’ most important three players can all stay healthy enough this season to allow them to properly build toward something, with Devin Booker’s exit in Thursday’s 120-111 loss to the Indiana Pacers the latest blow to further drain any remaining confidence.

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns’ ineptitude from last season has bled over into this year, changes be damned. New coach, new point guards, better depth, same issues.

The Phoenix Suns are another few weeks away from seriously jeopardizing their 2024-25 season, setting the table for a dramatic roster shakeup within the next seven months if not enough changes in their play. And if it keeps up to this degree, we won’t even have to wait till the summer.

PHOENIX — The largest stage of the regular season sparked the Phoenix Suns back to the energy they need to be playing with in a 110-100 Christmas night win over the Denver Nuggets.