Jalen Green would be perfect trade target for contender in desperate need of scoring

The Phoenix Suns aren't likely to be active in the trade market this offseason, but would surely field calls for Jalen Green if any came their way.

Which is exactly what the Detroit Pistons should be doing, now that they have been sent packing from the playoffs by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Pistons' roster perfectly set up to get the best out of Green

If you watched any of the Pistons' two series versus the Cavaliers and Orlando Magic, then you would have seen them struggle badly without a secondary scorer. Tobias Harris was that guy in Round 1 versus Orlando, before going missing when needed most in Game 7 against Cleveland.

Daniss Jenkins is a player who we love here, but he has not yet reached the level of dependable second scorer and likely never will. Which meant the Pistons left Cade Cunningham too much to do, and why a pure scorer like Green alongside him makes a ton of sense. We know that Green gets picked on defensively, but Detroit has been built to absorb a player like that on their roster.

They have Jalen Duren (when he's not getting benched in the postseason) in the middle, while Ausar Thompson is one of the best defenders in the league. The problem is he can't shoot.

Which is where Green comes in, while a package involving Duncan Robinson and Isaiah Stewart works financially right now. The Suns could then trade Grayson Allen or Royce O'Neale, and also let Mark Williams walk with the addition of Stewart.

Green's first season in The Valley was disrupted by injuries, but his fit next to Devin Booker does not inspire confidence of a deep playoff run.

There is a roster out there that can get the best out of him, and the Pistons look like exactly that. This also gives the Suns the chances to get out of the tricky Williams situation, and they could probably talk Detroit into giving up a draft pick of some kind as well, likely with protections.

For the Pistons they look like they are one player away, and while the likes of Kawhi Leonard have that championship experience, players like that don't become available every day. Green surely is, and at a price they would be comfortable getting on the phone to talk about.

The Suns could run it back and the fans would be onside with doing so, but this is an unexpected opportunity to sell on Green while his value is at its highest.

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