Ranking each position’s need for improvement for the Phoenix Suns
By Adam Maynes
Shooting Guard
Even with Devin Booker at point guard, the need for improving the shooting guard position is very low.
Shooting guard is a position where teams do not necessarily need to have a star of any kind, they need someone who can drain an open shot and pass the ball effectively when their point guard is otherwise distracted.
For the Suns, they have one of the top-five shooting guards in the league in Devin Booker, an up-and-comer who demands of himself to be great and has the skills to back up that demand.
But even if Book is at point, they currently have sufficient talent to not necessitate a desperate move to improve the position.
The Phoenix Suns are currently running with Troy Daniels and Jamal Crawford as their veteran backup shooting guards with Mikal Bridges presumably taking a bite out of the minutes himself.
Thinking short-term, if Booker is playing the position, then his reserves are better than average and a perfect compliment his game.
If he is playing point guard, then again, they are a perfect compliment, although not necessarily deserving starters minutes.
Thinking long-term, Booker is perfect there and hopefully will be for at least a decade of his career if not more. If he is at point, then hopefully Mikal Bridges can take the starters role in the future – he certainly has both the defensive and offensive mentality to pull it off – and might be the perfect man for the job.
Veteran backups can always be found as in the case of the roster’s current construction, and shouldn’t really be any problem for future general managers.