Instead of trying to prove everyone right, chasing expectations like last season, the Suns may be more determined to prove everyone wrong.

Washington Wizards owner Ted Leonsis wasn't a fan of Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal and comments made from his former player about a potential move of the Wizards out of Washington D.C.. Beal - who waived his no-trade clause from Washington and forced his way to the Suns last summer - offered the following earlier this year when news of a plan to move the Wizards out of the area were made public before ultimately being turned down.

Matt Ishbia’s Phoenix Suns are going all-in on a championship core built around Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal. Those three max-level players leave little money to be spread around the rest of the roster before huge punitive luxury tax hits start to eat into the operating budget.