In order to formally end their big three era, the Phoenix Suns have had a busy summer thus far, overhauling their roster after losing two of their best players.
Naturally, the Suns bought out Bradley Beal’s contract and traded Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets at the start of the summer, leaving Devin Booker as Phoenix’s only remaining star.
Booker is now the focal point of their roster for years to come after they inked him to a huge two-year deal extension.
The Suns have done a good job of adding talent to their roster with Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, Khaman Maluach, Mark Williams, and others, while making some significant offseason adjustments.
Although they might not stop making moves this offseason, Phoenix is still predicted to miss the playoffs the following season.
In light of this, Jackson Caudell and Rohan Raman of Sports Illustrated recently published a fictitious deal in which the Suns would send Green to the Sacramento Kings.
The Suns would trade Green and Nick Richards to the Kings for DeMar DeRozan, Malik Monk, Vit Krejci, and a first-round selection in 2027.
Phoenix would also trade Royce O’Neale to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for two second-round draft picks.
This is an intriguing trade for all parties involved, and one that the Suns may not want to execute because it involves trading a budding star in Green for two veterans in DeRozan and Monk.
Regardless, adding DeRozan and Monk to their roster alongside Booker would be good moves.
Monk would provide them with a much needed scoring boost off the bench, and DeRozan, a fantastic scorer, could play well next to Booker in the backcourt.
Though it might be the case if he and Booker don’t mesh well in the backcourt to start next season, it would be difficult for the Suns to decide to let go of Green.
The Suns would probably wait to make this trade because Phoenix would also be moving on from Richards, which would reduce their frontcourt depth.