PHOENIX RosterPlayer / Value / Insider info
1. Eric Bledsoe / Core
2. Devin Booker / Core
3. T.J. Warren / Key starter
4. Tyson Chandler / Starter
5. *Marquese Chriss / Top reserve/development
6. *Alex Len / Top reserve / RFA expiring contract
7. *Brandon Knight / Top reserve
8. Jared Dudley / Rotation
9. P.J. Tucker / Rotation
10. Tyler Ulis / Rotation
11. Leandro Barbosa / Roster / 2017-18 $500,000 protection
12. Ronnie Price / Roster / 10-day contract
13. Alan Williams / Roster / RFA expiring contract
14. Dragan Bender / Development/injured
15. Derrick Jones / Development / 2017-18 no protection
*Started during the season but is best suited coming off the bench.
Trade assetsOn the precipice of a playoff spot in 2013-14 and 2014-15, Phoenix has fallen on hard times because of coaching turmoil, competition in the West and a roster that duplicates at each position with former draft picks and veterans.
Now headed to the lottery for a seventh straight season, management’s patience will be tested.
While core pieces Eric Bledsoe and Devin Booker offer the most value, entertaining thoughts of moving either player would delay the Suns’ rebuild.
The value of the Suns’ roster could be with their veteran players.
The contracts of Tyson Chandler, Jared Dudley, P.J. Tucker and Leandro Barbosa feature an expiring contract (Tucker), a deal not guaranteed for next season (Barbosa) and solid veterans that could contribute to a playoff team (Chandler and Dudley).
The Suns also own all their future first- and second-round picks along with Miami’s 2018 first (protected Nos. 1-7) and a 2021 unprotected first.
GM history at the deadlineOne would think Ryan McDonough would like a mulligan on his February 2015 trades.
In his fourth season, McDonough has made four deadline deals, including three on Feb. 19, 2015.
The scorecard from that eventful Thursday: Phoenix received three first-round picks – two from Miami and one from Boston – along with Brandon Knight in exchange for Goran Dragic and Isaiah Thomas.
Miami received Dragic, Thomas went to Boston and a future first-round pick from the Lakers (acquired in the Steve Nash trade) was sent to Philadelphia.
Thomas is now putting up MVP numbers, the Lakers are in the bottom of the Western Conference, and Knight is now just a rotation player.
Phoenix added another first-round pick last February, when Markieff Morris was traded to Washington.
Two of the Suns’ first-round picks were sent to Sacramento on draft night in exchange for Marquese Chriss.
Post-trade deadline roster movementPhoenix has 14 guaranteed contracts.
Like Philadelphia and Minnesota, the Suns are also $3.8 million below the minimum team salary floor.
Phoenix also has $13.2 million in cap space.
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