With the Phoenix Suns’ 2016-17 NBA season over and done with, here are the five most important takeaways from the team’s exit interviews.
Facing a seventh straight year without the playoffs and another season with a win total in the low 20s, the Phoenix Suns are about as far away from a championship as they’ve ever been.
They blatantly tanked to close the 2016-17 campaign, they struggled to win games even when the veterans were playing and for an impatient fan base, the rebuild has taken a new, longer path under general manager Ryan McDonough.
That being said, Suns fans have more to be excited about now than they’ve had at any point since Steve Nash left the organization. With so many young and exciting players earning minutes to close the season, plus a potential top-three draft pick inbound, the Suns are trying to build something sustainable for the future.
Their 24-58 record looks terrible on paper, but the long-term prospects of this roster are starting to come into the light.
On Wednesday, the Suns gave their exit interviews, with McDonough, head coach Earl Watson, Tyson Chandler, Devin Booker and the rest of the team giving their final thoughts on the season and the team’s outlook moving forward. Here are the five most important takeaways from their end-of-season wrap-ups.