There is a good chance that I am in the minority about Ryan McDonough’s tenure as the Phoenix Suns’ General Manager, in that I believe he actually did a good job – all things considered.
His drafting went about as well as one can. He never made a trade that ended up being an absolute flop against the Suns (Brandon Knight‘s trader would not have been a total flop had he stayed healthy, something that was entirely out of McDonough’s control). The tank-and-rebuild was a unified plan between he and Robert Sarver, so much so that McDonough was given a contract extension just last offseason.