Glaring issue Suns must fix in order to ensure 2025-26 isn't a total disaster

The Phoenix Suns have done the best job they possibly could have to get out of the dire situation they found themselves in to end last season - one in which they won only 36 games - by changing the direction of the franchise. Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal are out - even if Beal is going to be on the books for half a decade yet - while building around Devin Booker once again is very much in.

The organization also did a nice job - again given their financial constraints and lack of draft capital - in attempting to fix their center rotation. The Jusuf Nurkic experience was a disaster, and the Suns have attempted to fix that by drafting an 18-year-old in Khaman Maluach as the long-term solution. Mark Williams - himself still only 23 - could end up being a fantastic get if he can stay healthy.

Suns still have massive issues at point guard position.

The front office were never going to be able to fix all of the roster issues in one offseason - but if there is one area that urgently needs to be looked at - it is the point guard position. Not because this team is going to sniff the playoffs next season - the play-in looks unlikely at this point - but to set themselves up for a brighter outlook long-term.

Like it or not, Booker is now 28-years-old and the Suns are on the clock to keep him engaged in what is a rebuild, no matter how they try and dress that up. The key to doing this is showing Book that this team is going to get back to playoff contention quicker than it looks like on paper, and nailing their draft picks and having role players overperform will be central to this happening.

Having Jalen Green as their starting point guard - or worse yet Booker himself - is precisely not what the front office should be doing, yet as of this moment that's what is going to happen. It was likely easy to talk Booker into setting the table and taking a back seat looking for his own shot when Durant and Beal were in town.

But if he's forced to run the point again, who is going to tell him he's got to try and find Grayson Allen, Maluach and Nigel Hayes-Davis each night? That is not the best use of his electric offensive talents as he hits his prime, which is why it is more likely Green instead assumes that position. This despite the fact he's never been a true point guard before or shown he is up to the challenge.

Green operates much better as a touch undersized two guard who doesn't have to cover elite scorers on the other end - except for when they inevitably hunt for him - and instead can go off when getting tee'd up by an actual floor general. To have him in that position is again not the best use of his talents, while the fit next to Booker is obviously a concern.

Behind him is Collin Gillespie, who fans will love having back but who will also face a steep learning curve. It was one thing showing heart and effort when nobody else did last season. But he'll need more than that on a roster that is re-committed to being better defensively and will need Gillespie to demonstrate a higher level of play in setting up his teammates.

Then there are Jordan Goodwin and Jared Butler, both fighting for a place in the league and who if nothing else are actually natural point guards. Goodwin has shown he can be starter calibre, but that poses the question of what to do with Green. The Suns aren't meant to win lots of games next season, but failure to sort this position out could make our prediction look very foolish indeed.