Chicago Bulls at Phoenix Suns: 3 takeaways, Butler struggles in comeback

Younger and more athletic

The Bulls lost to a Phoenix Suns team that has lost 37 games so far this season, so it’s important that I clarify that the Suns are not a good team.

In fact, few teams in the NBA are worse. Having said that, there’s no denying that there’s a lot to be optimistic about in Phoenix.

Devin Booker is a star on the rise, despite the fact that he feels he can throw shade at Troy Daniels despite never playing in a playoff game in his life. Marquese Chriss is showing flashes of something on both ends while looking roughly 11 years old, and Eric Bledsoe is an absolute delight to watch.

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Throw in a smooth scorer like T.J. Warren and a hard-nosed defender like P.J. Tucker and you’ve got yourself a very watchable team. Even Alan Williams, who plays fewer than eight minutes a game, had some impressive defensive plays against the Bulls.

Booker is 20. Chriss is 19. Warren is 23. Williams in 24. Bledsoe and Tucker, the withered veterans of this group, are 27 and 31, respectively.

This team embodies the “younger and athletic” description laughably more than Chicago does, and for all the buzzwords and related garbage that Gar Forman spews out, this one is going to last a long time.