THE QUESTION IS A SIMPLE ONE STEPHEN A. SMITH. ARE THE PHOENIX SUNS THE BEST TEAM IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE? NO. NOT YET. I AM NOT GOING TO DISRESPECT THE DENVER NUGGETS BY SAYING THAT. EVENTUALLY THEY COULD BE. YOU AIN'T GOING TO COME OUT OF THE GATE LOOKING BETTER THAN THE DENVER NUGGETS, BUT SOME PEOPLE WOULD BELIEVE IT IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING AGAINST THE HORNETS. THE BOTTOM LINE THAT IS NOT A STATEMENT THAT WE ARE GOING TO MAKE. DENVER HAS BEEN TOO FORMIDABLE. THEY HAVE A LEADING MVP CANDIDATE IN JOKIC. WE HAVE SEEN THE ELEVATION OF THE REST OF THE CREW. WE ARE NOT GOING TO SAY THAT YET. I AM GOING TO DOUBLE DOWN ON THAT. TO PEOPLE THINK I AM OUT THERE HATING ON JOKIC, I'M NOT. DENVER HAS EVERYTHING AND MORE WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE DEPTH. I LOVE WHAT AARON GORDON IS BRINGING TO THE TEAM AND WHAT CALDWELL-POPE HAS BROUGHT, THREE AND "D" GUY, HIGH PERCENTAGE FROM THE THREE-POINT LINE AND BRUCE BROWN COMING YOU HAVE OF THE BENCH BRINGING THAT ENERGY. THEY ADDED REGGIE JACKSON AND THOMAS BRYANT TO THE BENCH. THEY ARE WELL COACHED. IT COMES DOWN TO PLAYING THE PICK-AND-ROLL DEFENSE. BUT DENVER HASN'T DONE IT. YOU NEED TO SEE HIM DO IT. YOU GOING TO CHANGE WHAT YOU SAID IN ANOTHER 7 TO 14 DAYS. SOON AS YOU SEE KEVIN DURANT IN THAT UNIFORM TONIGHT IT IS GOING TO REMIND YOU THAT YOU FEEL HE IS THE BEST PLAYER IN THE GAME. WHEN HEALTHY. JOINS THE TEAM THAT WON THEW EST TWO SEASONS AGO. THEY HAD THE NUMBER ONE SEED LAST YEAR. DEVIN BOOKER IS ENTERING HIS PRIME. AND THEY ADD K.D.? THEY ARE THE BEST TEAM. WE ARE LIKE THIS. KARATE KID SHOWS UP. NUMBER TWO AND MORE IMPORTANTLY KENDRICK, JALEN ROSE HASN'T LEARNED. MY THOUGHTS ARE FLUID. LET ME ASK YOU THIS J-ROSE. YOU PICKING THE SUNS. THEY LOST SO MUCH DEPTH WHEN THEY TRADED FOR K.D. HOW MUCH FAITH DO YOU REALLY HAVE IN DEANDRE AYTON? I DO. YOU DO? I DO.WHAT MAKES YOU HAVE FAITH? THE LAST TIME THAT WE SAW HIM, BROOK LOPEZ AND GIANNIS. THAT WAS GIANNIS, NOT JOKIC. WE TALKING ABOUT THE WEST. WE AIN'T TALKING ABOUT OVERALL. WE TALKING ABOUT THE WESTERN CONFERENCE. I HAVE FAITH IN HIM TOO. BUT I DON'T HAVE FAITH IN THEIR BACKUP CENTER. I DON'T HAVE FAITH IN THEIR BACKUP POINT GUARD POSITION. I HAVE MY CONCERNS. BUT WHEN Y'ALL SEE KEVIN DURANT WITH DEVIN BOOKER, YOU GOING TO ASK THIS QUESTION AGAIN IN 14 DAYS. THAT IS 14 DAYS. ARE YOU DONE WITH GOLDEN STATE THAT QUICK? NOT AT ALL. STEPH IS COMING BACK. ISN'T DEVIN BOOKER FROM AN ATTITUDE STANDPOINT THE TEAMMATE KEVIN DURANT HAS BEEN DREAMING OF HAVING THIS MAN IS GOING TO SHOW UP TO PLAY ALL DAY EVERY DAY. DEVIN BOOKER BEING ABOUT THAT IS HELPFUL. IT WILL BE SEAMLESS UNLIKE KYRIE AND LUKA. BOTH OF THOSE GUYS DON'T NEED THE BALL AS DOMINANT WITH IT TO BE SUCCESSFUL.