For Better Or Worse, Phoenix Suns Commit To Vision

Long-Term Investments

The Suns have signed four players of ranging value to long-term extensions. They’ve added a fifth key player to the mix with a multi-year deal of his own.

Phoenix is doing what it always does: going all out or not going at all.

The Suns’ first headline-stealing move was a sign-and-trade that landed point guard Isaiah Thomas. The 5’9″ star had a breakout season with the Sacramento Kings, but couldn’t come to terms with his former squad.

Thomas signed a four-year deal worth $27 million with Phoenix.

Many believed that this signing would push Bledsoe out of town. That speculation grew when the 24-year-old remained a free agent deep into September.

Rather than letting him go, Phoenix gave Bledsoe what he wanted: a five-year contract for $70 million.

The under-the-radar move that the Suns made was to extend defensive stopper P.J. Tucker. The 29-year-old signed a three-year offer worth $16.5 million.

This all culminated with the Morris twins being brought back on four-year deals.

With these five players guaranteed to be in Phoenix for the foreseeable future, the team has its core in place. Along with Goran Dragic and Gerald Green, the Suns are abandoning the traditional way of winning for the new generation’s strategy.

Small ball.