Suns Star Dillon Brooks Floated As Trade Target for Eastern Conference Contender

Just when it seemed as if the Phoenix Suns would stay quiet during the offseason and buy-in on continuity, the organization made a sweeping change that has potential to create fallout across the NBA in the months ahead. 

Now that the Miles Bridges trade is in the rearview mirror, it has become abundantly clear that Phoenix and GM Brian Gregory will not escape trade conversations surrounding other players - including wing Dillon Brooks.

Chase Brownawell of Cleveland Cavaliers on SI floated Brooks as a potential trade target for the Cavs franchise after missing out on LeBron James, thus opening the door for Cleveland to make roster tweaks elsewhere.

Don't feel concerned about this possibility. Suns fans - Brooks simply isn't going anywhere and is actually overwhelmingly likely to sign an extension with the Suns over the next two months that locks him up for at least four more seasons.

Brooks seemed destined to be a member of the Suns for years, with the last year just further confirming that the 30-year old is an ideal match for the culture that Phoenix has set out to build under Mat Ishbia, Jordan Ott, and Gregory. Brooks confirmed as much during a recent podcast appearance, where he did nothing but praise the city, organization, and fanbase in a prolonged statement.

The University of Oregon alum is fully bought into Phoenix, with outside interest only validating why the organization wanted him to be included in the trade that sent Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets.

The Suns are very unlikely to feel inclined to move Brooks (unless the possibility to trade for a superstar arises), and Brooks seems motivated to play out the rest of his career in Phoenix after arriving to the Valley last July.

Brooks is an ideal on-court fit alongside Devin Booker while also serving as a mentor for rising stars such as Koa Peat, Rahseer Fleming, and Ryan Dunn. He is the quintessential culture booster in every sense of the phrase and provides so much more than what the analytics claim he does.

While the talks on a contract extension remain ongoing, expect the two sides to agree on something within the lines of four years, $100 million. Suns fans should expect Brooks to be suiting up in a Phoenix uniform for the long haul, and that is exactly the ideal outcome for a franchise that is seeking to contend.

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Kevin Hicks is a contributing writer to SunsRoundtable. He can be reached on X @khicks_21.