Let’s get a little bit crazy on this one because the Suns want “win-now” talent in a trade for Crowder and the Miami Heat have not been shy about expressing their interest in bringing the veteran forward back. Not to mention, the Suns had previously shown interest in a player like Eric Gordon last season, so maybe there is a three-team deal here that could be worked out.

Eric Gordon has one more year left on his contract after this season and it is non-guaranteed, meaning that the Suns could waive him with non penalty and possibly re-sign him to a smaller, more team-friendly contract in the 2023 offseason. Kenyon Martin Jr. was not afraid to request a trade from the Houston Rockets this past offseason and he is an athletic forward that could aid the Suns off-the-bench as a high-energy rebounding threat type of rotational guy.

The Suns should be willing to move on from Dario Saric with the arrival of Jock Landale in their frontcourt and Kenyon Martin Jr. would fill Saric’s shoes, potentially being utilized in a similar role that the New Orleans Pelicans use Larry Nance Jr. in currently.

So why would the Rockets want to give up a veteran they have been unwilling to trade over the years and a young, athletic forward for a big man coming off of an ACL injury in Dario Saric? Well, because they get two second-round picks over the next two seasons, plus a key sharpshooter in Duncan Robinson from the Miami Heat, who has made the second-most three-pointers in the league since the start of the 2019-20 season.

Maybe Miami is unwilling to move Robinson for Crowder straight up, but if they continue to struggle this season and they continue to give Robinson limited minutes, maybe this is not as crazy of a scenario as it looks like.

The Suns add the depth they want, the Rockets get a young sharpshooter plus draft picks and the Heat get their veteran forward back in an attempt to get back to the NBA Finals.