The Phoenix Suns improved to 5-6 for the season despite suffering multiple injuries to their rotation at the start of the campaign. Devin Booker remains the biggest reason the Suns have stayed competitive, with Dillon Brooks and Miles Bridges providing secondary scoring.
Booker has also been the subject of trade rumors at the start of the campaign, although it seems that the situation may not be as clear when it comes to Jalen Green. Per ClutchPoints’ Brett Siegel, Booker is not a name the Suns are even entertaining conversations for, even if he believes Phoenix may emerge as a selling team.
“When you talk about the Suns, everybody wants to mention Devin Booker,” he said. “Oh good, could he be on the move? That’s been the conversation for what? Three, four years now…Well that’s not going to happen, it’s not even up for discussion.”
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Siegel proceeded to talk about the likes of Miles Bridges and Jalen Green. Green, who is currently averaging 11.8 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, has had his struggles to fit in since joining from the Houston Rockets.
“Who could potentially be moved in Phoenix if this team is going to be sellers?” he said. “Well, the Suns got Miles Bridges, and they didn’t give him a new contract yet… Another one is Jalen Green, he is making $36.2 million this year, and next year he has a $36 million player option.”
Hence, despite the consistent rumors surrounding Booker and the notion that he may be better off at another team considering the Suns' postseason struggles in recent years, Booker is likely to stay put for the time being.
Dillon Brooks and Jalen Green were essential parts of the Kevin Durant trade
Meanwhile, per The Athletic’s Sam Amick, Phoenix owner Mat Ishbia saw both Brooks and Jalen Green as essential parts of the trade that saw Kevin Durant leave.
“(It) was never gonna get done without Jalen and Dillon (Brooks) in the deal,” Ishbia told me earlier this year.” he said. “Those are the two players we wanted. It wasn’t, ‘Hey, how do we fill a salary with these numbers?’ It was, ‘In order to have Kevin Durant on your team, I want Dillon Brooks to help me with my culture and my identity. I want Jalen Green as a 23-year-old up-and-coming leading scorer.’”
However, Green has struggled to get going as a Suns player. He averaged 17.8 points in 32 games during his first season with the Suns and has further regressed this campaign. The expectation now is that the Suns will look to trade Green for another point guard, although a team source recently claimed that they intend to remain patient with the current roster before considering trades.
Thus, despite the growing speculation surrounding Green's future, Phoenix has made no such indication thus far, and the rumors therefore are merely speculation at this point.