Suns Emerge Among Favorites to Land Young Warriors Forward in Offseason

Suns Emerge Among Favorites to Land Young Warriors Forward in Offseason originally appeared on Athlon Sports.The Phoenix Suns are undergoing crucial changes after their abomination of a season they're coming off of.

Instead of coming out hungry after being swept out of the NBA Playoffs by the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2024, they went in the other direction and finished 36-46 as the No.

11 seed in the Western Conference.Following their exclusion from even a spot in the NBA Play-In Tournament, owner Mat Ishbia began making changes immediately.

He started by firing head coach Mike Budenholzer and later signed Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Jordan Ott.

Ishbia also made a change in the front office, moving James Jones into a senior advisory role and installing Brian Gregory as the new general manager.Suns emerge among favorites to land young Warriors forwardOne of Gregory's first orders of business was to work closely with Ishbia to facilitate a trade involving Kevin Durant.

On Sunday, Gregory executed a trade that sent Durant to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No.

10 pick in the first round of Wednesday's NBA Draft and five second-round picks.Gregory stayed active on draft day when he made a trade to send the No.

29 pick and a 2029 first-round pick to the Charlotte Hornets for center Mark Williams.

According to Bovada Sportsbook, the Suns could have another move lying in their future.Among the teams favored to land Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga, the Suns' odds are +850, which implies a probability of 10.53%.Jonathan Kuminga next team odds: Miami Heat: +200Brooklyn Nets: +295Chicago Bulls: +400Detroit Pistons: +500Atlanta Hawks: +650Indiana Pacers: +700Phoenix Suns: +850Orlando Magic: +1000(Via @BovadaOfficial ) pic.twitter.com/mvvCI536nj NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) June 26, 2025While those odds aren't close to the top odds, which belong to the Miami Heat at +200, Ishbia could opt to make a move for the forward to compete next season.

However, that would likely involve a sign-and-trade, so it would be interesting to see who the Suns would have to send out in return to land Kuminga.This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 26, 2025, where it first appeared..

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