Icon / VideoCreated with Sketch.Statistical Model Projects Suns as No. 1 Seed in WestESPN's Kevin Pelton pieced together projected win totals for the entire NBA, and the Phoenix Suns emerged first in the Western Conference.
Icon / VideoCreated with Sketch.AnalysisStatistical Model Projects Suns as No. 1 Seed in WestESPN's Kevin Pelton pieced together projected win totals for the entire NBA, and the Phoenix Suns emerged first in the Western Conference.
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