We’ve been here before.
For the third trade deadline in a row, Phoenix Suns General Manager James Jones is tasked with making improvements to a roster that’s 1-2 pieces short of winning a championship. If this were a documentary, they’d cast Bill Murray to narrate.
Every year, he’s got the same top seven guys. Which means every year, he’s got the same basic needs. He didn’t get it done the first two times, and they came up short of a championship because of it.
- PG Chris Paul, Cameron Payne
- SG Devin Booker
- SF Mikal Bridges, Cameron Johnson
- PF Jae Crowder*
- C Deandre Ayton
That was the Suns top seven in 2020-21.