Suns Projected to Hit 50 Wins in 2023-24 Season
The Phoenix Suns - along with the rest of the league - saw their full regular season schedule unveiled earlier today.
Phoenix is set to be one of the best teams in the league, and their primetime schedule reflects that. The Suns are set to play 25 primetime games according to the team's press release.
With the release of the league's schedule, win/loss predictions have flooded the internet with opponents, times and dates finalized.
According to Bleacher Report's projections, the Suns will finish 50-32:
"Few (if any) teams have as much top-end talent as the Phoenix Suns, who'll bring four max players into 2023-24 (Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal, Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton)," wrote Andy Bailey.
"But the rest of the roster is filled out with minimum-salary players. And while the front office nailed those moves this summer, there's a reason they're all on minimums.
"There's also a chance those players could be stretched a bit further than expected.
"Durant has averaged 34.3 appearances per season since the start of 2019-20 (the season he missed entirely with a torn Achilles). Beal has averaged 51.8 games a year during the same stretch. And Booker is at 62.7 over the last six years.
"If those trends hold, players like Yuta Watanabe, Keita Bates-Diop and Eric Gordon (who's had his own issues with durability) become even more important.
"And when you add all that to the persistent feeling that Deandre Ayton isn't long for this organization, it's easy to have some doubts about this team's regular-season prospects.
"That's all relative, though. As you can see, even with all the question marks baked in, I still expect the Suns to compete for the top seed in the Western Conference. As long as they have two or three of the max guys available on a given night, they'll be a threat to win."
Phoenix was just one of six teams to hit the projected win total of 50 or higher, joining Boston (52), Denver (52), Golden State (50), Miami (50) and Milwaukee (50).
It would be the third time in four years the Suns hit that mark.
