Phoenix Suns

Front office and bench

Ownership

Mat Ishbia (with Justin Ishbia)

General Manager (top basketball executive)

Brian Gregory since 2025

Assistants

• Jesse MermuysAssistant coach
• Brian RandleAssistant coach
• DeMarre CarrollAssistant coach
• Sean DwyerAssistant coach
• Mike MuscalaAssistant coach
• Chaisson AllenAssistant coach / Player development

The direction

What the franchise says and what its moves show

After a 45-win season and a first-round exit, the Suns are prioritizing continuity for Ott's group and adding physical players and shooters around Devin Booker. Gregory's message is stability with adjustments, not a rebuild, with Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks as the main supporting pieces.

Building around

Devin Booker Jalen Green Dillon Brooks Mark Williams

What they have said

• Continuity and clear on-court standards are key; the team has stability but has made adjustments to improve its standing.

  General manager Brian Gregory · Arizona Sports / Yahoo Sports · July 2026

What the data points to

• Seller Very likely

  • Luke Kennard is the kind of veteran a contender asks for in February.
  • They are no use to this project in the medium term.
• Clean up the books Very likely

  • Spends 216.2 M and is over the first apron.
  • Dillon Brooks is paid more than he produces.
  • It is 15.8 M over the tax, and every extra million costs another one and a half or more in penalties.
  • Expiring contracts appeal to it: swapping long money for salary that runs out frees up room for the summer.
• Flight risk Likely

  • Jalen Green can leave next summer through his player option.
  • If the project does not convince him, better to trade him than lose him for nothing.

Moves

Summer 2026

• Trade with Charlotte: Miles Bridges arrives; Grayson Allen, Royce O'Neale and a 2033 first-round pick go out.
• Draft: Koa Peat (No. 30) and Tyler Nickel (No. 47).
• Luke Kennard signs (two years) as a shooter.
• Re-signings: Collin Gillespie (four years, $48M), Mark Williams (three years, $38M), Jordan Goodwin (three years, $19M) and Dillon Brooks (three years, $73M), plus Koby Brea and Haywood Highsmith.
• Duop Reath (minimum) and Pat Spencer (two-way) also arrive.

Latest

• Oct 17 Waived Waived G Kennedy Chandler and Fs Haywood Highsmith and Phillip Wheeler.
• Oct 17 Waived Waived Fs Haywood Highsmith, Phillip Wheeler and G Kennedy Chandler.
• Sep 29 Signing Signed F Phillip Wheeler.
• Sep 18 Waived Waived G David Stockton.
• Sep 17 Waived Waived G Jordan Schakel.

The roster

14 NBA contracts · 2026-27 salaries

Strengths and weaknesses

Today's roster, facet by facet (league rank)

• Defense 14th
• Rim protection 29th
• Three-point shooting 14th
• Playmaking 18th
• Scoring 10th
• Rebounding 19th
• Offensive impact 7th

Roster holes

• Weak in rim protectionWith today’s rotation it ranks 29th in the league in rim protection.
• Only 1 center in the rotationOne injury leaves it without a backup in the paint.

Contracts and extensions

Expiring this season

• Miles Bridges 27 years old · paid 22.8 M Salary coming off the books
• Jamaree Bouyea 26 years old · paid 2.6 M Salary coming off the books

With an option next summer

• Jalen Green36.3 M · can leave early

Bargains (produce far above their salary, for several years)

• Collin Gillespiepaid 10.7 M, produces like 31.0 M · through 2029-30

Pricey but short (paid more than they produce, but ending soon)

• Jalen Green36.3 M · 2 years

Money and picks

Payroll 216.2 M Cap 165.0 M Tax 200.4 M 1st apron 209.0 M 2nd apron 221.7 M

Payroll

216.2 M · over the first apron

Distance to each line

tax: 15.8 M over · 1st apron: 7.2 M over · 2nd apron: 5.5 M below

Next summer

198.7 M committed · no cap space

First-rounders it can trade

None · 12 swaps

Radar and possible trades

Who could ask about its players

• OKC → Miles Bridgesexpiring contract, produces above his salary
• SAS → Miles Bridgesexpiring contract, produces above his salary
• NYK → Jordan Goodwinsigned through 2028-29, produces above his salary
• MIN → Jordan Goodwinsigned through 2028-29, produces above his salary

A trade that works under the CBA

Trade pieces

Assets

Collin Gillespie (worth 19.0 M more than his salary), Jordan Goodwin (worth 16.3 M more than his salary), Oso Ighodaro (worth 9.8 M more than his salary), Miles Bridges (worth 18.1 M more than his salary)

Contracts that weigh

Dillon Brooks (overpaid by 16.4 M)

To match salaries

Miles Bridges (22.8 M)