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5 terrible NBA teams that will be fun to watch

By Parker Hurley

Jun 23, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Jamal Murray (Kentucky) greets NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the number seven overall pick to the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 23, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Jamal Murray (Kentucky) greets NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the number seven overall pick to the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 13, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) reacts after taking a jump shot against the Los Angeles Clippers at Talking Stick Resort Arena. The Suns won 114-105. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 13, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) reacts after taking a jump shot against the Los Angeles Clippers at Talking Stick Resort Arena. The Suns won 114-105. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports /

4. Phoenix Suns

The Suns should be looking at their roster and knowing that they are destined to be terrible. They are in a tough Western Conference, and any claim they have to future success seems to be in the arms of 20-year-old Devin Booker. With that said, this team should be selling hard to build around the young shooter, and it will be fun to see how they go about this.

To start, Tyson Chandler will certainly be on the block. Chandler was acquired to try to attract LaMarcus Aldridge in a win-now move. This team is not winning now and should look at young options to replace Chandler. They also have Brandin Knight and Eric Bledsoe, and almost certainly will not keep both this season. These are two or three pieces worth watching that could very easily be traded this year.

When those three veteran names go, it leaves all of the playing time for the youth movement. It creates all of the shots and minutes for this team to see just how high the ceiling of Booker is. It also opens spots for rookie Dragan Bender and Marquese Chriss. Both players are under the age of 20, but both come into the league with some of the highest upsides of any rookies in the league.

Both are extremely raw, and the only way to see what they have is to give them minutes. Alex Len and T.J. Warren represent other names in their 20s that can add to the core of the team. By tanking in 2016, it opens up a future filled with potential star power, and to watch that star power emerge this season could be fun.

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