Great Suns Mentors as Gifts For Rebuild

It is no secret the Phoenix Suns are in full rebuild mode. There are some youngsters with lots of promise on this roster. This piece will go through player-by-player, giving each the gift of a former Sun as a mentor with an explanation why.

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*Note* Rankings are in Suns franchise history – not NBA.

“A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you than you see in yourself and helps bring it out of you.” – Bob Proctor

Brandon Knight and Alan Williams will not be included as they are out injured and will miss most, if not all, of this season. Danuel House Jr and Alec Peters will sit out as well as they are reserves at this point.

There are a couple vets on this team that have already etched their names into franchise history.

Tyson Chandler – in terms of rebounds per game, is behind only Paul Silas, Charles Barkley and Shawn Marion. Among all Suns in the Top 10 in 3 pointers made, Jared Dudley is behind only Steve Nash and Raja Bell in 3 point percentage.