Devin Booker’s extension with Suns could be the beginning of the end

Booker’s extension only the beginning of Suns money problems:

Guard Bradley Beal’s money will be on the Suns’ book for the entirety of Booker’s deal, almost as a shadow of the team’s failure as an organization. Beal’s $20 million in dead money will seriously hindered the roster moves Phoenix can make, as Booker and him will control nearly 50% of the cap space for one player to play and one player to not play.

The hinderance that Beal’s money will cause will limit retooling a winning roster around the two-time All-NBA member into being a contender once again. The limited draft picks in the years over Booker’s contract will continue to haunt the Suns, as adding key players in the draft was crucial to the team rising to contenders in the first place.

Phoenix had three draft picks in the 2025 NBA class, and if all pan out, then this will surely solve many of the question marks surrounding the roster. However, a scenario where the talent added in this year’s draft class won’t be enough for the team to compete, and with the organization having no draft capital, they can even tank for a draft prospect to save them.

The expensive roster and no draft assets puts the team in lottery purgatory and could force a rebuilding team to trade its Superstar in a way to recoup picks and get more cap room to be more flexibility for future moves.

Suns owner Mat Ishbia has claimed that the franchise will never trade Booker, which should be a no-brainer. However, the desperation of back-to-back-to-back-to-back losing seasons over the course of Booker’s five-year, $300+ million deal could start to way heavy on Ishbia’s mind.

A Booker trade wouldn’t be made on wants but more on a neccesity for the Suns to survive if it doesn’t get itself out of the hole it dug.