The Phoenix Suns have made a ton of moves this offseason, and the hope is that their front office is now going to do a better – and more patient – job of building around 28-year-old Devin Booker. It is clear they are no longer trying to cut corners to build a contender, and are going to take a more measured approach to roster building.
One player the franchise badly could have done with as they look to the future is former draft pick Toumani Camara. You likely remember that he had a nice Summer League showing for Phoenix, before being included in the Deandre Ayton trade with the Portland Trail Blazers that also sent Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks.
Trail Blazers had interviewed Camara prior to NBA Draft.
In a recent episode of their Game Theory Podcast, hosts Sam Vecenie and Bryce Simon revisited the trade that sent Ayton and Camara to Portland, and revealed that the Trail Blazers’ front office had interviewed the Belgian defensive stopper themselves prior to the draft. They then rightly pointed out that Portland landing Camara did have an element of luck, as well as doing their homework.