![]() ![]() Some candidates with cap space in need of a big are: Houston ($59.1 million), San Antonio ($36.8M), and Oklahoma City ($32.2M). Then they could use the midlevel exception ($12 million) on a wing such as Kyle Kuzma, who would fill a need as a versatile defender and rebounder. In an ideal world, the Suns would send him to a team with cap space for draft picks and cheap players. Trading Ayton is the key to filling out the rest of the roster. It won’t be easy to fill out the team, and no matter what they do, they’ll be a second-apron team if they keep Ayton. Add them in, and the Suns will be at $170 million-above the first apron in the new CBA, and nearing the second apron, which prevents teams from using their taxpayer midlevel exception and signing buyout players. ![]() Cam Payne and Ish Wainright have non-guaranteed deals. The Suns have a lot of work to do with only four players currently under guaranteed contracts-Beal, Durant, Booker, and Ayton-totaling $161.5 million. What new team owner Mat Ishbia and his front office does from here will determine whether the offseason as a whole is a win for the franchise, though. Trading a grab bag for Beal was a no-brainer for the all-in Suns. But he was the best target and the Suns got him for Chris Paul, Landry Shamet, second-rounders, and pick swaps. Yes, he does nothing to solve their playmaking or defensive problems. Yes, Beal has some overlapping skills with Durant and Booker. No better return for Deandre Ayton, whom they can still move. No better first-round draft pick, of which they have none. There is no better free agent they could have signed. But make no mistake, Beal is the best player the Suns could have acquired this offseason. You could argue the last thing the Suns needed was more offense with Devin Booker and Kevin Durant already in position. Will the Phoenix Suns’ new superteam work? It’s officially NBA draft week, but thanks to Sunday’s news we’re leading with a superstar trade! Let’s get into the Phoenix Suns–Washington Wizards blockbuster, plus everything else happening around the NBA with the draft and free agency around the corner. ![]()
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