Throughout the Phoenix Suns‘ history, management has made some really big trades where they received star talent and gave up little in return. There are a variety of reasons a team is able to ‘buy low’ on a superstar: disagreements with the coach/ownership, injury concerns, and more.
Paul Westphal, Kevin Johnson, Charles Barkley, Jason Kidd, Antonio McDyess, Penny Hardaway, Joe Johnson, Eric Bledsoe – all names that immediately come to mind as very good to superstar players who the Suns received in a trade where what they gave up either immediately or ultimately proved to be very little.