PHOENIX -- The Suns’ offseason has plenty of good talking points, but a few moves still stick out for all the wrong reasons.
Phoenix entered the summer with real momentum after a 45-37 2025-26 season that beat low preseason expectations. General manager Brian Gregory and the front office had a solid base to work from, and the Suns made several moves they felt would sharpen the roster for 2026-27. They’ve also earned praise for the smaller-business stuff, including re-signing or extending four of their own players.
Still, not every decision landed cleanly.
The most controversial move on the board is the trade for Miles Bridges. Phoenix needed a starting-caliber power forward, but the fit was awkward from the start. Bridges’ past incidents of domestic violence made him a difficult addition on principle, and the basketball fit also raises eyebrows next to Devin Booker, Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks, three players who all lean score-first and handle the ball a lot.
The reaction around the league and in Phoenix reflected that tension. Some fans were left saying they would have a hard time supporting the team because of Bridges’ past, and Bridges has said he would commit to earning the community’s trust and respect. Even if he ends up helping raise the Suns’ ceiling on the court, the organization still chose to take on a risk that was always going to follow the move.
The other issue with the Bridges deal is the price. Phoenix sent out an unprotected 2033 first-round pick, plus Grayson Allen and Royce O’Neale, to get him. The Suns have not exactly been shy about dealing future picks, but that is a heavy package for Bridges, especially after seeing what other players fetched around the league this offseason.
Losing Allen may also end up being a quiet problem. He fit well in Jordan Ott’s system when healthy, and Phoenix will now be counting on Collin Gillespie, Luke Kennard and others to help cover that loss after Allen was included to make the money work.
Another move that still leaves questions is the decision to bring back Mark Williams. With Oso Ighodaro’s emergence last season and Khaman Maluach heading into his second year after being the No. 10 overall pick last summer, Phoenix already had a complicated center picture. The Suns still chose to re-sign Williams on a three-year, $38 million deal, a team-friendly number that nonetheless creates a real logjam.
Now Ott has the job of sorting out how all three centers fit together. The Suns are hoping Williams can stay healthy and deliver more consistency at both ends after fading late last season, but the roster construction around him still looks messy.
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