Phoenix Suns: Complete 2017 offseason grades

The Phoenix Suns mostly sat out of free agency, but through the draft and patience, it was a successful summer for #TheTimeline. Here are their complete offseason grades.

In one of the most bizarre offseasons of player movement in recent memory, it probably took a great deal of restraint for Phoenix Suns general manager Ryan McDonough to avoid the kind of blockbuster deal he’s been pining for since he first took the job.

With Paul George, Jimmy Butler, Kyrie Irving, Isaiah Thomas and Chris Paul all changing hands on the trade market, not to mention Gordon Hayward and Paul Millsap departing their teams in free agency, this was the kind of summer filled with disgruntled superstars that McDonough had been waiting for…well, two years ago.

With all those stockpiled assets and all that young talent, the Suns could have mortgaged their long-term approach by trading for someone like Butler or Kyrie, hoping they’d amount to more than rentals and first round playoff exits. Instead, they kept their No. 4 overall pick, added more youth in the draft, largely sat out of free agency and continued to look toward the future.

For a franchise that’s never won a championship entering its 50th season and has missed the playoffs the last seven seasons, patience is a bitter pill to swallow. But with #TheTimeline taking flight, it’s the right path for a rebuilding team that’s starting to assemble quite a promising core.

Though the Suns hardly made any headlines this summer and will likely be one of the worst teams in the West next year, that’s not the end of the world considering this team’s timeline, fledgling talent and an incoming 2018 NBA Draft class that’s loaded in the top five.

Bearing all this in mind, here’s a look at complete 2017 offseason grades for the moves the Suns made, including their draft selections and free agency activity.