NBA Pacific Division betting preview: Suns, Lakers, Warriors and more

The Phoenix Suns went all in for an NBA championship last season, trading Mikal Bridges and Cameron Johnson to the Brooklyn Nets in a deal for Kevin Durant.

It didn’t pay off, as they were eliminated by the eventual champion Denver Nuggets in the second round of the playoffs. But it’s not too late for Phoenix to make good on that deal.

In the offseason, they flipped a 38-year-old Chris Paul for Bradley Beal to give them one of the best trios in the NBA, including Devin Booker, and they added a ton a depth after a thin roster was their ultimate undoing last season.

Now, Phoenix has to be mentioned right up there with the upper echelon of NBA teams. As for the other teams in the Pacific Division, they aren’t far behind.