The Phoenix Suns had one shot to restock their roster and rebuild with clarity after a disappointing 36-46 season. Trading Kevin Durant to Houston for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 pick and five second-rounders looked like a reset. But did Phoenix really walk away with enough to justify letting go of a future Hall of Famer? Phoenix failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2020 and fired coach Mike Budenholzer. That led to Durant’s exit. Yet the return package has holes. Green, a former No. 2 pick, was Houston’s breakout scorer, averaging 21 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 82 games last season—but shooting just 42.3 percent from the floor and 35.4 percent from deep. Dillon Brooks offers grit, but both are injury-risk veterans on imperfect contracts. Green did hit playoff fireworks—a 38-point explosion on eight threes against the Warriors in Round 1. But the Suns don’t need volume scoring—they need fit. In Phoenix, Green immediately becomes the starting point guard because they la
