The Phoenix Suns plans to make Jalen Green into a core building stone, but it will not be long before that plan is counterproductive. Green is not a lead ball handler and remains a questionable fit next to Devin Booker. The Suns believe that the 23-year-old can make an important leap, but they will be thoroughly disappointed by the time the calendar browses to 2026.
Green was on average 21.0 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 0.9 steals in 32.9 minutes per match last season. He played in all 82, but only shot 42.3 percent out of the field. His career-high 35.4 percent from 3-point reach was heartwarming. The rockets were the second seed in the Western Conference with Green as a starter, but he is a score-first option with important warts.
The suns do not have the infrastructure to cover for greenery like the rockets did. His insufficient defense, lack of shooting and inefficiencies will jump more into a struggling team. Phoenix will be on the bottom of the West classification and will be ready to exchange green before the deadline.
Suns will immediately regret trade for Jalen Green
Phoenix plans to start Dillon Brooks and Mark Williams next to Green. That is three Subpar Shooters in the same line -up, and it can be four if the new head coach Jordan Ott decides to open with Ryan Dunn. There will be zero room to work in the paint, which will further refuel the efficiency of Green.
Teams will chase him on the other side of the floor. The rockets finished fifth in defensive rating last season, but they were six points per 100 assets when Green was in the game. For the context, they would have finished second in the non-green minutes and 14th when he played. The Suns were 27th in defensive rating last season and just added another insufficient option.
To make matters worse, Green owes $ 105.8 million in the coming three seasons, with a player option of $ 36 million in the last year. The market does not appreciate a score-first, inefficient guards. Look no further than Cam Thomas who is still a free agent and players such as Jordan Clarkson who are available through Buyout. Finding a trading partner can be difficult.
The suns are not to blame for anyone except themselves. They had several offers for Kevin Durant and chose the Rockets deal. Phoenix wanted control of their lottery pick from 2025, which was used to select Kaman Maluach. It meant the adoption of Green and Brooks to make math work.
Green is now an important piece for the Suns, which makes around 21 percent of the salary cap. They have no assets to act, so the franchise has to work. That will continue to blow up in their faces.
The Phoenix Suns have a gloomy future, and it only gets worse if Jalen Green is unable to bloom into an all-star. Owner Mat Ishbia deserves all debt. The Suns still owe different draws of the Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal Trades, despite the fact that neither players are still in their selection. The pain has just begun and the sun is not blaming anyone else.
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