NBA Cup 2026 group draw results, Suns in West A
The Suns will be in group West A for the NBA Cup 2026, looking to advance past the quarterfinals for the first time.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA - DECEMBER 10: Dillon Brooks #3 of the Phoenix Suns drives against Luguentz Dort #5 of the Oklahoma City Thunder during the second half of the Emirates NBA Cup - Quarterfinals game at Paycom Center on December 10, 2025 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by William Purnell/Getty Images)
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The Emirates NBA Cup 2026 group draw results were revealed Tuesday, and the Phoenix Suns are in West A.
The Suns will be joined by the Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz.
The @emirates NBA Cup 2026 Group Draw results!
Starting October 30, all 30 teams will compete for the Emirates NBA Cup with 8 teams advancing out of groups into the knockout rounds, with the Championship held at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, December 11! pic.twitter.com/OiBSSVkxpm
— NBA (@NBA) July 1, 2026
Phoenix will have Utah in its group for a fourth consecutive season, but the other three teams are new, and it will be the first time since the NBA Cup’s inception that the Suns won’t face the Oklahoma City Thunder in group play.
The Suns went 3-1 during the group stage in the 2025 NBA Cup before falling to the Thunder in the quarterfinals, which was also their lone group stage defeat.
Phoenix has not advanced past the quarterfinals of the NBA Cup since it debuted in 2023.
NBA Cup 2026 will tip off Oct. 30, and the championship game will be on Dec. 11.
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No one cares about the meaningless cup. Does anyone on Earth even remember what two teams were in the so-called finals? Or who was in previous years?