Woj: Suns trade Jared Dudley and 2021 second-round pick for Darrell Arthur

After recently telling Arizona Sports 98.7 FM’s Bickley & Marotta on Wednesday that moves weren’t finished on the roster, General Manager Ryan McDonough followed through by doing some salary cap maneuvering on Friday morning.

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Phoenix Suns will be sending Jared Dudley plus a 2021 second-round pick (protected 31-35) to the Brooklyn Nets for Darrell Arthur. However, Arthur will never play one minute for Phoenix as they will immediately begin the process of negotiating a buyout on the final year of his contract. Brooklyn could be doing the same with Dudley, too.

Also, per Arizona Sports’ John Gambadoro, the Suns had been trying to simply buyout Dudley’s…