The sale of the to Mat Ishbia is expected to be ratified by the NBA Will Middlebrooks Jersey board of governors in early February, and, since he'll officially take control of the team before the Feb. 9 trade deadline, he will be involved in team-building strategy as the deadline approaches, .Robert Sarver, the suspended, soon-to-be former owner of the Suns, technically , which is $10.8 million, as outlined in a letter sent from the NBA to the franchise, .From Holmes and Wojnarowski:Ishbia becoming Jean Segura Jersey the team's official owner by the Feb. 9 trade deadline will clear the way for Ishbia to oversee the team's deals with the front office. Ishbia is eager to start his involvement with basketball operations, and expected to be a hands-on owner in matters of team building, sources said.Phoenix won a league-best 64 games in the 2021-22 regular season before being eliminated by the in a seven-game series in the second round. This season, the Suns are 25-24 and seventh in the West, largely because they've been severely shorthanded for most of it. Franchise player remains out with a groin injury, and forward has been away from the team all season while the front office has tried to find a suitable trade. During that he has heard Ishbia wants to win now rather than pivoting to a more future-focused strategy, and that, according to Dave Hollins Jersey a rival executive, to get back two of the following three things in a potential Crowder deal: "a good young player, a first-round Pat Neshek Jersey pick and a rotation-, almost a starter-, Crowder-level player."Last week, that Phoenix was interested in guard . On Tuesday, the same thing, adding that the Suns are "a se sing their post-Chris Paul future" and the ' and the ' are potential targets, too. Ishbia, who sat courtside when Phoenix beat the last week, is entering the picture right as the front office is about to make significant decisions. This is much better for the Suns than the prospect of having to get Sarver's approval for a trade, but J. T. Realmuto Jersey it could be challenging. One important question: How does Ishbia feel about paying the luxury tax? Phoenix is about $17 million over the threshold now, which means it is projected to get a luxury-tax bill for more than $35 million. If the Suns add salary in between now and the deadline, that bill will get even more expensive.
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