The Phoenix Suns' 2029 first-round pick is a golden opportunity for other teams to pounce on the organization's potential shortcomings.
Such is life when you risk it for the biscuit by making win-now moves in acquiring Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal to pair with Devin Booker. Though the first year of the big three experiment didn't quite pan out, there's hope bigger things are on the horizon.“If fans like to look in the future and say, ‘Hey, I really like that 2031 draft pick, because maybe that seventh-grader is gonna be really good and we’re gonna draft them and one day he’s gonna be a player’.
"The Phoenix Suns don't sound overly concerned about their present or future outlook. That makes one of us," wrote Zach Buckley. "The 2023-24 iteration of this team never came close to having its whole match—let alone exceed—the sum of its parts. You don't make an all-in push for a veteran core hoping to win 49 games, finish eighth in net rating and get swept out of the opening round, as Phoenix did this year.
"This campaign was rough. Things could grow considerably rockier in five years' time. ESPN's Brian Windhorst, who isn't one to peddle in hyperbole, recently wrote, 'Never before has a team been this devoid of options to alter its roster going into an offseason.' "Phoenix's draft pick collection is almost completely empty. With all due respect to the remaining Bol Bol believers, this roster is also effectively devoid of upside. And means of expanding the talent base are few and far between with the Suns on the wrong side of the second apron.Perhaps there's some truth to this, as Phoenix's top-heavy roster could be cleared of all names when 2029 rolls around.
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