Once the Phoenix Suns swung a trade for Ryan Anderson and De’Anthony Melton for Brandon Knight and Marquese Chriss, everyone around the league knew they needed to address their point guard situation in short order. Former general manager Ryan McDonough tried to pull off deals during the preseason, but his time ran out as majority owner Robert Sarver replaced him with James Jones filling in as the interim.
Now, three months since that trade went down, their point guard situation is worse off than ever before. Even after Elie Okobo’s strong 19-point performance in his return to the rotation following Isaiah Canaan’s release, Phoenix can’t continue to ignore their backcourt problems any longer.