The 82-game regular season is right around the corner for the Phoenix Suns.

Head coach Jordan Ott is entering year two in the role facing elevated expectations after churning out 45 wins last season. While internal expectations are relatively high, there are questions that still remain.

Among those is how the offense will operate under the context of making a small number of profound moves over the offseason. 

For starters, Sam Quinn of CBS Sports doesn't seem convinced that the Suns are upgrading on the offensive side of the ball.

Quinn ranks the Suns as the 19th best offense heading into the new year, and seemingly only has questions about the personnel in tow for Ott. 

The questions (and concerns) around the personnel at hand come to mind quite effortlessly. 

The first of those concerns come from areas that Phoenix fell short in excelling at a year ago - offensive rebounding and turnover aversion. The Suns only saw one rotation regular (Mark Williams) post an offensive rebounding percentage of over 10 last season.

As far as taking care of the ball is concerned, the Suns were tied for 11th in turnovers per game (12.5), which isn't the worst outcome possible. However, the team lost many tight battles due to untimely turnovers, and virtually every returning core rotation player owned a turnover % of over 10. 

Beyond the numbers, there are personnel decisions/developments that may need to take shape to maximize the offense. Among these is the fit of incoming wing Miles Bridges, whether Collin Gillespie or Jalen Green should start alongside Devin Booker, and how the team bridges possible playmaking deficiencies. 

The three-point shooting concerns seem to be taking a backseat in light of Luke Kennard seeming to be more willing to increase volume this season, but this is still something to monitor as the season starts up.

Despite all of the questions that keep the Suns from being viewed as a top-half offense, there are reasons to believe that GM Brian Gregory's vision takes shape as intended.

Green, Bridges, third-year center Oso Ighodaro - even Khaman Maluach - are showing playmaking chops that weren't on wide display in prior roles. This compliments Booker, who makes strides as a playmaker on a year-by-year basis. This not only compliments Booker's playmaking exploits, it also opens the door for the five-time All-Star to attempt 20 shots per game for the first time since the 2022-23 season.

The second unit lends credence to the theory that the Suns will improve on offense as well. Gillespie is coming off a franchise single-season record of 232 three-point connections, and there's a strong chance his volume only increases. Kennard - as mentioned above - seems to be engrained in Ott's vision to a much greater extent than previous stops for the sharpshooter. 

Jordan Goodwin is one of the best offensive rebounders at the guard spots across the entire league. The guard is also rapidly improving as a shotmaker, particularly in above-the-break three looks. Ryan Dunn and Rasheer Fleming are useful in different ways.

All in all, there are likely two different ways the Suns' season can go offensively. On the high-end of outcomes the pieces end up blending well, Ott's growth as a coach comes through in a major way, and Booker returns to form to lead an offense that approaches the ranks of top 10. On the other spectrum of outcomes, the Suns miss the departures of Royce O'Neale/Grayson Allen, the big rotation falls short of expectations, and Green doesn't make a real playmaking leap.