For all of the change the Phoenix Suns have managed to achieve with their roster this offseason, one deal they couldn't get over the line was adding Jonathan Kuminga of the Golden State Warriors. Unlike in years gone by when being stuck in the second apron was the reason for trade talks coming undone, the Suns found themselves with a very different problem.
With Kevin Durant having been traded to the Houston Rockets, Phoenix just didn't have the players to interest the Warriors in coming to the table. Veterans like Grayson Allen, Nick Richards and Royce O'Neale have their place in the league, but giving up on a 22-year-old freak athlete in Kuminga for all three of those role players would surely backfire on the front office in Golden State.