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After some of the moves we've seen around the NBA in recent years, it really isn't crazy to say that any trade could happen. Luka Doncic was traded, Giannis Antetokounmpo was recently moved, and we've seen a slew of other young, talented stars be dealt at any given moment.
That's part of why teams like the Phoenix Suns have to be smart about what they do. The last thing the Suns want to deal with is losing Devin Booker, their franchise star guard who has led them to an NBA Finals appearance.
While I don't expect that Booker will be traded anytime soon -- at least that's what the Suns have made it seem like -- others don't believe that's the case, including Bleacher Report, which recently predicted that he'll be one of the next stars to ask for a trade out of Phoenix.
“They have since spent smartly around the margins in free agency. They also burned an unprotected future first-round pick to acquire Miles Bridges, which...yikes.
“Phoenix was supposed to be past this level of problematic narrow-mindedness. The Bridges trade feels just like the Suns' previous pursuits of instant-gratification, only he doesn't have the accolades Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal possessed. Is this really the way Booker wants his career to play out? If not, what could the Suns possibly be selling him in terms of a direction change? Unless folks are super bullish on Jalen Green—a scoring specialist with a career 42.2/33.9/79.6 shooting slash—Booker doesn't even have a co-star candidate on this roster,” Bleacher Report wrote.
The problem with moving on from Booker is that Phoenix might not get as big of a return for him as it is looking for.
Not to say that it can't get multiple first-round picks in return, but his value probably isn't as high as it once was. I can still see many teams being interested, but it definitely adds some intrigue compared to years past. Regardless, I really don't think it makes a lot of sense to move on from Booker, so I'd be surprised to see it happen.
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