While the Suns September trade with the Rockets may have came as a surprise, it filled a need for the team while also pairing back together two friends.
The Suns sent Marquese Chriss and Brandon Knight to Houston for rookie De’Anthony Melton and sharpshooter Ryan Anderson. Melton will compete with the three other point guards on roster for the starting job while Anderson secures his spot as the Suns new power forward.
“I couldn’t be happier to be with this organization,” Anderson said. “This is an organization that I have wanted to play for for a lot of years.