Suns Roster Post Draft 6-25-2026

[Proximo]

You aleast underrate the Lakers and are always proven wrong. That team is definitely better than us. I also think Ant and Co are still better than us.

But even if we’re as good as one of them, that makes us a 7 seed… which is now a play-in team.

Always proven wrong? The Suns owned them last year head to head.

Lakers could be better than the Suns, I said as much.

Like I said I think it's pretty even after the first 2 teams, could go just about any which way 3-9. But teams have changed quite a bit, need to see them function for awhile before anyone can make a very good prediction.

 

[Proximo]

They were the 6 seed for most of the season last year.

For all the crap Brooks gets for being a ball hog, we missed him a lot while he was out.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

buy low sell high - sounds easy enough - if it was nobody would go bankrupt

we were giving up picks to get rid of players - we sold low on kevin durant (but lucked out)

mark williams has been interesting - suns locked him well up before today's sign and trade - we didn't sell low at all

did miles bridges have anything to do with that? can we expect the miles extension to follow the same timeline? because that's what the hippie's picking up

ish must have found confidence in the latest foot report

he started off saying no load management but then traded grayson - oneale and a first round draft pick so he could have someone to pair williams with

mark williams plays tough in the paint but jordan ott wants discipline - there will be times when you stay on your man (or in position) and watch someone else's man score - which is completely unnatural for some players (nick richards comes to mind)

it sounds to me like the suns believe miles bridges will keep that discipline - along with mark williams keeping faith in ott's system(s)

don't listen to me btw - a few weeks ago i had today pinned as mark williams' last day with the suns org - instead we've gone all in time-wise committing to 3 full years

 

[AzStevenCal]

For all the crap Brooks gets for being a ball hog, we missed him a lot while he was out.

I think he takes a shot or two he shouldn't, the coaches should work with him on that. But I like the fact he's agressive with the ball and I wouldn't want to lessen his confidence level by dialing him back too much.

 

[Carolinacacti]

I think he takes a shot or two he shouldn't, the coaches should work with him on that. But I like the fact he's agressive with the ball and I wouldn't want to lessen his confidence level by dialing him back too much.

Brooks and Green shot much because Booker didn't

 

[AzStevenCal]

Brooks and Green shot much because Booker didn't

Maybe at times but I don't think that was the problem most of the season. Green took a lot of shots out of the flow of the game and to me that's his biggest weakness. Brooks would occasionally just force a shot when a pass to a wide open teammate would have been a better decision but that's always a fine line if your job is to score.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

oneale was a staple in phx

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[Superbone]

oneale was a staple in phx

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Like Inspector Clouseau once said, "Not anymore."

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[Mainstreet]

So the Suns roster is looking like this as of 7-14-2026

Guards:

Devin Booker PG/SG
Jalen Green SG
Luke Kennard SG
Collin Gillespie PG
Jordan Goodwin PG/SG
Jamaree Bouyea PG


Forwards:

Dillon Brooks SF
Rasheer Fleming PF
Koa Peat PF
Miles Bridges PF
Ryan Dunn SF
Haywood Highsmith F


Centers:

Khaman Maluach C
Oso Ighodoro PF/C
Mark Williams C (RFA)

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Two-way contracts (maximum three players):

Koby Brea G
Pat Spencer G
CJ Huntley F

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[BooksOrangePlanet]

everyone who said the suns had no future was dead wrong - myself included - times were bleak- i didn't see a way out of kd - it was truly hard to watch - games were like dentist appointments

you can't tell me we don't have a future now - not with the two 19 year olds - not with rasheer - not with gillespie oso and dunn

criticize away but these kids can play - we can debate ceilings but we can't say we aren't a young team taking some serious swings

far as the drafts go - if we're making the playoffs we weren't getting lottery picks anyways - granted all we have are late first round picks but guess where we drafted rasheer and koa

ish and gregory have been dope at identifying falling talents in the first round and doing whatever it takes to acquire them - now they don't have to move up to do it

average age for a nba roster is 26 to 27

the suns roster averages 26 years old

i think book brooks and kennard are our oldest players and they're all just 30?

not to mention we have an owner who doesn't mind spend'n - he couldn't help himself at first - he's still paying for those mistakes but i think he's a fast learner - we saw a complete turnaround

 

[Bada0Bing]

oneale was a staple in phx

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I like these lineup charts, but I wish there was a way to include the strength of the lineups they played against. For example, lineup 5 has a +13, but it’s an unusual lineup that probably played a lot of minutes against bench units that weren’t as strong as the lineups the starters typically played against. These charts are still fun to analyze though.

 

[JCSunsfan]

oneale was a staple in phx

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This chart mystifies me. There seems to be no rhyme or reason.

Ok. Here is one. The two best line ups, by a wide margin, had Dunn at pf. Maybe his defense had more of an impact than we think.

