Because of the vast changes in the two franchises since it may feel like longer, but it was just two years ago when the Phoenix Suns officially shipped out Bradley Beal, Jordan Goodwin and Isaiah Todd to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Chris Paul (who later turned into Jordan Poole), Landry Shamet, second-round picks in 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2030, first-round pick swaps in 2024, 2026, 2028, and 2030, and cash.
Since the trade, the Wizards have had one of the league’s worst records as the team begins their rebuild while the Suns have been one of the NBA’s biggest disappointments, getting swept in the first-round by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2023-2024 season and finishing this past season 36-46, missing the playoffs and play-in tournament entirely for the first time since the 2019-2020 season.