Phoenix Suns: Projecting the 2018-19 rotation

The backup centers

Tyson Chandler and Richaun Holmes only receive six minutes each, but that says more about the rest of the team than them.

I’ve watched a lot of Holmes over the past few years, and you know what you’re getting from him. He’s an explosive rim-runner and dunker, and a decent rebounder (he’s better than Chriss, per-36 minutes).

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He often flies in from the weak side for some incredible blocks and his effort is always at 110 percent.

However, his gambling for blocks often left him out of position on defense, thus losing Brett Brown’s trust in him. And other than dunks, he doesn’t provide much value on offense, as he’s a below-average shooter who can’t handle the ball or pass well.

On top of that, he’s undersized for the position.

Still, the Suns clearly value him. They parted with a second-round pick in the Jared Dudley trade to be able to acquire him. As such, he’ll at least get a few minutes on the court.

I’d personally prefer to not play Chandler at all, because he doesn’t fit the long-term timeline. I’d rather divvy up all his minutes between the two forwards and Holmes.

However, the Phoenix Suns have clearly not committed to a full youth movement, given their signing of Ariza. Chandler received 20 minutes a game last season and I doubt they completely cut him down to zero.

Six minutes should be enough to keep him happy, and he can spend the rest of his time in the final year of his contract serving as Ayton’s mentor.

Obviously, I don’t know exactly what Kokoskov plans on doing this year, but if I had to guess, this is what his rotation will roughly look like to start the year.