Look at every good team in the NBA and odds are they have at least one of two things that help to maintain their success: an energizer player off the bench and a backup center.
When a single player fulfills both roster attributes, you know that he is pretty special.
For the last three seasons, that player for the Phoenix Suns was Alan Williams, a local kid, lifelong Suns fan, and son of Phoenix’s police chief – the perfect embodiment of a fan favorite.
But while his energy was both exciting and infectious, he lacked a level of athleticism and scoring around the basket that made him a requirement to retain, and thus when Phoenix had the chance to move on with their team option in 2018, they let him go.