The NBA media has missed the point of this season's Phoenix Suns entirely

The Phoenix Suns enter the 2025-26 seasons with low expectations, and more question marks surrounding their roster than answers. Devin Booker is once again the main point guard on this team for some reason, while the remaking of the center rotation - although a needed venture - still leaves clear holes defensively.

With little draft capital coming down the road and a roster that now boasts young players who will take time to develop, it is little wonder Zach Lowe on his most recent podcast on The Ringer had them down among his most confusing teams heading into this season. But Zach - just like everybody else - is missing the point on what this season is supposed to mean in The Valley.

Suns need to get a badly burned fanbase back onside.

What is much more important than wins and losses in the next 12 months, is showing the fans that the front office have put together a group that cares once again. That has been painfully lacking in the last two plus seasons, and the choice of head coach to lead those rosters in hindsight was also a mistake.

Both Frank Vogel and Mike Budenholzer hardly known for their passionate press conferences and fiery personalities. Combine that with the chill guy attitude of Kevin Durant - plus whatever it was they hoped Bradley Beal could be - and the fans were quickly alienated by the lack of caring and winning that we all saw.

There was something about watching them laugh on the bench on several occasions while being blown out which rubbed people up the wrong way. Every team has an off night, but this was en route to winning just 36 games and after an 8-1 start. Then there were the careless turnovers and unwillingness to defend for longer than a few possessions at a time.

Give credit to owner Mat Ishbia and the front office, changing that culture was top of the agenda this offseason. In trading for Dillon Brooks, the Suns got themselves somebody who will personify giving it their all each night. Sophomores Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro are also deserving of the chance to earn more minutes, such is the level of effort they put in when called upon.

Even bringing in Nigel Hayes-Davis after a long spell in Europe looks an inspired decision, and fans are already gravitating towards him for what he is bringing both on and off the court. Most of all though, they just want to come and see Booker ball out. The Suns will likely never re-capture the lightning in a bottle that was the 8-0 bubble run, but this version of the team is going to try.

Expectations are non-existent and everything is flowing through Booker once more, and that is what this coming season is about. Getting more invested in the youngsters who will be around long-term, and seeing players like Brooks actually defend opponents each night. The media can continue to go on about the direction and wins-losses of this group, but none of that actually matters right now.