“The only way for the Suns to dig out of this mess is to start digging out of it and the Houston Rockets are the prime example of this,” Bontemps said. “The Houston Rockets, yeah they had Russell Westbrook, that they got rid of for some ancillary stuff.

ESPN's Brian Windhorst took the team to "Get Up" to talk about Durant's trade market and the possibilities, and he mentioned Booker as the only safe player on the Suns. "The only thing I can tell you for sure is that tomorrow afternoon, Devin Booker will be on the Suns," Windhorst reported. "I think that's the only guarantee."

The path to Durant alone does seem plausible. Phoenix, entering Monday’s business, continued to signal that it does not plan to move Kevin Durant before the deadline, sources said, but the

The Phoenix Suns will honor Devin Booker becoming the franchise's all-time leading scorer as they play the Utah Jazz on Friday at Footprint Center.

ESPN NBA insider Brian Windhorst is very strong in the belief that franchise cornerstone Devin Booker still has no interest in departing Phoenix - even to the point of still intending to spend the remainder of his career in the Valley.