2024 NBA playoffs — How the Phoenix Suns can salvage their future is a mystery

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterApr 29, 2024, 08:00 AM ETCloseESPN.com NBA writer since 2010
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Author of two booksThe NBA has occasionally seen teams go all-in only to have their seasons end in disappointment. But never before has the league seen the situation the Phoenix Suns find themselves in after a crushing first-round series sweep loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night.Their reality is the poker analogy ends here. Because of how deeply they’ve mortgaged their future and the new collective bargaining agreement rules that clamp down…