The worst line ups all have Dillon Brooks. If it weren’t for what he brings to team culture, I would be fine trading him. He is probably at the height of his value right now.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

This chart mystifies me. There seems to be no rhyme or reason.

there isn't a rhyme or reason - bunch of different balances - different offensive to defensive ratios - different opponents (as bada eluded to)

what it shows though imo is how players can be more successful when chemistry has been established

 

[Yuma]

there isn't a rhyme or reason - bunch of different balances - different offensive to defensive ratios - different opponents (as bada eluded to)

what it shows though imo is how players can be more successful when chemistry has been established

That's why I was excited about Summer League. Fleming and Man Man have built chemistry through G league play. Koa Peat just stepped in like he played with both these guys in G League last year. The three played off each other and set each other up for threes and dunks! LOL. This front line has potential just based on their chemistry together, aside from their personal skills.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

what is your has to play roster? factor in the talent - salaries - and where each player is on the totem pole

obviously our starters - book jalen brooks miles and williams - that's 5

bench mob that needs time on the floor

gillespie goody fleming oso kennard maluach - that makes 11

ryan dunn has both started and sat out of games - he's the wildcard this year - he'll be competing with fleming (and highsmith) for 3andD minutes - we're up to 12 players

ye - spencer - highsmith - koa - they don't have to play but can provide change of pace

suns depth hippie style

guards - book jalen gillespie goody kennard ye spencer

3andD - brooks fleming dunn highsmith

power forwards - miles koa huntley

centers - williams oso maluach

 

[clyde2tw]

what is your has to play roster? factor in the talent - salaries - and where each player is on the totem pole

obviously our starters - book jalen brooks miles and williams - that's 5

bench mob that needs time on the floor

gillespie goody fleming oso kennard maluach - that makes 11

ryan dunn has both started and sat out of games - he's the wildcard this year - he'll be competing with fleming (and highsmith) for 3andD minutes - we're up to 12 players

ye - spencer - highsmith - koa - they don't have to play but can provide change of pace

suns depth hippie style

guards - book jalen gillespie goody kennard ye spencer

3andD - brooks fleming dunn highsmith

power forwards - miles koa huntley

centers - williams oso maluach

Skill wise, Gillespie, Goodwin, Highsmith, Kennard are the first off bench. But team needs developing youngsters, so we'll see 2 of Peat, Fleming, Dunn getting time at 2-4. I hope Ott'd play by assessing bench players practice performance.

 

[JCSunsfan]

The Suns have to find a way to rotate 5 guards—Book, Green, CG, Goodwin, and Kennard. Some of those guys will play some minutes at forward.

Guards 100 minutes: Booker (30), Green (28), CG (20), Goodwin (12), Kennard (10)

They can only really find regular minutes for four forwards. Brooks, Bridges, and then two of Fleming, Dunn, and Koa. One of those is going to ride the bench. To me it looks like Koa is headed for a redshirt year like Khaman and Fleming did last year. Koa is going to spend a lot of time in G-league. If he blows it up there, he might be able to push Fleming or Dunn out of a job if one of those two aren’t cutting it.

Forwards 92 minutes: Brooks 30, Bridges 29, Fleming 15, Dunn 10, Koa 8.

All three centers will get work. Williams will start but Maluach is already pushing him. I could see Maluach starting when Williams sits out games, while Oso backs up whoever starts. If Man man keeps hitting threes at 40% it will be tough to keep him on the bench.

48 center minutes: Williams 20 ( management will make it look like it’s more because he will sit out entire games), Oso 14, Maluach 14. Again game management might get Man Man more minutes than this.

Honestly, the Suns might consider running game management protocols across the board. They have had issues with injuries, and they now have enough depth and enough players needing minutes, that they could sit one or two players per game and probably be fine.

 

[Yuma]

The Suns have to find a way to rotate 5 guards—Book, Green, CG, Goodwin, and Kennard. Some of those guys will play some minutes at forward.

Guards 100 minutes: Booker (30), Green (28), CG (20), Goodwin (12), Kennard (10)

They can only really find regular minutes for four forwards. Brooks, Bridges, and then two of Fleming, Dunn, and Koa. One of those is going to ride the bench. To me it looks like Koa is headed for a redshirt year like Khaman and Fleming did last year. Koa is going to spend a lot of time in G-league. If he blows it up there, he might be able to push Fleming or Dunn out of a job if one of those two aren’t cutting it.

Forwards 92 minutes: Brooks 30, Bridges 29, Fleming 15, Dunn 10, Koa 8.

All three centers will get work. Williams will start but Maluach is already pushing him. I could see Maluach starting when Williams sits out games, while Oso backs up whoever starts. If Man man keeps hitting threes at 40% it will be tough to keep him on the bench.

