While many Suns fans have considered whether they should make a deadline move for a name like Kemba Walker, the original plan of #TheTimeline was to grow and develop a core together. The main pillar is in place with Devin Booker — which includes vital pieces like Josh Jackson, T.J. Warren, Marquese Chriss, and Dragan Bender — but one final secondary piece is needed to push the consistent victories forward into the 2020s.
Before this season even began, general manager Ryan McDonough was preaching patience alongside newly minted VP of Basketball Operations James Jones and majority partner Robert Sarver at his press conference announcing a contract extension through 2019-2020.