Phoenix Suns: 5 offseason roster moves they must make

2. Re-sign Dario Saric.

Another trade steal for the Phoenix Suns was Dario Saric. The sweet shooting Croatian was acquired via trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves along with Cameron Johnson for rookie Jarrett Culver.

To say the Suns won this trade is an understatement. They got a mature age rookie in Johnson who had a good first season. They also got a season to sell the team to Saric in the hope that he would return.

As the Suns have $93 million locked up in salaries, they have a little breathing room to sign both Baynes and Saric. This is important as the free agent talent pool is fairly shallow this summer. Lower ranked teams with cap space will probably offer Saric some decent money.

The Suns have shown that when they are healthy they are a playoff contender which is probably quite important to Saric. They have a very talented roster with the likes of Booker, Rubio, Kelly Oubre and Deandre Ayton.

Saric’s floor spacing ability is a key to their success. He shot the ball at 35.6 percent from deep on 3.6 shot attempts, which is solid for a 6’10” forward. Saric actually follows the European trend of being good across multiple categories.

He averaged 10.7 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 1.9 assists. He is tough to guard because he can create his own shot off the dribble, shoot the 3-ball and passes quite well. If the Suns want to move up the standings then re-signing Saric is essential.