NBA Power Rankings: Is it time to start talking about San Antonio Spurs?

. Phoenix Suns. 27. team. 66. The youth movement is still priority number one with the Phoenix Suns, but it is beginning to look less and less bright as the year goes on. Devin Booker has struggled to regain the form that saw him set the league in fire during the second half of his rookie season. Eric Bledsoe looks like he’s trying to showcase himself for a trade every night regardless of if it helps the Suns win or lose. Brandon Knight still hasn’t really fit in as part of Phoenix’s three-guard rotation. Marquese Chriss is plagued by foul trouble. Dragan Bender has looked worse than projected. It’s not the end of the world for the Suns future, but it might be time to shut the door on any hope of this team making noise in the 2016-17 season. Moving one of Knight or Bledsoe (or potentially both) is the next move for this team and the quicker they do it the quicker they can join the Dallas Mavericks in the race for the first overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. The Suns are set to make some noise, but it’s not going to come until a few more years down the road. In the blink of an eye we could be crowning the Suns as the new young “it” team (see: 2016 Minnesota Timberwolves) if their young pieces develop as projected.. 8-20