The Suns once insisted on getting Jalen Green in the Kevin Durant trade. Now people around the NBA wonder whether Phoenix would move him for a proven point guard.
That’s the belief outside the organization, according to Sam Amick of The Athletic. A Suns source told Amick the front office wants to give this roster time and could wait until later in the season before getting serious about trade talks.
“It was never gonna get done without Jalen and Dillon (Brooks) in the deal,” Suns owner Mat Ishbia told Amick earlier this year. Ishbia wanted Brooks to help establish the team’s identity and saw Green as a young scorer who could lead an offense.
So far, the scoring has gone the other way. Green averaged 21 points in his final season with the Rockets and 17.8 in an injury-shortened first year with the Suns. He’s down to 11.8 through 10 games this season and holds a $36 million player option for 2027-28.
Green scored 12 points Thursday and spent the entire fourth quarter on the bench as Devin Booker closed out a 101-96 win over the Hornets. Collin Gillespie added 13 points and hit three 3-pointers, as Fadeaway World noted.
The point guard question is easy to understand. Booker can run the offense, and there’s value in having someone who can get him the ball on the move. Gillespie gives coach Jordan Ott a chance to see how that looks with someone already on the roster.
The Suns are 5-6, and Green is still 24. They have time to see if he can give them more before deciding how much they’d give up to get Booker some help.
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