The Phoenix Suns (27-29) narrowly took down the Chicago Bulls (22-35) on Saturday afternoon in Chicago by a score of 121-117 to snap a four-game losing streak that began prior to the All-Star break. Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer decided to make a bold change to the starting lineup today - with Bradley Beal once again starting in place of Tyus Jones.

Memphis Grizzlies guard Luke Kennard (10) handles the ball against Phoenix Suns guard Tyus Jones (21) in the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in

Some things are best left unchanged. Phoenix Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer felt that in its entirety on Saturday. He moved Tyus Jones from the starting lineup to the bench. Subsequently, he put Bradley Beal back in the starting lineup.

So, the Suns are stuck with pretty much the same rotation since trading for Richards, their new starting center, on Jan. 15 and will need to rely on internal changes to hope to ge

The Suns made the decision to replace Tyus Jones with Bradley Beal in the starting lineup, having the former come off the bench.

The Phoenix Suns are 11th in the Western Conference. An offseason coaching change, which saw Frank Vogel lose his job and Mike Budenholzer step into the role, has failed to pay dividends.

Despite this, the Suns managed to sign Tyus Jones last July despite the solid veteran point guard being considered one of the very best free agents in the class. Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report believes that Jones remains one of the better options that could be available this summer despite ups-and-downs over the last month-plus.