Phoenix Suns: Complete grades for the 2019 NBA offseason
By Adam Noel
Overall
Next season the Phoenix Suns will be better than 19-63. Now the question is: How much better?
They are in no way a playoff team, but should be more in the 25-30 win range. But was it worth all the trouble the team went through to get there.
In short, not really.
The Suns managed to trade away a number of future assets, including the 2020 first-rounder from the Bucks that was finally going to convey to the team.
That along with the future draft picks management traded away made it all seem like a futile attempt to compete with a newly balanced and stocked league.
By giving up on guys like T.J. Warren and Josh Jackson for close to nothing, both became cap-space casualties.
Not the best look for a team’s starting small forward and a former 2017 draft lottery selection.
But there were some positives like the team securing a much-needed starting guard (Rubio), re-singing Oubre Jr. and drafting with a focus on shooters.
All in all, general manager James Jones got the pieces he wanted, but it took a lot more than just a snap of his fingers.
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While it wasn’t exactly a disaster, the Suns improved their current roster from top to bottom. The only drawback was the high cost it came at.