The Phoenix Suns made many roster changes this offseason, which has completely changed the direction of the franchise. They are going to be a rebuilding roster for the next couple of years at the very least, which is a concern as 28-year-old franchise cornerstone Devin Booker would surely prefer to return to the mountain top sooner rather than later.
The Suns have also been in the public eye for all of the wrong reasons away from the court as well, in what has been a worrying development in their offseason. It is not all bad though, as there is real optimism that at least one of their three rookies in Khaman Maluach, Koby Brea and Rasheer Fleming could hit and begin to contribute as soon as this coming season.
Bol Bol has stuck around in Arizona in hopes of getting final NBA shot.
One of the players the Suns said goodbye to this offseason was the enigmatic Bol Bol. After two seasons in which his game most certainly did not align with the game plans of veteran head coaches Frank Vogel or Mike Budenholzer, the guard trapped in a center's body was deemed surplus to requirements.
He's yet to get picked up by anybody else either - and at 25-years-old - the South Sudanese international is no longer a young and fun prospect for an organization to take a chance on. Not that Bol was all bad during his time in Phoenix either, when called upon he was able to bring something unique offensively. The other end of the court though? The less said about that the better.
Bol Bol getting up shots at Arizona State as he posted video on IG.
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Despite playing his college ball at the University of Oregon, Bol has stayed back in The Valley this summer to get some work in at Arizona State. This is another endorsement of the state as a whole - there's a reason former Sun Cameron Johnson bought a house there and comes back whenever he can - but Bol won't be getting picked up by the Suns again.
Which is almost ironic, as this rebuilding version of the roster makes the most sense for him. They'll be lucky to win 30 games next season but have quietly built a defensive identity on the fly around Dillon Brooks, Ryan Dunn, Collin Gillespie, Mark Williams and Oso Ighodaro. Contrast that with the team featuring Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal, which was dreadful on that end of the court.
All that did was both highlight how bad Bol was, and not allow him to flourish offensively. Things could have been different if he was still around this season - because although he won't be any better at defending - he makes much more sense on this version of the roster. Hopefully he gets one final chance to impress in the NBA, otherwise Europe is calling for the son of Manute Bol.