The Suns have released their own Hard Knocks-style look at the 2024 Draft, and more NBA teams need to follow suit

I don't know about anyone else, but I couldn't get enough of the offseason Hard Knocks episodes featuring the Giants front office. To be honest, I secretly like them more than the regular Hard Knocks that follow the actual football. We've seen them a million times and aside from a few viral moments, they're all pretty much the same. But the behind-the-scenes crap in the front office? It's injected right into my veins. Contract negotiations, trades, draft work, I don't give a shit about the Giants and I was totally into it every week.

We say it all the time, but this is something that needs to exist in all sports. Now that it's become more of a norm, I could see that happening, and it really doesn't matter what sport or league it is. Just give us as fans more insight into how the whole thing is playing out. For example, the Phoenix Suns just released basically the exact same crap as Hard Knocks from the Giants' front office, and you know what? It's awesome!

Again, I don't really care about the Suns and I was riveted for the entire 4:44 minutes. The Suns took the Hard Knocks plan and perfected it. Clips of James Jones' negotiations, the strategy behind their draft day approach, it was all great. Every single one of us has believed at some point that we could run a professional sports team, only for reality to end up being the only chance we get with our fantasy rosters or video games. Being able to do it in real life is the dream.

I also found it interesting that Mat Ishbia, an owner who seemed to be involved in everything since purchasing the team, sat back and let his basketball ops team do their thing. He didn't seem to interfere or force them to do anything just because he wanted to, he just sat back and watched. As a Suns fan, that would be music to my ears. Whether James Jones knows what he's doing is a whole other discussion, but I would say he just got Tyus Jones for the minimum salary, so maybe there's hope for him to move on. Getting the players you want AND getting extra picks is pretty much the best thing you can get during the NBA Draft, so congrats to the Suns front office on that front.

I hope the Suns have something like this planned as well, not just for the draft but for every phase of the NBA season. Also give us behind the scenes insights into things like the NBA trade deadline and NBA free agency. Be the pioneer that gets other teams' media departments to create this type of video/content as well. What's wrong with that? If anything, does it make you more Interest in the team/product. We already get the Shams/Woj bombs when something like this happens, now it's time to show us what went into making them.

The Suns enter this season in a bit of an odd spot. There's no denying their roster has talent, but as we saw last year, the big question is how often that talent will even be available. When they had their guys, the Suns seemed invincible at times. By the time we got to the postseason, none of that mattered so much. Given that they basically gambled away their future to create their super team and KD isn't getting any younger, this is basically their chance to win. The problem, of course, is that the West is getting tougher and tougher every year and now teams like the Grizzlies are going to be back in the mix after their own hellish season, not to mention Wemby will get us all at some point. If Coach Bud can figure out how to get this team to defend, you can tell me this is a top-4 seed in the West and a legitimate title contender. At the same time, I wouldn't be shocked if they ended up in the play-in despite winning almost 50 games. That's just the reality of the West right now.

But seriously, give us more footage/content like this Draft Day video. It always hits the spot.