The Suns’ annual media day arrives Monday, September 28, and there are a few voices worth zeroing in on when the microphones come out. Three in particular stand out: Dillon Brooks, Jalen Green and rookie Koa Peat.
Brooks is the easy headliner. He’s already earned the label of a walking soundbite, and since the last time we heard from him, he’s been off in the mountains of China doing Dillon Brooks things before landing a three-year, $73 million extension at just the right moment for the 30-year-old.
He also gave Collin Gillespie the “Villain Jr.” treatment at this point last year, so there’s every reason to expect him to show up ready to stir the pot again. More than the noise, though, Brooks has become the emotional center of this roster and a key part of the culture reset in The Valley.
Green brings a very different kind of intrigue. After a first season in Phoenix that didn’t go the way anyone wanted because of a recurring hamstring issue, his role is now under the microscope.
The chatter about him coming off the bench has only grown, and training camp will open with him needing to win his spot back. What he says about that reality will matter.
If Green talks like a player willing to do whatever helps the Suns win, the move to the bench could come sooner rather than later. If he keeps pushing the idea that he belongs next to Devin Booker in the backcourt, especially with an extension potentially on the table, the Suns could be headed for a messier season and a coaching staff that hesitates to make a hard call.
Then there’s Peat, the fresh face in the mix. The Suns selected him 30th overall this summer, but there hasn’t been much of him in front of the public since then.
He steps into a roster that suddenly doesn’t have starting center Mark Williams, while Duop Reath has been invited to training camp. That opens the door for more small-ball looks under Head Coach Jordan Ott, and that kind of setup could help Peat carve out a role early.
He’s the sort of rookie who should bring a little relief from all the bigger-picture talk around the team - the push to improve on last season’s 45 wins, and the endless conversation about whether Booker can ever get close to winning a championship in The Valley.
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