Phoenix Suns: 5 storylines to follow after the All-Star break

With 23 games left in the 2017-18 season, here are the five biggest reasons for Phoenix Suns fans to keep tuning in.

The Phoenix Suns are currently 14 games out of a playoff spot in the West, which means this once proud organization is heading for its eighth straight season of missing the postseason, extending a franchise-record playoff drought.

Currently riding a seven-game losing streak, the Suns’ only bright spots over the last few weeks have been: Devin Booker‘s return right before the All-Star break, Josh Jackson‘s encouraging play since the start of 2018, Devin Booker winning the 3-Point Contest and Devin Booker in general. Also, Devin Booker.

It’s been nearly five years since the Suns last fielded a winning team, and even with all the encouraging signs of a youth movement mixed in, watching this team play can often feel like the NBA viewer’s equivalent of doing the Lord’s work.

Following the All-Star break, there are 23 games left for the Suns’ youngsters to improve and the team’s fate in the 2018 NBA Draft Lottery to be decided. Over the final two months of the 2017-18 campaign, here are the five biggest storylines to keep an eye on.