The first round of the next years has been squandered! The Suns split the three giants. Can Booker and Green make a big splash?

The countdown to the new season is 17 days. Looking back on last season, the Suns paid a luxury tax of $152 million, and lost 36 wins and 46 losses in the regular season. The 11th missed the play-offs - spending the most expensive money and getting the most poisonous hit, and it was definitely the worst team last season.

It is hard to imagine a team with Durant, Booker, Bill, Tyame Jones, Grayson Allen and others who will only win 36 times, and defense is the Suns' flaw: defensive efficiency of 119.3 ranks 28th in the league, offensive efficiency of 116.2 ranks 10th, and net efficiency per game -3.1. In short, you can't make ends meet, run naked on the defensive end, and attack instead of defense.

The Suns had 8 wins and 1 loss at the beginning of the season, and Durant had only 1 win and 6 losses after being injured on November 9. As Nurkic's condition declined significantly, and the 185-centimeter Tyame Jones was targeted due to his body size and size. The overall defense of Booker + Bill + Jones's three-back starting lineup was a mess. Coach Budenholzer was forced to adjust the lineup - Plumley replaced Nurkic to start, 3D forward Ryan Dunn entered the starting lineup, Bill was transferred to the bench, and he was exploring a set of starting lineup that had both offense and defense throughout the season.

On January 16, 2025, the Suns sent Okogie + 3 rounds to the Hornets, and exchanged Richards as the starting center. They tasted the sweetness of 5 wins and 2 losses. They thought they could get on the right track, but in February, the record of 3 wins and 10 losses fell to the bottom again, entering the last two months of sprint period with 27 wins and 32 losses.

Western Internal Reel Rankings and Rankings are tied for tough battles. Durant suffered a sprained left ankle at the end of March and missed all the remaining games. The Suns suffered an 8-game losing streak and completely fell out of the playoffs.

lineup configuration problems caused serious imbalance in the Suns offense and defense, and Durant suffered two injuries last season interrupted the Suns' momentum. Under the extreme internal pressure, the Suns, whose lineup was abnormally shaped, paid 152 million luxury tax and achieved only 36 wins, which naturally became the biggest joke in the league last season. In order to form a luxury lineup of the Big Three, the Suns boss overdraws the team's future.

On February 9, 2023, in order to get Durant from the Nets, the Suns sent out four unprotected first rounds + 2028 draft pick swaps, 2023, 2025, 2027 and 2029.

In June 2023, in order to obtain Bill from the Wizards, the Suns gave away four first rounds of exchange rights for 2024, 2026, 2028 and 2030.

On January 22, 2025, in order to continue to upgrade the lineup, the Suns sent the Jazz unprotected first round in 2031, and exchanged for the first round with the Cavaliers and Timberwolves in 2025, the first round with the lowest picks in the Cavaliers/Timberwolves/Jazz teams in 2027, and the first round with the lowest picks in the Cavaliers/Timberwolves/Jazz in 2029 - one for three is conducive to strengthening negotiations before the transaction deadline, and continue to overdraw the future and win in the present.

The radical operations of Suns boss Ishbiya in the past two years have resulted in the team not having their own first-round picks in the next six years. The consequence of such extreme operation is that the Suns are not qualified to play badly in the new season and can only bite the bullet and take the winning route.

The Suns boss could not see hope for the championship, and put Durant on the shelves in the offseason to reorganize the lineup around Booker.

Durant will be 37 years old in the new season. The process of last season also proves that it is difficult for the three giants Durant + Bill + Booker not only to be unable to win the championship or even enter the playoffs, but also Bill also has the right to trade veto. The only ones that the Suns want to save luxury tax expenses are Booker and Durant.

Booker is 28 years old and has a 3-year contract of 170 million. Durant has a 54.7 million expiration contract in the 2025-26 season, and the Suns chose to trade Durant to stop loss and recover.

The Suns sent Durant to the Rockets, in exchange for 23-year-old Jaylen Green + 3D wing champion Dillon + 1 in the first round and 5 rounds. Jaylen Green and Dillon both have immediate combat power. The Suns have Booker + Dillon + Green's trio that will not fall to the bottom of the West. Without a future draft pick, you cannot play badly, which makes Green and Booker able to swing vigorously clearly in line with the current record needs of the Suns.

The Suns and Bill reached a buyout agreement after friendly negotiations. Bill gave up 14 million of the remaining US$110 million for the original contract for two years, extended the terms to pay the remaining salary, and shared the payment of US$18 million per year for the next five years, alleviating salary pressure and reducing luxury tax expenses.

The Suns also gave Booker a two-year, $145 million early contract renewal. Including the original three-year contract, Booker's total salary in the next five years will reach $320 million!

The Suns lock Booker to 2029 (the final year player option), establishing his absolute core position. After all, the first round will not be in hand for many years in the future. The Suns need a cornerstone leader who can swipe data and sell tickets and avoid the team's bottom record. Just strive to be on the edge of the playoff threshold, and avoid high-quality lottery draws in the hands of the Nets/Wiacs in the future.

Suns have created a younger lineup during the offseason, and impacting the playoffs is a theoretical feasible goal.

The Suns used the No. 29 pick in the first round of 25 years + the protected first round of 2029 (the one with the lowest pick in the Cavaliers/Jazz/Timberwolves) before the draft + Misic exchanged center Mark Williams from the Hornets.

Mawei almost joined the Lakers last season, and the Suns' chips were far lower than the Lakers' initial offer (Redish + Knector + 2031 first round without protection + 2030 draft swap rights). Since this blue-collar big center is the fourth year of the rookie contract in the new season, it was previously exposed for physical examination problems and faced renewal in the new season. The Hornets chose to take a low price and took back two first rounds and closed when they were better..

With Mavie, the Suns still used Durant's trade to trade in this year's draft, the Rockets 10th pick, which he chose Kaman Maluach from South Sudan. He is 216 cm tall and has a 231 cm wingspan, tall and long arms, strong mobility, and can switch to multiple positions. The modern inside player has the potential to develop mid-range and long shots. The draft template is Lefly/Mitchell Robinson/Bamba.

19-year-old MaluAchi + 23-year-old Mawei + 23-year-old Iguodaro + 27-year-old Richards, the Suns have accumulated four inside players, and MaluAchi, MaluAchi and Iguodaro are all very young and are still in their growth stages. The Suns now have both immediate combat power and future potential, and the management has reserved hope for future revival.

The Suns' paper lineup is not bad in the new season: there are four centers in the interior, Booker + Jaylen Green, two-core with Goodwin + Gillespie in the backcourt, and four 3D practical players, Dillon, O'Neal, Dunn and Allen, with core, division of labor, and thickness, and already have paper strength to impact the playoffs.

The Suns gave the Jazz unprotected first round in 2031. They will not have their own draft picks for many years in the future. Booker + Jaylen Green will fight for the win at the same time. This is the only feasible way.