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NBA Season Preview 2018-19: Every team’s crash-and-burn scenario

By John Hugar

EL SEGUNDO, CA - SEPTEMBER 24: LeBron James makes his first official appearance in a Lakers uniform at media day at the Los Angeles Lakers training facility in El Segundo on Monday, Sep. 24, 2018. (Photo by Scott Varley/Digital First Media/Torrance Daily Breeze via Getty Images)
EL SEGUNDO, CA - SEPTEMBER 24: LeBron James makes his first official appearance in a Lakers uniform at media day at the Los Angeles Lakers training facility in El Segundo on Monday, Sep. 24, 2018. (Photo by Scott Varley/Digital First Media/Torrance Daily Breeze via Getty Images) /
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LAS VEGAS, NV – JULY 12: Deandre Ayton #22 of the Phoenix Suns exchanges handshakes with the the Philadelphia 76ers after the game during the 2018 Las Vegas Summer League on July 12, 2018 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV – JULY 12: Deandre Ayton #22 of the Phoenix Suns exchanges handshakes with the the Philadelphia 76ers after the game during the 2018 Las Vegas Summer League on July 12, 2018 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Phoenix Suns: The vets are too old; the youngins are too young

The Suns are proof that tanking does work, as their miserable season directly led to them taking Deandre Ayton with the top pick in the draft. Ayton is an undeniably alluring pick, but the question facing Phoenix is if the new talent can gel with the old. They brought in Trevor Ariza and Ryan Anderson as mentors to their young potential stars, but we don’t now how much either has left in the tank. If the old vets can no longer contribute on a regular basis, while the new guys are still a year way, this could be another long, miserable year in Phoenix.