Phoenix Suns Receive: G/F Grayson Allen, G George Hill, 2029 First-Round Pick (Swap – MIL) 

Milwaukee Bucks Receive: F Jae Crowder 

As difficult as winning an NBA championship is, most would agree that the first step is acquiring a top-5 player. 

After all, in basketball, one player can alter a team’s entire fate. Yes, it’s a team game, but an individual can take over for stretches. More often than not, the team that wins the title has such a player. 

Obviously, the Milwaukee Bucks have that covered. If you wanted to claim that Giannis Antetokounmpo was the best basketball player in the world, you’d receive minimal opposition. Now, they’re tasked with keeping the best players they can around him in a given season. 

By contrast, the Suns haven’t rostered a player that cracks objective top 5 conversations since Steve Nash. Yet, they’ve been in serious title contention for two years.

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In fact, in 2020-21, they advanced all the way to the NBA Finals – only to lose to the Bucks, of course. 

Does this deal get them closer to the ultimate prize?