“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.

Don’t be surprised to see the Suns rising as the second half of the regular season unfolds. They have all the pieces to be much better than what their current record indicates.

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."