Bill buys out and enters the countdown! The Suns determine their team-building ideas, Green is favored by Booker and makes a fortune

According to the latest official news, the Phoenix Suns and the Houston Rockets officially reached a seven-party trading agreement involving Kevin Durant. The Rockets sent Clint Capela to the Atlanta Hawks by signing first and then changing, and the other five participating teams mainly assumed the trading balance role. The deal allowed the Suns to successfully bring in Jaylen Green and Dillon Brooks, but the subsequent salary pressure forced management to deal with Bradley Beal's contract.

well-known reporter Siegel revealed that the Suns have started buying-out negotiations with Bill. Although the player himself wants to stay in the team, the team insists on advancing the plan for salary space. If the negotiations go smoothly, the two sides will reach an agreement within 24 hours as soon as possible. According to the labor agreement, Bill needs to give up his salary of $14 million to become a free agent, and he is expected to compensate for this loss through the newly signed team. Although Bill's current annual salary of $50 million is significantly premium, as a player born in 1993, his age at 32 is still market-competitive within the scope of the middle class contract.

The Suns' team building strategy in recent years has aroused doubts in the industry. The management previously won Durant at the cost of Cameron Johnson, Mikal Bridges and multiple first-round picks, and hastily packaged Chris Paul and Landry Shamet after losing the 2023 playoffs, adding 4 first-round swap rights and 6 second-round picks for Bills. This series of operations caused the team to lose its core point guard and the defensive system further collapsed. The result of being swept by the Timberwolves in the first round of the 2024 playoffs confirms the structural flaws in lineup construction.

The Suns are currently facing a double challenge: reduce the pressure on luxury tax through Bill's buyout, and also need to discuss a two-year, $150 million early contract renewal with Devin Booker. According to Duane Rankin, the team's reporter, Booker is eligible to start contract renewal negotiations, and this potential signing will directly affect the team's future salary flexibility.

Devin Booker's current contract has three years remaining, with a total value of US$170 million. If the two sides reach a two-year early renewal agreement of $150 million, the player's total salary will reach $320 million in the next five years, with an average annual salary of $64 million. From a business perspective, the conclusion of a renewal agreement is highly certain. For players, ensuring that this maximum salary contract has put them in the league in terms of whether or not the championship goal is achieved. Even if you apply for a transaction in the future, its long-term contract will guarantee the transaction value, which is significantly better than the operating model of forcibly leaving the team during the short-term contract period.

Sun management has developed contingency plans and Jaylen Green is seen as a potential core alternative. If Booker applies for a transaction in the future, the team can obtain assets such as first-round picks through the transaction, and use Green as the core of reconstruction. The player had controversy over tactical status issues during his time with the Rockets, but the Suns management believes that it will gain full room for development in the new system. General Manager Brian Gregory highly praised Price Lin's talent potential in a recent interview, and emphasized that he has the possibility of fulfilling his expectations.

Gregory said: "Through the systematic scoring evaluation, we confirmed that Green has the explosive scoring power at the elite level. In the direct confrontation this season, his breakthrough ability has caused significant trouble to our defensive system. Excellent athletic talent is his core competitiveness to be elected as the second-tier, and the player himself has shown a strong willingness to prove his value in the Suns system. We firmly believe that Phoenix's training environment will fully release its unexplored potential, and the management has full confidence in this."