Houston Rockets Receive: G/F Matisse Thybulle, G Landry Shamet, G/F Furkan Korkmaz, G Jaden Springer

Phoenix Suns Receive: G/F Eric Gordon

Philadelphia 76ers Receive: F Jae Crowder 

In fact, these Suns may be the opposite of the Rockets. As of right now, they’re perhaps the league’s truest rags-to-riches story. 

For a long time, the Suns languished near the bottom of the Western Conference. It felt like every season, they were mediocre at best, and dreadful at worst. Suddenly, things began to click. 

The Suns ended the 2019-20 season on an 8-game winning streak. Suddenly, this young core looked poised to rise up the standings for years to come. Once they added Chris Paul that summer, they arrived. The Suns made the 2020-21 NBA Finals and won a league-best 64 games last season. 

Unfortunately, there are reasons to believe that, to quote the Notorious B.I.G., their reign on the top will be “short like leprechauns”. Rumors are swirling around Deandre Ayton’s unhappiness.

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Meanwhile, there are no rumors about Jae Crowder – he’s made his discontent perfectly clear via social media. 

Now, the team is allegedly looking to move on from Crowder. Is Gordon the right player for them to receive in return?