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Suns Sliding Doors: Trading Mark West was the wrong move

Welcome to a summertime series that navigates the countless sliding doors the Phoenix Suns organization has faced throughout its 56-year history. The “what ifs”, the “almosts”, the “so closes”; the team history is full of moments, decisions, and breaks (literally and figuratively) that will always leave us wondering what could have been.

This is Suns Sliding Doors.

Being close to a title creates numerous sliding door moments. No one is going to sit around and wonder why the 16-66 Suns of ‘69 traded away Em Bryant or Dennis Hamilton.