Via Evan Sidery of Forbes: "Four years ago, the Suns were two wins away from their first title. Now, Chris Paul and the entire young core around Devin Booker are gone while also n

Devin Booker and Mat Ishbia are aligned with bringing a championship, or multiple to the Suns over the next handful of years.

The Detroit Pistons smashed expectations to an even more extreme degree than the Rockets. They more than tripled their win total from the 2023-24 campaign and vaulted into the playoffs with Cade Cunningham making the leap to true stardom.