For Better Or Worse, Phoenix Suns Commit To Vision

Re-Signing Goran Dragic

Can the Phoenix Suns re-sign Dragic to the max contract he’s destined to receive if he turns down a player option of $7.5 million for 2015-16?

Or will Dragic sign with one of the other 29 teams that will be interested in acquiring him?

If Phoenix needs to make the finances work, it’ll make the finances work.

According to Paul Coro of AZCentral.com, general manager Ryan McDonough has no plans of letting Dragic walk.

"“We don’t have many long-term commitments,” McDonough said. “We have every intention of keeping Goran [Dragic] in a Suns uniform as long as possible. We know he loves Phoenix. There’s plenty of money for Goran next year or when it comes up. We fully anticipate taking care of him."

Per McDonough, Phoenix has the money. That’s good news for Suns fans considering it’s going to cost a pretty penny to bring him back.

As it presently stands, Dragic makes less than $1 million more than Isaiah Thomas and roughly half of what Eric Bledsoe makes per season.

Just over half of what the point guard who didn’t make All-NBA earns. The league is weird.

Phoenix will find a way to shell out the money that Dragic deserves, but that doesn’t mean he’s guaranteed to re-sign. For all of the loyalty displayed, the Suns traded him in the midst of his development as Steve Nash’s predecessor.

This summer, the Suns paid another point guard as if they were Nash’s predecessor: Bledsoe. They also acquired 5’9″ scoring guard Isaiah Thomas.

How crowded can one backcourt be before minutes, defense and compatibility become issues?

As it presently stands, Dragic is the reigning Most Improved Player and the face of the franchise. For all of Bledsoe’s upside, Dragic is an All-NBA star right now.

The question is, are the Suns committing to a strategy that’s destined to fail? Or will the organization finally show the NBA that it can win big by going small?

We’re about to find out.