The Phoenix Suns have completely overhauled their roster this offseason, and they might not be finished yet. With Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal having been replaced by no fewer than nine new faces, the franchise are now also under the first and second aprons which does make future trades easier.
Not that the Suns have a lot to work with in any potential spots, but having any flexibility at all is a welcome change from the last few years. They also have a couple of roster spots remaining, although one player who likely isn't going to take up that spot - or any others in the league for that matter - is former first round pick Markieff Morris.
Morris looks set to retire from the game of basketball.
Now 35-years-old, Morris last played for the Los Angeles Lakers. If you go back to when he arrived there, in hindsight being a part of the Luka Doncic trade meant he had a familiar face travelling with him from the Dallas Mavericks. Morris wasn't there for what he could do on the court, and to this point the Lakers haven't brought him back for 2025-26.
Which mean he is likely done in the league - because although the Suns could do with some veterans for all of their young players - they have bigger ideas than Morris. Chris Paul is a name that has been mentioned often, and at this point he figures to either come back to The Valley or else the L.A. Clippers, the same team Beal just went to. He also fills an actual need as a point guard as well.
The #Suns are still in pursuit of a Point Guard, some available options include:
— Maluach Muse (@MaluachMusee) July 18, 2025
- Malcom Brogdon
- Russell Westbrook
- De'Anthony Melton
- Chris Paul (Reunion👀)
- Gary Payton II
- Cameron Payne
- Ben Simmons
Out of all the options, who would you want to get?#SunsUp pic.twitter.com/5Q7eWFZGc2
If the Suns don't have a need for Morris as a locker-room guy at a time when they're not going to win anything and are familiar with him as a player and a person, then his future elsewhere does not look promising either. Morris has certainly bounced around the league - appearing for no fewer than eight teams - yet the first four plus seasons in Phoenix was the most he ever spent anywhere.
Given the stellar play of some unknown prospects at Summer League - they're even giving Irish kids a chance these days - it is hard to see any team talking themselves into Morris. That is until near the trade deadline and once the buyout market heats up, which is always the point in which underwhelming outfits get adventurous with trying to improve their rosters.