Suns are gambling on their future by leaving roster spots open

Photo by Michael Gonzales/NBAE via Getty ImagesAfter releasing Chasson Randle on Saturday, the Phoenix Suns are back down to 14 players under full NBA guaranteed contracts, plus one two-way contract with three-year NBA veteran Chandler Hutchison.

Randle was the only player in camp with a non-guaranteed contract, having signed to potentially earn his way into that final available roster spot. But Randle was point guard, and really more of a camp body and insurance policy to save a bit of preseason wear and tear on a roster that had just been in the NBA Finals a couple of months ago.

Now Randle is gone, and the Suns are back down to one available full-time roster spot and one available two-way…