Player development still big for Suns, despite trading out of Draft

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images After winning the Western Conference Finals and coming within two wins of the league championship, the Phoenix Suns have become true believers in continuity. They have basically run it back this offseason, keeping every rotation player that averaged more than 24 minutes per game while and adding a couple of quality backups.

I guess that’s what you do when your core is still quite young — 7 of the top 9 players were 26 or younger — and those kids have already proven their ability to win big in the playoffs.

Youth movement is over?

On the surface, the Suns appear to be selling their future to solidify the present. They sold their developmental league team…