Projecting Phoenix Suns Lineup, Rotation in 2023-24

Now is the time to set what the rotations will look like going into Game 1 of the Phoenix Suns' regular season.

The Phoenix Suns have a busy few days before the season opener against the Golden State Warriors to begin the 2023-24 campaign. 

Between deciding what player to let go, who to name the fifth starter, and preparing for the first game, there's plenty of decisions head coach Frank Vogel will have to sort through. 

At the forefront of the prep for Game 1 is finalizing what the rotation will look like, at least for the opening stretch of the season. 

We will dive into what the positional order on the depth should look like, and the numerical order of the rotation:

Depth Chart

PG: Devin Booker, Jordan Goodwin, Saben Lee

SG: Bradley Beal, Grayson Allen, Eric Gordon, Damion Lee

SF: Josh Okogie, Eric Gordon, Keita Bates-Diop, Nassir Little

PF: Kevin Durant, Yuta Watanabe, Chimezie Metu, Nassir Little

C: Jusuf Nurkic, Drew Eubanks, Chimezie Metu, Bol Bol, Udoka Azuibuke

Rotation, In Order

Starters

1. Devin Booker

2. Bradley Beal

3. Josh Okogie

4. Kevin Durant

5. Jusuf Nurkic 

Sixth Man/ Key Reserves

6. Eric Gordon 

7. Grayson Allen

8. Yuta Watanabe

9. Jordan Goodwin 

10. Drew Eubanks

Players Who Will Have Roles at Various Points

11.  Chimezie Metu

12. Nassir Little

13. Keita Bates-Diop

14. Damion Lee

Back-End Rotation Players

15. Saben Lee

16. Bol Bol

17. Udoka Azuibuike

As of right now, it appears that this rotation arrangement is the best way to attack the beginning of the season. 

Metu, Little, Diop and Lee all have potential to work their way up the totem pole. All four players are talented and bring positives to the floor that at least deserve a flier from the coaching staff throughout the season to prove themselves.