I’ve never seen Phoenix Suns General Manager James Jones more frustrated than when he stepped onto the court following a shootaround the day after February’s trade deadline to give an impromptu press conference about the previous day’s proceedings. More specifically, Jones was there to set the record straight on Kelly Oubre Jr.
On deadline day, Marc Stein of the New York Times had reported that Oubre was being discussed in trades with multiple teams. The reports came as a bit of a shock considering Oubre’s improvements and big salary, but were not unexpected. After all, Oubre has the team’s most expendable salary and his style has long been at odds with how the Suns want to play.