Certainly the trade of Kyrie Irving was inevitable, so whether or not the Suns were the team involved in his acquisition is entirely inconsequential. But the Suns merely flapping their wings and refusing to fly in the Western Conference this offseason, may have caused a chain reaction that could lead to LeBron remaining in Cleveland, staying entirely away from the Los Angeles Lakers.
Had the Suns traded Josh Jackson with Eric Bledsoe and a future first, the Cavs would have received a ready-now point guard and a potential star rookie small forward that would have kept Cleveland competitive this season.