Development was the plan. So why is Maluach watching from the bench?

After yet another double-digit loss on Wednesday night, this time to the Portland Trail Blazers (again), the Phoenix Suns find themselves at 1-5. They are a team desperately searching for an identity. Players are trying to establish defined roles, while the coaching staff continues experimenting with combinations in hopes of finding something that can ultimately translate into success.

When you take a step back and look at the bigger picture as it pertains to the Suns’ future, things begin to look rather grim. Between the significant amount of dead cap money on the books and the fact that Phoenix has surrendered control of its draft assets for the next several seasons, there was one thing we…