“I’ll use ‘toxic’,” Shelburne said, describing the Suns’ locker room after a tough trade deadline that saw most players floated in deals. “That shootaround, I heard, was very awkward, very weird because everyone was on pins and needles wondering what they were going to do.”

Phoenix has multiple contingency plans in terms of potential trades - with Bradley Beal, Jusuf Nurkic, and the three first-round picks acquired via the Utah Jazz being the major players involved in this saga ahead of the trade deadline. Three potential trade partners - along with players that could realistically wind up in Phoenix.