It doesn’t take a basketball genius to understand that the Phoenix Suns’ roster construction leaves a lot to be desired. Without a true point guard on the roster, outside of Collin Gillespie, to organize the offense, Phoenix is struggling to replicate last season’s success.
NBA insider Chris Haynes is also now reporting that there’s growing frustration in the Suns’ locker room tied to that poor roster construction. It’s still early, but the addition of Miles Bridges and the departures of Grayson Allen and Royce O’Neale seem to have destroyed the good vibes Phoenix enjoyed a season ago.
Something might need to change soon to salvage the roster and address the discontent in the locker room, but the Suns’ options are few and far between.
Should Suns kick the tires on former lottery pick Lonzo Ball?
It’s now clear the Suns should regret not buying low on an available point guard talent like Ja Morant during the offseason. The rumor mill continues to hint that Phoenix should go after New Orleans Pelicans’ guard Dejounte Murray if he becomes available, but our own Luke Duffy writes that that potential move would create its own problems.
An option that’s available right now without the need for a trade is former No. 2 overall pick Lonzo Ball.
The injury-plagued point guard last played for the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2025-26. In 35 games (three starts), Ball was not what Cleveland had hoped to acquire. He shot just 30.1 percent from the field and an unsightly 27.2 percent from 3-point range (by far a career low).
Prior to that ill-fated signing, Ball missed two full seasons due to knee injuries. Before the injury woes derailed his career, though, Ball was a serviceable point guard for the Lakers, Pelicans and Bulls. His worst averages during that five-season stretch to begin his career were 9.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game. He also made a career-high 42.3 percent of his triples in Chicago before the knee injuries had their say.
Desperate times call for desperate measures, as they say, and Ball is a low-risk option the Suns could pursue to address their lack of point guard depth. Phoenix doesn’t need Ball to turn back the clock to his best basketball, and even some of his lower statistical outputs would be a huge improvement for this Suns team.
Future Hall of Famer vouches for Lonzo Ball
Golden State Warriors four-time All-Star and four-time NBA champion Draymond Green recently spoke out in favor of Ball getting another chance to prove himself.
“I’m hoping he gets to year 10 in the league for all the benefits and stuff, and he’s done well. He’ll be fine, but also think he’s earned those benefits as well. So, hopefully he can get that one more year in the league, get that call, and he’ll be a very good backup or third point guard on someone’s roster. I hope you get that call because that’s someone who worked; he kept his head down, and things just didn’t quite go his way, but I’m rooting for him. I know he hasn’t announced his retirement, but big fan,” Green said on his YouTube show.
The biggest red flag in Ball’s game with Cleveland was his shooting ability. If that doesn’t bounce back, he’d be a questionable fit on a Suns team that lost a lot of outside shooting already by sending away Allen and O’Neale.
That being said, the Suns would have enough capable scorers around Ball to take the pressure off.
Ball recently pushed back on retirement rumors, so he’s made it clear he’s open to an NBA return if he gets the call somewhere. It all just depends on Ball's health.
Perhaps Phoenix is the place where he can resuscitate his career and get that 10th season of service time. But even if Ball isn’t the answer, the Suns continue to face a lot of difficult questions.
The season could get out of hand fast if the front office doesn’t make some sort of tweak to light a fire under their guys, because the current roster construction simply is not working early on.
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