With Trevor Ariza and other players who signed a new contract in free agency this past summer becoming eligible to be traded on Saturday, it was due to open up a slew of possibilities on the trade front.
For the Los Angeles Lakers, they were among the teams with interest in Ariza, and on their front, it involved moving Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. However, the Phoenix Suns were not inclined to take on Caldwell-Pope and instead wanted one of Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart, Brandon Ingram or Kyle Kuzma.
That led to the possibility of a third team being involved to help facilitate a trade, but Saturday evening the Suns pivoted and swung a deal with the Memphis Grizzlies and Washington Wizards.