With the Phoenix Suns having done a whole host of business this offseason so far, you would be forgiven for thinking their roster churn would begin to slow down. Although a long-term solution at the point guard position - such as Josh Giddey - would be an excellent way to continue building for the future, Jordan Goodwin is as capable a stop-gap as they could realistically find.
The Suns are also no longer in the second apron thanks to buying out Bradley Beal, and they have players such as Nick Richards and Grayson Allen to bring to the table in trade talks. They don't have a ton of draft equity to offer up, but there are some second round picks left in reserve if they need to be called upon later in the summer.
Laughable asking price for Jonathan Kuminga shouldn't faze Suns.
Another young player with upside who the Suns have been linked with in recent days is Jonathan Kuminga of the Golden State Warriors. He is in need of a change of scenery, and The Valley looks like the perfect place to kickstart his career. They are now a younger roster who could do with his explosive athleticism on both ends of the court.
But according to Anthony Slater of ESPN - who covers the Warriors extensively - his understanding is that the Warriors are looking for a first round pick plus a young player with real upside in order to part with the 22-year-old. On top of both of those asks, they also don't want to take back any bad contracts that could derail their future either.
The reason that's not going to happen - which is why the Suns shouldn't be concerned by that asking price that they clearly cannot come close to making a reality - is because what a team thinks their player is worth versus what they ultimately go for is rarely aligned. It is different if that individual is a superstar, which Kuminga is not.
But you need only go back to Deandre Ayton's departure from Phoenix to remember how underwhelming this can be for the franchise that is getting rid of the player. A former first overall pick who had helped anchor a defense to the NBA Finals had to be worth something juicy right? Wrong. Here is Jusuf Nurkic, Grayson Allen, Nassir Little and Keon Johnson.
That Allen became the best player the Suns got in that deal was criminal - although given Ayton quit on the Portland Trail Blazers and is now with the Los Angeles Lakers - it was actually not as lopsided as it felt in the moment. The point being though that every organization thinks more highly of their players - even when trying to move on from them - but the Warriors will learn the hard way here.
They don't want to give him a large contract, but they'll want to move off this issue sooner rather than later. The best the Suns can offer is nowhere close to what they want and it could easily be trumped by other teams as well. But that shouldn't be a reason to not test the resolve of the Warriors, and see if they can steal Kuminga this summer.