9. Phoenix Suns
Starting Backcourt: Eric Bledsoe and Devin Booker
If Eric Bledsoe could stay reasonably healthy, he would be an All-Star. 20.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 2.0 steals per game scream “All-Star caliber.” Unfortunately, Bledsoe only managed 31 games before injuries once again ravaged his season.
Booker is coming off a fantastic rookie season in which he was named to the All-Rookie First Team after starting 51 games for the Suns, one more than the injured Brandon Knight. Knight is likely to be moved to a bench role to make room for Booker’s development.
With a hopefully healthy Bledsoe back in the fold and Booker still extremely young and primed to grow at only 19, this backcourt should have no trouble keeping up with the best of the rest in the NBA.
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