The Phoenix Suns pivot their roster after a blockbuster Durant trade, shipping Kevin Durant to Houston for a package built around Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, and the pick used to draft Khaman Maluach. The Suns followed with further youth with Maluach, Rasheer Fleming and Koby Brea in the 2025 draft and added Mark Williams in a Hornets swap, signaling a frontcourt-focused rebuild for the window ahead.

Last season’s center rotation — Bol Bol, Nick Richards, Jusuf Nurkic and Mason Plumlee — struggled to anchor lineups, so Phoenix leaned into Williams and the incoming draftees as a plan to elevate production at the five. Williams, 23, flashed elite two-way potential when healthy, but has a long injury history that drew skepticism from analysts like Iztok Franko, who ranked him low among Western Conference centers even as his ceiling remains high when on court. Jokic sits atop the league’s center hierarchy, with Wembanyama, Zubac, Sengun and Gobert rounding out the elite, while Williams enters the year with a durability debate but tantalizing upside.

For fantasy angles, Williams’ health and workload will dictate his value, while the supporting cast — Green, Brooks, Maluach, Fleming and Brea — offers volatility with upside. The Suns’ frontcourt overhaul aims to balance scoring with rim protection and efficiency, a dynamic that could elevate Phoenix back into competitive fantasy strata if Williams stays healthy and the others carve defined roles around him.