The Phoenix Suns got a career year out of Dillon Brooks in his first campaign in The Valley, which is why they should consider trading him this offseason.
Value of Brooks has never been higher around the NBA
So much of building a winner in this league is about striking while the iron is hot, and the 30-year-old Canadian international has now proven without any doubt that he can raise the floor of a roster.
Could Brooks fetch the Suns a pair of first round picks if another franchise is desperate enough to try and change their culture? A name like Julius Randle is sure to come up this offseason as well, but Phoenix would be foolish to entertain giving up on the heart and soul of their team for a player with a proven track record of falling off in the postseason.
That would be seen as a sideways (and we're being generous to Randle here) move, and deals of that kind are always going to be available as long as Brooks is in Phoenix.
Where it would get harder to say no would be if picks and a young player with clear upside were on the table.
The crucial piece of the puzzle here is in the fact the Suns may not want to bring Brooks back on a new deal once his current one is finished. Entering the last year of his contract and coming off a career year in which he proved he can help a team to win, he is rightly going to want to be paid.
But with so much money committed to Devin Booker and Jalen Green, as well as this version of the roster looking like it is near its peak, having Brooks long-term may not be the best course of action. Particularly given he may never be as good as the borderline All-Star we saw in 2025-26.
Losing Brooks would be tough to take, he seems to have found his petty streak once again, and there is every chance the Suns would take a step back. This is also not even up for discussion if Booker decides that the former Houston Rocket is his co-star.
Replicating the 20.2 points (a career high) he managed this season is also not easily done, and whoever the Suns possibly got in return would struggle to do that. It would also be harsh on a guy who has embraced the team and the city from day one.
If trading Brooks is right for the long-term vision in Phoenix, then it has to be done this offseason.
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