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NBA Power Rankings: All 30 Teams’ Needs at Trade Deadline

By Maxwell Ogden

Feb 6, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Goran Dragic (1) dribbles against the Utah Jazz at US Airways Center. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 6, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Goran Dragic (1) dribbles against the Utah Jazz at US Airways Center. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 21, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns head coach Jeff Hornacek (center) reacts alongside guard Eric Bledsoe (2) and guard Goran Dragic (1) in the fourth quarter against the Portland Trail Blazers at US Airways Center. The Suns defeated the Blazers 118-113. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 21, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns head coach Jeff Hornacek (center) reacts alongside guard Eric Bledsoe (2) and guard Goran Dragic (1) in the fourth quarter against the Portland Trail Blazers at US Airways Center. The Suns defeated the Blazers 118-113. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

15. Phoenix Suns

Previous: No. 14

Record: 29-25

Last Week: 0-1

Biggest Need: Interior Defense

The Phoenix Suns are holding onto the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference by a very thin thread. They’re .5 games ahead of the Oklahoma City Thunder and 1.5 games up on the New Orleans Pelicans.

After missing the playoffs by 1.0 game in 2013-14, don’t expect the Suns to go down easy.

Phoenix has a star-studded backcourt with Eric Bledsoe, Goran Dragic and Isaiah Thomas, and an explosive wing in Gerald Green. There’s also a productive power forward in Markieff Morris, a high-caliber defender in P.J. Tucker and a budding force at center in Alex Len.

According to Sam Amick of USA TODAY Sports, the Suns will also need to replace Dragic as soon as this coming summer.

Why not kill two birds with one stone by trading Dragic for a star-caliber big man Phoenix so clearly needs?

According to NBA.com, Phoenix ranks No. 27 in opponent field goal percentage at the rim. It’s also No. 29 in points allowed in the paint per game, per NBA.com.

If Phoenix is to make this run last, it needs to improve its defensive interior.

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