The Phoenix Suns are committed to trading Trevor Ariza as quickly as possible this weekend, and almost did agree to a deal before the calendar hit December 15, but the original deal fell through last night.
Phoenix has allowed Ariza to leave the team and head home to California to pack for his new destination.
The Suns were willing to take the Wizards’ Austin Rivers, a combo guard who is on an expiring contract, for salary-matching purposes but apparently REALLY wanted Memphis’ Dillon Brooks, who is a second-year energy wing off the bench.