NBA Future Power Rankings: Every Team's Spot In 5 Years

NBA Future Power Rankings: Every Team’s Spot In 5 Years

By Ti Windisch | Nov 30, 2015

Nov 12, 2015; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots in the fourth quarter against Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) at Target Center. The Golden State Warriors beat he Minnesota Timberwolves 129-116. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports /

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No. 25: Phoenix Suns

The Suns could find themselves about five spots higher on this list if Markieff Morris didn’t do so many boneheaded things. Morris along with guards Brandon Knight and Eric Bledsoe makes a fairly talented young core, but the chances of Keef remaining on the Suns for half a decade are low, to put it mildly.

The backcourt combination of Bledsoe and Knight is a good one, but keeping two point guards happy on the same team has proven difficult for Phoenix before. Even if the Suns can appease both of the young guards, they’ll need a great big man to go along with them, and Morris is more of a stretch-4 than a traditional power forward.

The Suns need a center to go along with their current core, and Alex Len doesn’t look like that kind of franchise big. Phoenix has talent, but it’s almost all at the guard position. They’ll need a lot more than that to become more than a mid-level team five years from now.

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