“The only way for the Suns to dig out of this mess is to start digging out of it and the Houston Rockets are the prime example of this,” Bontemps said. “The Houston Rockets, yeah they had Russell Westbrook, that they got rid of for some ancillary stuff.

ESPN NBA insider Brian Windhorst is very strong in the belief that franchise cornerstone Devin Booker still has no interest in departing Phoenix - even to the point of still intending to spend the remainder of his career in the Valley. "The Devin Booker that I know wants to be a Phoenix Sun for his entire career," said Windhorst.

ESPN's Brian Windhorst took the team to "Get Up" to talk about Durant's trade market and the possibilities, and he mentioned Booker as the only safe player on the Suns. "The only thing I can tell you for sure is that tomorrow afternoon, Devin Booker will be on the Suns," Windhorst reported. "I think that's the only guarantee."

With that, Booker has become one of the club's best players in its history. On Monday night, in a matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers, he solidified that matter. Booker became the Suns' all-time leading scorer, which the team announced on X.

The Phoenix Suns made it clear that everyone was available this trade deadline. Stuck at 25-25, 9th in the Western Conference, the franchise knew it needed to change.