Phoenix Suns
Starting Lineup
- Bradley Beal
- Devin Booker
- Josh Okogie
- Kevin Durant
- Jusuf Nurkic
Key Bench Players
- Grayson Allen
- Damion Lee
- Eric Gordon
- Keita-Bates Diop
Season Overview: If championships were won based on firepower, the Phoenix Suns would win by a wide margin. Bringing in Bradley Beal gives them another elite scorer; defenses are going to have absolute headaches trying to deal with him, Devin Booker, and KD. Nurkic also gives them an option down low who should show a little more effort than Ayton did. Their bench still isn’t a strength, but I wouldn’t consider it as much of a weakness as it was last season.
Unfortunately for the Suns, defense is a thing. Typically I’d say defense doesn’t matter, but when it has the potential to be one of the worst in the league that is a clear issue when your team has championship aspirations. The total when they play the Wizards should be higher than the All-Star game.
Sacramento Kings
Starting Lineup
- De’Aaron Fox
- Kevin Huerter
- Harrison Barnes
- Keegan Murray
- Domantas Sabonis
Key Bench Players
- Davion Mitchell
- Malik Monk
Season Overview: This team captured the hearts of America with their ‘Light the Beam’ campaign last season, and I expect them to continue to show signs of explosiveness throughout the year. They will depend on their stars De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis to continue to play at an elite level as well as their young players to continue to develop in order to compete.
The Sacramento Kings are a fun team, but without that next-level superstar, I see them having a tough time making a deep run in the playoffs.