The nearer we get to the trade deadline, the more the pot on the stove begins to heat up. Teams who need assistance will soon become frantic as they desperately attempt to fill a need. Seller teams are anticipating that the panic will offer an opportunity for them to sell high on a departing asset, resulting in a return that exceeds their outgoing worth.
For the Phoenix Suns, there will be panic. The team simply doesn’t have enough viable assets to oversell. This isn’t last season when the team had a stable of desirable wing players on their roster.