Ranking each position’s need for improvement for the Phoenix Suns
By Adam Maynes
Center
The Phoenix Suns are set at the starting center position for hopefully a decade or more.
Deandre Ayton looks every bit the part of a player who can be a dominant force when he feels more comfortable and should hold down that position for a very long time.
In the short-term the Suns are okay at backup with Tyson Chandler (although age is certainly showing it’s grasp on the veteran center) and possibly Richaun Holmes.
In the long-term though, they do not have anybody to rely on, although it is rare in the NBA that a team has an above average backup center. Good ones are hard to come by in general so having two is a luxury that is almost magical when it happens.
That said, that’s not that important. The Suns will always be able to find a big man to plug in when Ayton rests, and/or just utilize smaller lineups with a power forward at center.
For this season the Suns are pretty set unless there is an injury, and with Chandler receiving so few minutes as it is, and there being so many days now between games, there is a chance that if healthy he’ll be able to play the majority of the season leaving Phoenix with decent-enough depth to get them through this season.
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