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Why Greg Monroe Doesn’t Work in Phoenix

ST. FRANCIS, WI - JULY 9: Recently signed free agents Greg Monroe and Khris Middleton of the Milwaukee Bucks are joined by general manager John Hammond and head coach Jason Kidd during a press conference at the Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin Training Center on July 9, 2015 in St. Francis, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2015 NBAE (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)
ST. FRANCIS, WI - JULY 9: Recently signed free agents Greg Monroe and Khris Middleton of the Milwaukee Bucks are joined by general manager John Hammond and head coach Jason Kidd during a press conference at the Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin Training Center on July 9, 2015 in St. Francis, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2015 NBAE (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)
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Reason #3: Positional Log-Jam

ST. FRANCIS, WI – JULY 9: Recently signed free agents Greg Monroe and Khris Middleton of the Milwaukee Bucks are joined by general manager John Hammond and head coach Jason Kidd during a press conference at the Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin Training Center on July 9, 2015 in St. Francis, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2015 NBAE (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)
ST. FRANCIS, WI – JULY 9: Recently signed free agents Greg Monroe and Khris Middleton of the Milwaukee Bucks are joined by general manager John Hammond and head coach Jason Kidd during a press conference at the Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin Training Center on July 9, 2015 in St. Francis, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2015 NBAE (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)

The Suns have a lot of big men. From the starters, Tyson Chandler and Marquese Chriss, to the bench, Alex Len, Dragan Bender and Alan Williams (who is likely to return this season), Phoenix is already overloaded at power forward/center spots.

Adding another big man in Greg Monroe simply does not make sense for the Phoenix Suns. Monroe will almost certainly force Tyson Chandler, who has played very well this season, out-of-town and limit the minutes of Chriss and Bender.

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To sum up, Greg Monroe’s arrival in Phoenix will force the Suns’ best veteran out of the team and take away minutes from two of the Suns’ most promising youngsters.

Ouch.

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