The Phoenix Suns made waves (small waves, but still waves) this offseason when they acquired De’Anthony Melton and Ryan Anderson from the Houston Rockets for Brandon Knight and Marquese Chriss. There were a couple logical thoughts that followed from that trade.
First, there’s no way the trade was to land Anderson. He’s older and he was phased out of the Rockets rotation at the end of the season. He just isn’t that good. Their primary target had to be Melton, a rookie at a position of need who had a great Summer League and is a theoretically perfect fit next to Devin Booker.