3 trade ideas Phoenix Suns could pursue before the deadline

Will the Suns decide to stand pat or make some deals ahead of February's trade deadline?

Phoenix Suns center Nick Richards is the most likely trade candidate who could be moved before February's deadline. | Rocky Widner/GettyImagesAs we inch closer to February’s NBA trade deadline, it seems increasingly likely that it will be a quiet one for the Phoenix Suns.

Phoenix has blown away expectations this season for a record well above .500 midway through January. They’re firmly in the Western Conference play-in window for the postseason and are even jockeying with the Houston Rockets for the No. 6 seed in the West.

The Suns could simply view Jalen Green’s eventual return from a hamstring injury as…