48 center minutes: Williams 20 ( management will make it look like it’s more because he will sit out entire games), Oso 14, Maluach 14. Again game management might get Man Man more minutes than this.

Honestly, the Suns might consider running game management protocols across the board. They have had issues with injuries, and they now have enough depth and enough players needing minutes, that they could sit one or two players per game and probably be fine.

Supposedly, Gambo heard that Suns figure they may repeat the strategy from last season of Williams not playing back to backs. That is 16 games according to Gambo, that Maluach will start. Gambo feels they would keep Oso in at back up those games, and just start Man Man instead. Of course, if there's injury Man Man would get more minutes.

Gambo didn't say this, but last season Suns commentators were saying the Suns fealt they were giving Oso too many minutes and burning him out. I am thinking that maybe Man Man gets minutes by giving Oso some reduced minute games, or nights off.

Your assessment: "Honestly, the Suns might consider running game management protocols across the board. They have had issues with injuries, and they now have enough depth and enough players needing minutes, that they could sit one or two players per game and probably be fine." I am 100 percent on this! Will the Suns do it? Not that I have seen so far. Ott likes to limit the number of guys he plays, and healthy DNPs three to four guys a game. Me, I get frustrated with this, because it's an 82 game season, and the Suns have looked worn out enetering playoffs, and Williams missed the playoffs all together. Booker always looks cooked at the end of the season now. They have to play others more minutes to be fresh at the end of the year, imo.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

how in the hell did the suns get so damn lucky with maluach and koa - especially with the way college kids get paid now

everything had to align just right and prematurely lol - had koa stayed he would've been a top 10 pick and maluach should have NEVER dropped

manman falling to #10 was an anomaly - it should've never happened - i don't remember who was supposed to take him but we should call and thank them - i know the rockets are kicking themselves

if you watched koa peat play in the tournament and didn't want him... i'm sorry lol but wth? koa peat was bona fide well before the combine - his role already defined - screw the 3pt line

but the pairing of the two is what gives the hippie goosebumps (and fleming the open 3) - i don't think we've ever had a top shelf center and a top shelf power forward at the same time - atleast not in their prime

not to mention the 3andD rasheer fleming - i think the three of them weigh over 750 pounds together and they're only gonna get bigger

I THOUGHT WE DIDN'T HAVE NO DRAFT PICKS

 

[Yuma]

how in the hell did the suns get so damn lucky with maluach and koa - especially with the way college kids get paid now

everything had to align just right and prematurely lol - had koa stayed he would've been a top 10 pick and maluach should have NEVER dropped

manman falling to #10 was an anomaly - it should've never happened - i don't remember who was supposed to take him but we should call and thank them - i know the rockets are kicking themselves

if you watched koa peat play in the tournament and didn't want him... i'm sorry lol but wth? koa peat was bona fide well before the combine - his role already defined - screw the 3pt line

but the pairing of the two is what gives the hippie goosebumps (and fleming the open 3) - i don't think we've ever had a top shelf center and a top shelf power forward at the same time - atleast not in their prime

not to mention the 3andD rasheer fleming - i think the three of them weigh over 750 pounds together and they're only gonna get bigger

I THOUGHT WE DIDN'T HAVE NO DRAFT PICKS

Gambo has been hinting that Maulach's agent may have had something to do with Man Man getting picked by us.

Koa, from what I read, was a target of ours. It kinda makes sense when you see how they doubled down at center with Williams and Maluach. Then we trade for Bridges and get Peat. I think Peat fell because they tried messing with his shot before the combine, and it looked really bad. Gambo says once he got in our range the Suns started working the phones. They knew the Knicks would listen to a trade down offer. Knicks obliged us with what we had to trade, and we got our guy.

 

[leclerc]

"I THOUGHT WE DIDN'T HAVE NO DRAFT PICKS"

I have been thinking the same as well. No lottery picks at least. Suns scouting has been good. Not sure Brea will ever play big minutes but other than that they have drafted very well.

 

[leclerc]

I agree it is typical Suns to enter post season broken down with injury riddled players. Booker is seldom 100%. Please rest him more after he comes back from injury.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

i've narrowed it down to the indica dominant strains as far as the rhyming problem goes - but those are the strains that make my brain think - and it's worse than you know- i go back and edit/unrhyme a lot

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

I THOUGHT WE DIDN'T HAVE NO DRAFT PICKS

Every time someone lamented us not having picks I reminded they did. I also reminded them ish has proven to be creative. Did I know we’d have this kind of (seeming) success (I know it’s early to call these guys successes)? Of course not. But I was pretty steady in stating it (the KD trade, from a future perspective - the actual KD debacle was pretty obvious to everyone here) wasn’t a total abject failure . . . yet. So far it’s trending in my favor.