The theme of the Phoenix Suns over the last few months has been a need for cohesion and direction. Locker room tensions and unhappy players led to a roster shakeup at the NBA trade deadline last season and the Suns’ gambit for free agent LaMarcus Aldridge this summer shipped away one Morris brother and pissed off the other.
With Markieff Morris demanding a trade and threatening to dismantle Phoenix’s season before it even begins, the veteran leadership of Tyson Chandler will be put to the test.