NBA fans, more than those of any other sports league, love to use foresight. It’s why Tankathon exists, and the league’s executives have backed up this mindset with things like making very dumb trades involving superstars when there should be a 0% shot of that star being traded.
Welcome to Inside the Suns, your weekly deep down analysis of the current Phoenix Suns team. Each week the Fantable – a round table of Bright Siders – give their takes on the Suns’ latest issues and news.
It isn’t lost on NBA rookie Rasheer Fleming how much the Phoenix Suns maneuvered to nab him at No. 31 in the 2025 draft. And his defense on Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic in the team’s preseason finale on Tuesday displays why such efforts were made to ensure his citizenship with Planet Orange.
Life as a rookie in the NBA is hard. You spend years being the best player on every court, then suddenly, you arrive at the doorstep of your career. Basketball stops being a hobby or a skill, it becomes your livelihood.
The all-time list of NBA All-Stars is obviously long, and notably distinguished. However, there are some players — for various reasons — who the casual, or even most-dedicated, NBA fans can't recall having earned All-Star nods.
It’s not clear if the Phoenix Suns’ rotation for the season opener has any rookies penciled in, so they were able to make the most of an odd situation in Tuesday’s preseason finale on Tuesday, a 113-104 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.