After trading away Kevin Durant last summer and buying out Bradley Beal, it was very obvious Devin Booker was the true No. 1 for the Phoenix Suns heading into the 2025-26 season.
It didn’t take long for Phoenix Suns first-year head coach Jordan Ott to get the respect from NBA players. According to The Athletic’s latest player poll, Ott finished fifth in most impressive NBA coach, only behind Joe Mazzulla, Mark Daigneault, J.B.
As the days roll on, the discussion on who Phoenix should trade for continues to rise at a rapid rate. With most fans wanting to see some change to this team, something will have to give.
The Phoenix Suns are slated to have much more financial flexibility moving forward with Devin Booker as the only current player making over $40 million per year.
When the offseason hits, part of me gets excited. The season is long, and anytime there’s an opportunity for a reprieve, I’ll take it. That feeling doesn’t last long, however.
Welcome to our Phoenix Suns Season in Review series, where we revisit every player who suited up during the 2025–26 campaign through the lens of expectation, reality, and what it ultimately meant.
The Athletic released its annual Players’ Poll and Phoenix Suns Dillon Brooks won’t be happy to see which list he landed on. The 161-player survey was recorded from February to April and ranges from questions about coaching, defense and most overrated/underrated.
Part of me feels like it’s too early to start diving into free agency, then I look at the calendar and realize it’s already May. We’re in the middle of Bright Side’s SunsRank and player recaps for the 2025-26 season, and it’s already time to start looking ahead to 2026-27.
After having a top-10 pick last year, the Phoenix Suns enter the offseason with no first-round picks in the 2026 NBA Draft. Phoenix's first-round pick, which would have been No.
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns saw the best of Dillon Brooks in 2025-26, though his NBA peers don't quite agree. The Athletic dropped their anonymous NBA player poll as the postseason marches on, and when asked who the league's most overrated players was, Brooks had multiple votes to his name.
LeBron's career can't go on forever, can it? If it were to end tomorrow, it would be the greatest run of sustained excellence the league has ever seen.
The Phoenix Suns put the NBA on notice this season by defying preseason expectations with a 45-37 record and coming out playing a hard-nosed style of basketball.
With the offseason underway for the Phoenix Suns, there are numerous pending roster decisions to be made. The fan base has already voiced their opinions, clamoring on social media and expressing who they would like to see this team add.
The Phoenix Suns exceeded all expectations in the 2025-26 season by making the playoffs. Although the Oklahoma City Thunder swept them, conversations immediately brewed about Aaron Gordon possibly being traded to the Suns.
In today’s NBA, the most valuable players aren’t always the loudest names; they’re the ones who make everything else work. That’s where Aaron Gordon sits as he’s become the connective tissue in Denver, defending top wings, finishing efficiently, and thriving without needing the ball.
The Suns may be coming off a better-than-expected season, but one cap expert believes a bigger reset should be on the table. Yossi Gozlan of Third Apron wrote that Phoenix should “seriously consider” rebuilding its roster, including the possibility of trading Devin Booker to stockpile draft assets.
The Suns have made major changes each of the past three offseasons under owner Mat Ishbia . However, unlike last year, when Ishbia’s buzzword was “alignment,” he was preaching “continuity” at Thursday’s end-of-season media availability, writes Doug Haller of The Athletic.
The Phoenix Suns and Devin Booker saw their 2026 postseason end early, falling to the reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round. The Suns exceeded expectations, but the franchise has struggled to replicate the success of an NBA Finals appearance in 2021.