Looking at our roster we are years away from being any good that means we probably should just move certain players. To me i look at the Timber wolves they moved there best player in Kevin Love and have been better off for it now they are one veteran away from being a true dominating team.
Ok so we dont have a Kevin Love but we do have Eric Bledsoe who is a great talent but isnt a player who will put us in any better spot into the future. To me Bledsoe would fit better on the Spurs or even Clippers cause they need insurance for Chris Paul. Clippers dont work cause they offer nothing but Spurs are potential bidders for Bledsoe.
Entering next year i would like to see how Ulis would do as a starter. I would assume we would trade Bledsoe for a late first round pick a vet and a young prospect. Although if we where to trade with Spurs i don't think Spurs would part ways with Dejounte Murray.
Anyway i see Suns on draft night selecting Jackson or Tatum and Giles or Jeanne and trading a pick away.
Suns lineup next year
Ulis, Knight
Booker, Derrick Jones Jr
Jackson or Tatum, Tj Warren
Chriss, Bender, Dudley
Chandler, Giles or Jeanne, Alan Williams
Now I didn't add the people we would get from the Bledsoe trade but I would think it would be a 3 and a 1. I dont think we would win to many games to start the season but we would probably be decent in the second half of the season. I predict 28 wins which probably gets us a top 5 pick in what looks like a solid draft. Now that gives us options next year cause we could get a great Center prospect or even a great Point guard. Ill say we draft Luka Doncic who is one of the best foreign prospects ever. Also hopefully Knight could be traded during the season.
So in the 2018-2019 season our lineup would be
Doncic, Ulis
Booker, Jones Jr
Jackson or Tatum, Tj Warren
Chriss, Bender, Dudley
Chandler, Giles or Jeanne, Williams
Now we need more experienced talent but even if we don't i see this lineup winning 35 games. We need more experienced talent but if we get the right guys we have a team that can show signs of greatness. I see both Jeanne or even Giles looking like they should start if developed properly. 35 wins wont get us that franchise changing pick in 2019 but it gets us a lottery pick and if we want i think we could try to trade for a franchise player in 2019 for the 2020 season.
Say we dont go for a star our 2019-2020 season would be great
Doncic, Ulis
Booker, Jones Jr
Jackson Tatum, Tj Warren
Chriss, Bender
Giles or Jeanne, Williams
Obviously we need more bench talent but we have a lineup veterans would wanna join cause we will be good for years. This 2019-2020 season i think Suns win over 45 games and make playoffs proving building through draft works. We have a young core for years and have a solid bench rotation.
Ulis could play big minutes and even sometimes playing with Doncic and Booker causing nightmares for teams.