The Phoenix Suns are now three games into the 2026-27 regular season.

While it's too early to make a firm judgement on personnel decisions from the offseason, there are reasonable observations that can be made early.

This includes the decision to trade for forward Miles Bridges, which remains controversial to this day.

Below is an early assessment of how the trade is unfolding from two different perspectives.

There were immediate concerns that arose pertaining to how the 2018 lottery pick would fit in Phoenix. 

These concerns were in alignment with his historically mediocre three-point shooting figures, as well as historic negative returns as a defensive piece.

Early returns haven't put an ease to these questions, as Bridges continues to lapse in defensive coverages, while also starting the season shooting sub-30 percent from behind the arc.

A clanky starting lineup fit early on cannot be ignored either. There's likely a necessary starting lineup change (and sacrifice from Bridges) that have to come to fruition for the team to fully realize their potential.

These concerns remain valid as of Monday night. Bridges was flashing a high-level passing ability and led the Suns in rebounds against the Oklahoma City Thunder, but was also massively inefficient as a scorer and continues to be the weakest link in most defensive sets.

Some Suns fans weren't very enthusiastic to part ways with Grayson Allen and Royce O'Neale. The duo were a lifeline to the Suns creating offense last season - particularly as three-point marksmen. 

O'Neale is off to a relatively modest start to the year, but Allen continues to shoot the three-ball at a high level, while also seemingly serving as the Charlotte Hornets' go-to playmaker while Coby White sits out due to injury.

Allen's start to the season raises concerns about letting him go. Whether there were concerns about his knees long-term, fit alongside Devin Booker, or how his contract would age - those aren't setting off immediate alarms.

The overall verdict has to be a nuanced one. While Allen's early-season performance is difficult to ignore, and some returns on Bridges may prove skeptics somewhat right, the truth likely rests somewhere in the middle.

Allen's recent injury history isn't very promising, while the prospects of gifting Bridges a long-term deal doesn't seem very practical either.

Time will ultimately tell when it comes to which front office earns a proverbial "win" in this transcation.