The Phoenix Suns are set up for a reset that could reshape the franchise by next year, and the path there is already taking shape through the way their veterans are signed.
The big question remains Devin Booker. If the Suns miss the playoffs in the 2026-27 season and decide to finally move him, they would be positioned to start over from scratch.
Even with plenty of talk around Booker’s contract and his place among the league’s toughest deals, the source makes clear he would still draw interest if Phoenix put him on the market. The return might not match what the Suns would want, but finding a buyer would not be the hard part.
What comes after Booker is where the real work begins, and Phoenix has already built some flexibility into the rest of its core. Dillon Brooks, who signed a three-year, $73 million extension this offseason, stands out as the next most movable piece. The deal gives the Suns a contract they could flip without much trouble, while also giving Brooks a chance to land with a contender if that is the direction things go.
Mark Williams is in a similar bucket, even though a shoulder injury could keep him out for much of the season. His three-year, $38 million extension looks like strong value for a starting-caliber center, and that kind of player is always going to attract attention.
The source notes that rival teams often convince themselves to take a chance on a big body with health questions, especially one who is only 24. A first-round pick coming back would be the dream scenario.
Miles Bridges is the next piece in line. He has not signed his own extension yet, but the expectation is that Phoenix will make sure it is movable if the team needs that flexibility next year. Bridges cost the Suns an unprotected 2033 first-round pick, and the best outcome this season could be recouping part of that value.
Jalen Green would be handled differently. A year from now, he would likely be viewed as an expiring contract, assuming he picks up his $36 million player option.
The source says that is a number he will never see again in a single season, so the assumption is that he will take it. That would lower the price to move him, but it would not make him difficult to trade.
If Phoenix ends up dealing all five starters, the result would be a package of picks and a few young players or veterans coming back to join the team’s existing younger pieces. That kind of cleanup would leave the Suns with the blank slate they would need to begin again.
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