The Suns have three paths forward, but only one leads to long-term hope

Welcome to Archie Frazer, one of our new voices here at Bright Side of the Sun!

The upcoming offseason is vital for the Phoenix Suns. Their ‘big three’ hasn’t worked. While availability and coaching have played a role, there’s little justification for running this version of the team back.

It’s easy to say in hindsight that maybe trading for Kevin Durant wasn’t the move, but who can blame them? And who’s to say it wouldn’t have worked? We never really got to see it play out before the addition of Bradley Beal, and yet that may have been the move that put the nail in the coffin. Acquiring a third star with that salary was always going to be a risky move, but to bring in one whose skill set…