NBA.com Says Chris Paul's Health is Suns' Biggest Question
The Phoenix Suns believe they've got a real shot at winning their first NBA title this season.
Their offseason moves proved it, too. Phoenix matched an offer sheet for Deandre Ayton while extending Devin Booker to a supermax deal. Cameron Johnson was promoted as a starter and potential role players such as Jack Landale haven't disappointed thus far in preseason play.
The Suns now enter the new year with high expectations, but also a large amount of questions.
Top teams in the western conference seemingly got better in the offseason, and its not like the Suns have been squeaky clean in terms of storylines over the last few months.
Time will tell if anything off the court will follow them into the regular season, but NBA.com's biggest question for Phoenix relates to point guard Chris Paul.
NBA.com Pinpoints Chris Paul's Health as Suns' Biggest Question
"Phoenix’s 2022 collapse was significant enough to make you wonder whether it has truly gotten over it," said Michael C. Wright.
"You could see the stitches fraying in the first round, before unravelling against Dallas in the semifinals. Paul won’t make excuses, but he suffered a quadriceps injury that slowed him for the most important games of that series.
"Can he stay healthy enough to be 100% when the stakes are highest? The club took care of Williams, Booker and Ayton this offseason, contractually. So, now the playoff collapse is the biggest hurdle to clear."
Wright offered this to say in Phoenix's season prediction:
"We’ll likely see exactly why Williams won the Red Auerbach Trophy as 2021-22 Coach of the Year," he said.
"Williams faces the difficult challenge of navigating Phoenix’s climb back atop a Western Conference sure to be more loaded than the last two seasons with the expected healthy revival of the Clippers, Nuggets, Lakers and Pelicans combined with the already formidable Warriors, Mavericks and Grizzlies (don’t sleep on the Timberwolves, either).
"With more extensive competition on the horizon than in the past, surely Williams leans on the tough learned these last two seasons. Projection: Playoffs."
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