Dillon Brooks gives the Suns something Kevin Durant never could

Golden State Warriors v Houston Rockets - Game Seven | Tim Warner/GettyImages There is no doubt that the departure of Kevin Durant from the Phoenix Suns this offseason closed their championship window aspirations. But given they failed to win a single playoff game in the two full seasons the 36-year-old was in The Valley, the front office had to make changes to secure their future anyway.

Not that they fixed all of their problems - and they need to avoid signing this point guard to create a new one - but the path back to relevance now runs solely through Devin Booker. The roster is also being built with a defensive identity in mind, after the hapless way in which last year's team defended…