There was never going to be a good time to lose Devin Booker to injury, but ahead of a three-game Western Conference road swing is about as bad as it gets. His absence making a tough slate versus the Houston Rockets, Minnesota Timberwolves and (21-1!) Oklahoma City Thunder even harder.
Suns have to keep Grayson Allen beyond trade deadline.
What this setback for the team has also shown is that they have to keep Grayson Allen beyond the trade deadline.
We made the case not so long ago that Allen actually had to go, because his trade value has never been higher and the franchise have to create some more money to bring back Collin Gillespie next season.