Phoenix Suns guard Jalen Green discusses joining the team
New Phoenix Suns guard Jalen Green on joining the team after being traded from the Houston Rockets for Kevin Durant.
The Phoenix Suns have 18 players, each with their own season forecast, entering training camp on Thursday, Sept. 25, at the team’s practice facility.
Here’s a one-line description for each one.
Devin Booker: The franchise’s all-time leading scorer, the Suns are looking to restart him after a failed two-year run with a Big 3 of Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal and Booker.
Jalen Green: Talented guard who helped Houston turn its franchise around, but he was part of the Durant trade and now is being paired with Booker in the Suns backcourt.
Dillon Brooks: The fiery, competitive veteran wing gives the Suns an edgy presence, defensive intensity and 3-point shooting — career-high 39.7% from distance last season.
Mark Williams: Injury-prone, but productive when healthy. The Suns gave up two first-round draft picks to the Charlotte Hornets to land the 7-footer.
Ryan Dunn: The athletic defensive wing enters Year 2 looking to become more of a threat on offense, particularly from distance — he shot 31.1% from 3-point range as a rookie.
Khaman Maluach: The 10th overall pick in the 2025 draft out of Duke is from South Sudan, raw in talent and just turned 19 on Sept. 14 but looks to contribute early as a shot blocker and lob threat.
Royce O’Neale: A veteran forward who shot a career-high 40.6% from 3 last season has been involved in trade talks, but he’ll compete with Dunn for a starting spot in Phoenix.
Grayson Allen: One of the league’s best 3-point shooters went from starting all but one of his 75 games in his first year with Phoenix in 2023-24 under Frank Vogel to just seven starts in 64 games last season for Mike Budenholzer. What’s his fit now under a third new coach, Jordan Ott?
Collin Gillespie: Helps address the Suns’ need for a point guard, a position some say doesn’t exist in the NBA anymore, but Gillespie showed last season he can score and play in this league.
Nick Richards: Looks like the odd man out at center, but when considering Williams’ injury history and Maluach being a 19-year-old rookie, the 7-foot Richards may have a bigger role.
Jordan Goodwin: A defensive hound, Goodwin looks to bring that toughness to the Suns after serving in the role for Phoenix in 2023-24.
Oso Ighodaro: Adding 12 pounds of muscle, the 6-10 Ighodaro enters Year 2 with a special skill set and will battle for minutes at center and power forward.
Nigel Hayes-Davis: He won EuroLeague Final Four MVP last season after leading Fenerbahce Istanbul to a EuroLeague title. After a storied run overseas, can Hayes-Davis contribute in Phoenix in his second NBA stint?
Rasheer Fleming: The Suns made some maneuvers to land Fleming in the draft, but how quickly can the second-round pick who can score, rebound and defend contribute?
Koby Brea: The Suns landed the nation’s best college 3-point shooter over the last two years, but have him on a two-way deal, which limits the number of games he can play. They also have a spot open on their 15-man standard roster.
CJ Huntley: Another two-way rookie who erupted in his fifth and final year at Appalachian State — 15.7 points and 8.1 rebounds a game — with size and length. Went undrafted.
Isaiah Livers: Having battled his way back from a hip injury that sidelined him the entire 2024-25 season, Livers, who saw action with the Detroit Pistons, is back on a two-way.
Jared Butler: He signed a non-guaranteed training camp deal with the Suns. A 6-3 guard, Butler averaged a career-high nine points on 44.8% shooting and 3.7 assists last season playing for the Philadelphia 76ers and Washington Wizards.
Have opinions about the current state of the Suns? Reach Suns Insider Duane Rankin at dmrankin@gannett.com or contact him at 480-810-5518. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter, at @DuaneRankin.
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