ESPN’s Chad Ford Ranks Phoenix Suns Offseason As One of Worst

In a condensed offseason from the lockout, the Suns were pretty much quiet making moves. They bought out Vince Carter’s contract, brought back Grant Hill, locked up rookie Markieff Morris and signed short-term deals with Shannon Brown, Sebastian Telfair and Ronnie Price. ESPN’s Chad Ford, who has been a heavy critic of Phoenix in recent years, voiced his displeasure over the Suns offseason. In an insider article on ESPN in which Ford gave each team across the league a letter grade, the NBA writer gave the Suns a grade of D+ for their offseason moves or lack there of. Here is the only piece of Ford’s article about the Suns that I could find. The Suns’ free-agent haul this year won’t do much to inspire Suns fans. It consisted of Shannon Brown, Ronnie Price and Sebastian Telfair. Of the three, Brown is a legit pickup, albeit a role player. Their draft pick, Markieff Morris, is big and can shoot, but the chances of him being a starter in the NBA, let alone ...