Anonymous Scout Believes Suns Adding Miles Bridges Gives Phoenix ‘Big, Physical’ Team, But Questions Remain

• Editor’s Note: For the upcoming Sports Illustrated 2026–27 basketball preview magazine that will hit newsstands in October, SI spoke to anonymous scouts around the NBA about all 30 teams.

The Suns put forth a respectable effort last season as the franchise moved on from the tire fire that was the Kevin Durant-Bradley Beal era in Phoenix. A career year from Dillon Brooks and another strong scoring season from Devin Booker got the Suns to the play-in tournament with a 45–37 despite seeing only 32 games out of Jalen Green. Phoenix claimed the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference playoff bracket but were mowed down in a four-game sweep by Oklahoma City in the first round.