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Annually for the past 25 years, the NBA has anonymously surveyed general managers with a range of questions (48!) focused on rating teams, front offices, coaches, and players. This provides good insight into what the league’s decision-makers really think. Results published earlier this week.
For this audience of hardcore Suns fans, I will view it through the lens of what it implies for team perception and where there are opportunities to appear more prominently if this was completed again at the end of the upcoming season.
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Team Rankings
Phoenix did not receive any top 4 votes for “Who will win the 2027 NBA Finals?”. Points are awarded based on each GM’s 1-4 rank and then aggregated. Total points are sorted to provide a conference ranking. In order:
The Suns did not receive any top 4 votes. This team definitely has the potential to pass each of the teams ranked 3-7 if everything falls right.
Front Office
The team struck out on this set of questions, which included best overall moves, most improved team, biggest impact acquisition, and most underrated acquisition. If Miles Bridges plays fully up to his potential, adding defensive and playmaking chops to scoring ability and athleticism, he could make a notable difference for the Suns when compared to last year with Royce O’Neale filling that starting spot.
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What caught my eye: 15 players mentioned as the most underrated acquisition, and none of those were Luke Kennard. The preseason has teased the well-rounded skill set he brings to go along with sniper-level long-range shooting. Getting up 10 threes in one preseason game suggests he may do that on some level of volume. I wrote in September about how important Kennard will be in balancing long-range shooting on the left side of the court. There is a tangible likelihood he ends up being one of the 15 most underrated NBA moves, especially on that $6 million contract.
Coaching
The good news: Jordan Ott received votes for both “runs the best offense” and “has the best defensive schemes”. However, he did not get votes for best head coach. Similarly, Ott was absent from the categories of “best…
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Publish date : 2026-10-16 17:00:00
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