On March 6, Beijing time, Sidery analyzed the schedule of the Suns' last 20 games, and their playoff hopes are quite slim. In addition, he also released the data that Beal was on the same court with Booker and Durant, and the Big Three were in a state of losing points when they played together.

Sidery posted data pointed out that when Durant and Booker are on the same court this season, the Suns can win the opponent by 2.2 points per 100 rounds, although it is not much, but at least it is a winning state, but if Durant, Booker and Beal are on the same court, the Suns will lose 2.5 points to the opponent in 100 rounds. Sidery lamented that if Phoenix hadn't gotten Bill in the first place, what would have been different about their future? Looking back at that three-way trade in June 2023, the Suns sent Paul, Shamet, four first-round swap rights, and six second-round picks to get Beal.

To make matters worse, Beal has trade veto power, and after this season, he has two years left on his contract, $53.66 million for 2025-26 and $57.12 million for 2026-27 (player option). As long as he doesn't want to leave for these two years, he can continue to stay in the Suns.

The Suns are currently 29-33 and 11th in the West, and although they completed the sweep by 23 points against the Clippers in their last game, their prospects for the playoffs are still far from optimistic. Sidery noted that 16 of the Suns' final 20 games are currently in the top 8 of the East. They are the Nuggets, Grizzlies, Rockets (2), Kings (2), Lakers, Cavaliers, Bucks (2), Celtics (2), Timberwolves, Knicks, Warriors, Thunder. The remaining four opponents are the Mavericks, Raptors, Bulls and Spurs. The Suns' remaining schedule is the most difficult in the league.

Basketball-Reference, a data website, puts the Suns in just a 2.6 percent chance of making the play-in tournament and a 0.4 percent chance of advancing to the playoffs.

Previously, the team said that the Suns are not prioritizing getting back their first-round pick from the Rockets this offseason. They're going to have a roster rebuild around Booker, not a complete rebuild, so they don't think their unprotected first-round picks in 2027 and 2029 won't be of high value. Do you think the Suns can still make it to the playoffs?