Following the surprising trade for Tyler Johnson before the Feb. 7 deadline, the Suns are sitting in a new position. Gone is the max cap space that owner Robert Sarver suggested they were preserving in preseason (Ryan Anderson’s salary was reduced so they could waive and stretch his contract at the end of this season; that won’t be happening with Johnson), but this indicates possibly a realization of how this free agency period would go for them.
At the moment, possessing an abysmal record of 11-46, which is on pace to be the worst season in franchise history for Phoenix, this wasn’t going to be a desirable destination.