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Jalen Green wants to set the table for the Suns more often, and that is exactly what the team and Devin Booker need to reach the next level.

Luke Kennard already knows he will be coming off the bench and taking more 3-pointers than ever before in trying to help the Phoenix Suns win games.

Dillon Brooks already believes Khaman Maluach can help him slow Victory Wembanyama down when the Suns meet the Spurs for real later this season.

Dillon Brooks has been the Suns' best player going back to the playoffs last season, a great development that makes Devin Booker's form all the more concerning.

Ariel Hukporti's season-ending injury has the 76ers in the market for a Duop Reath type, and the Suns were smart to add him to their roster when they did.

The NBA as a whole continues to skew younger and younger as the years go by. That's not a great trend for a team led by two aging veterans.

Miles Bridges went down with an ankle injury against the Bulls, but the early indications are that it is not as bad as many Suns fans feared.

The Rockets trying to replace Dillon Brooks' energy and persona with Marcus Smart won't work and will only give the Suns' emotional leader more value.

Oso Ighodaro is the right choice to begin the season starting at center for the Suns, but Khaman Maluach will take that spot from him soon.

Dillon Brooks spent some time in China learning kung fu this offseason, but it didn't help him keep a level head like the Suns forward hoped for.