The Suns rebuild brings growing pains, low expectations, and high odds to win.
The regular season still feels like a distant horizon for the Phoenix Suns. A summer away, as some might say. The roster remains unfinished, with a Bradley Beal buyout still looming and one spot left to fill. Yet even with so many pieces unsettled, Las Vegas is already casting its judgment.
And that judgment? It’s not kind to Phoenix.
FanDuel has set the Suns’ over-under win total for next season at just 32.5. A sobering projection. One that suggests the league — and the oddsmakers — see a long, uphill climb ahead for a team still searching for clarity in its identity and future.
What’s the @FDSportsbook line on Suns’ wins next season? 32.5. pic.twitter.com/HyDA0vjcFd
— Bright Side of the Sun (@BrightSideSun) July 9, 2025
That’s right. Shipping out Kevin Durant, lacking a true facilitator, and leaning heavily into youth has landed the Phoenix Suns in unfamiliar territory: one of the lowest projected win totals in the league heading into next season.
Crazy how fast things change, isn’t it?
For years, fans clamored for youth. Well, they got it. The current roster sits at 17 players, including all three two-way spots filled, and six of those names are heading to the Summer League. With youth comes potential, sure. But also inexperience. And inexperience often cracks the door open for losing.
When your two highest-paid players — Devin Booker and Jalen Green — occupy the same position, the path forward is never going to be smooth. The odds reflect that reality. FanDuel has the Suns at +5000 to win the Pacific Division, the lowest in the group by far (+2600 for the Kings? Seriously?). They’re +550 to make the playoffs. And to win a title? +35,000. That’s the eighth-worst mark in the NBA.
But odds lie. Or at least, they don’t always tell the full truth.
The last two seasons, Vegas projected the Suns to win over 50 games. They didn’t hit the over either time. They were penciled in as a top-five title contender. Last year, we thought it was easy money. They didn’t even win 40 games. They missed the playoffs entirely.
Because there are things you can’t measure on a betting slip. Things like heart. Hustle. Effort. Chemistry. Fight. Competitiveness. You don’t see those on paper. You see them when the ball goes up, and when it’s a one-point game with 90 seconds left and someone dives on the floor.
We don’t know yet if the 2025–26 Suns will have those qualities. But we hope. We hope they’ll fight. We hope they’ll compete. We hope they’ll grow together. And we hope 32–50 isn’t the ending, just the beginning of something new.
So what do you think? In our “way too early to predict” poll, do the Suns go over or under 32.5 wins? And why? Or why not?
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