If it weren’t for the Memphis Grizzlies backing out of sending Dillon Brooks to the Phoenix Suns where they instead assumed it was MarShon Brooks, this wouldn’t even be a story. When the Suns sent a disgruntled Trevor Ariza to the Washington Wizards for Kelly Oubre Jr. on December 15, nobody thought much of it right then. Oubre would find a bigger role for himself on the Suns immediately, but would it translate to a successful tenure in the Valley?
Well, who thought the 23-year-old wing from Kansas would turn into a vital cog to Phoenix’s success?