The Phoenix Suns should be facing so much uncertainty at the moment. They should be retooling for another successful 2022-23 NBA season.
This core group has accomplished a lot over the last two years. They took a trip to the NBA Finals in 2020-21. They followed that up with a 64-win season in 2021-22. Somehow, they find themselves as the constant subject of trade rumors anyway.
That’s what happens when you select a player with the first overall pick, they live up to expectations, and you decide they’re not worth a max contract anyway. Deandre Ayton has been everything the Suns have needed him to be, but apparently, that’s not enough.
On the one hand, there’s merit in the idea that you shouldn’t pay a traditional big man max money. On the other hand, that’s why you also don’t use the first pick in the draft on one.
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Regardless, the Suns will likely try to remain competitive next season in spite of what looks likely to be Ayton’s absence.
Trading for impact veterans like Eric Gordon could be a good start towards that goal. Here’s a trade that lands the Houston Rockets veteran on the Phoenix Suns.
