SUNS ROSTER Who can and should the Suns target in the 2024 NBA Buyout Market?

Who can and should the Suns target in the 2024 NBA Buyout Market?
We’re examining the necessities for the squad and the players up for acquisition.

With the trade deadline being over, a whole new dialogue has started. There are still slots available on the Phoenix Suns’ roster, and the organization is trying to fill them with players that were just waived by their previous teams.

How do players of caliber get waived? Now let’s examine Chimezie Metu. In the Royce O’Neale/David Roddy transaction, he was moved by Phoenix, and the Memphis Grizzlies acquired the versatile big man/wing. They didn’t do this because the Grizzlies were making special efforts to obtain Mezie; rather, they did it to make the money work. So they released him after the transaction was completed.

At this point, we discussed the needs of the Suns roster. 72% of our community members felt that the team’s greatest need before to the trade deadline was a point guard, whether they were to start or come off the bench. Playmaking had been a problem, and a conventional PG was thought to be the solution.

The needs have evolved since the trade deadline. When asked what the team’s top priority right now is, other from health, the answer is defense, followed by rebounding.

With Frank Vogel leading the club, the Suns are, through 53 games, a defensive squad that is in the middle of the pack. Distinguished as a defensive coordinator, his teams have consistently finished in the top 10. However, the Suns finished 16th in opposition 3-point percentage (36.8%), 15th in opposition points (114.4), and 14th in defensive rating (114.8) this season. With a +3.1 net rating overall, the squad is ranked 11th.

Nor is the problem exclusively with their initial team member. The squad has a 116.7 defensive rating in the 18 games and 261 minutes that Bradley Beal, Jusuf Nurkic, Grayson Allen, and Devin Booker have played together. What’s the difference? With a 129.3 offensive rating, they have a +12.5 net rating. The defense of the second team unit is a section of.

Rebounding large was the community’s choice when asked what roster issue Phoenix should address through the buyout market, receiving 52% of the vote.

The Suns are ranked 10th in defensive rebounding (33.3), 18th in total rebounding (43.1), and 24th in offensive rebounds (9.8) as a team. In terms of rebounding % overall, their second squad ranks 12th.

The needs have been determined. It’s time to see who is accessible right now:

Danilo Gallinari

Hayes, Killian

Cory Joseph Korkmaz Furkan

Young Thaddeus

Robin Lopez

Oladipo Victor

James Bouknight

House of Danuel

Chimezie Metu

I recognize a few names there, don’t you? Players (such as Thaddeus Youing) and former players (such as Robin Lopez, Danuel House, and Chimzie Metu, who is not eligible to return) that we have been talking about joining the Suns during buyout season for years. While each of the aforementioned names offers a distinct set of skills, not all of them satisfy the team’s requirements.

The list may grow by adding more names in the following days. Although there hasn’t been any official transaction, there have been rumors that Otto Porter, Jr. and the Utah Jazz could split ways. The Boston Celtics and the Golden State Warriors have both indicated interest in signing him, so if he does, he will be in high demand.

Here at Bright Side, we’ll delve more into these buyout prospects in the coming days, but in the interim, we’ll turn the mic towards you. Two spaces are available on Phoenix’s roster. Who should they get, in your opinion?