When Mike Budenholzer visited Jusuf Nurkić in Croatia, he laid the foundation for this “talk is cheap” mentality. Ahead of the new NBA season, the Suns are adopting that mindset and letting the results speak for themselves.

Mike Budenholzer has won 60.4% of his games in 10 NBA seasons. So far, he appears to have his team's attention.

New Phoenix Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer is more than a “hell of a golfer” to Devin Booker. “We actually got a round in, he’s a competitor,” Booker said at Monday’s media day at Footprint Center. Budenholzer isn’t a player, general manager or team owner, but he may be the difference for the Suns this season.

Last year's new-look Phoenix Suns fell short of expectations, but offseason changes could bring new success as their big three — Bradley Beal, Devin Booker and Kevin Durant — begin their second season.

Josh Okogie is going into his third year playing for the Phoenix Suns. He finished last season with averages of 4.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists per contest while shooting 41.7% from the field and 30.