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Next Wednesday, the Phoenix Suns step back into the NBA Cup, the same tournament they dipped into two seasons ago. Their all-time record in Cup play sits at 0–1, as they lost 106-103 to the Lakers in 2023. That L shoved them straight into the losers’ bracket before they could catch their breath. And in that losers’ bracket, they faced the Beam Team Kings. And lost that game as well.
So who do they draw in this year’s quarterfinal matchup? Only the best team in the league, the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Suns handled them well last Friday night, and even Mark Daigneault tipped his cap to the way Phoenix plays.
“They’re feisty as hell,” Daigneault said after the four-point Thunder win over Phoenix last Friday. “They play hard, they play together, they make the right plays, they’re sharp in they’re doing, they make it hard to play against them, they’re disruptive.”
You already know where I stand on this whole thing. If you do not, take a look at the last few columns, and you will catch up fast.
This space has never been about one voice anyway. It is a community. It is a place where we kick these ideas around and sort through the madness together. So we have a few questions lined up for this week’s SBN Reacts, and now it is your turn to weigh in and tell us what you think about the Suns being in the NBA Cup and how far you think they’ll go.