He will just keep pushing, and that means spending whatever it takes to build a contender every year. “The Suns new owner will certainly stop spending so much when he gets the tax bill.” So why would analysts and media just assume the Suns will quietly regress into oblivion? Better than the 2021 Finals team, on pure talent at least. The Suns are better today than the 64-win team a year ago. In just the last six months, while keeping their two best young players (Booker and Ayton), the Suns have acquired two new All-Stars and upgraded the rest of the roster, including seven players age 26 or younger (will be eight if Bol Bol signs on too), while keeping a handful of future draft picks in the back pocket. After making at least the second round of the playoffs the last three years, while trading picks that would have been 29th, 30th and 21st in the first round, the Suns would rather just keep acquiring new All-Stars than tank for high draft picks. The Phoenix Suns have no intention of losing enough games again to make their own first round pick a ‘savior’ pick. In John Hollinger’s words, the Suns’ 20 pick swaps could be “massively valuable” to other teams!” the picks they traded are better than the ones they kept. They now have seven draft picks in the next seven years (firsts in 2024, 2026, 20 seconds in 2025, 20) plus 23-year old Toumani Camara from the 2023 draft and, as I showed above, a handful of developmental prospects who can outplay their contracts. But ha-HA, boy are they screwed in three or four years without any draft picks-”Įxcept, the Suns already have four firsts in the next seven years and, on July 5, they traded their 16th man for three future second round picks. Their 5th+ guys are better now than the group who played in the 2023 playoffs. On June 30, the Suns signed five new free agents to upgrade the middle and back end of the rotation. They only have six players under contract and will have to trade Ayton to fill out a playoff-level rotation.” In June, the Suns acquired All-Star Bradley Beal for Chris Paul, giving the Suns a trio of multi-time All-Stars in Durant, Booker and Beal. They might just release him for nothing.” Chris Paul is declining, and too old to get anything good in return. On February 9, the Phoenix Suns acquired Kevin Durant without trading any of their top three players. “The Phoenix Suns will never be able to get Kevin Durant without losing Devin Booker in the deal.” Relevance is automatically assessed, so occasionally headlines not about Phoenix Suns news might appear - if so please contact us regarding any persistent issues.Welcome to the weekly news roundup of your Phoenix Suns. This feed updates continuously 24/7 with the latest headlines from the cream of Suns sites and other key national and regional sports sources, including Suns trade rumors, Suns injury reports and roster news, so check back regularly. The Suns have retired six numbers: 5 (Dick Van Arsdale), 6 (Walter Davis), 7 (Kevin Johnson), 33 (Alvan Adams), 42 (Connie Hawkins), and 44 (Paul Westphal). The Suns were founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and have won three conference titles (in 1976, 1993, and 2021) and eight division titles (in 1981, 1993, 1995, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2021, and 2022), but have never won an NBA championship. The Suns are the only team in their division not to be based in California, and play their home games at the Footprint Center. They compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the Western Conference Pacific Division. Latest news on the Phoenix Suns, a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona.
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