Many around the desert believe the Suns had one of the worst deadlines across the league, and that's a feeling shared by The Athletic, who ranked their efforts 29th out of 30 team

The Phoenix Suns made one major mistake revolving Kevin Durant around the 2025 NBA Trade Deadline that could risk their future.

Kevin Durant and Devin Booker are leading the team. One future first-ballot Hall of Fame forward and a superstar guard in his prime are leading Phoenix's squad to a subpar record. The club has so much money tied up in those two, along with Bradley Beal, that they have no roster-building flexibility.