The Phoenix Suns have been off to a solid start this season and at the trade deadline, the team may consider making a move for someone like Roy Hibbert or Greg Monroe, as the franchise wants some more depth up front and they could consider trading Goran Dragic, Isaiah Thomas, Gerald Green or Miles Plumlee to get a big man or draft picks for the future.
Dragic will be the main target come the trading deadline, as he is set to be a free agent after this season and he is expected to get chased by the Lakers and Rockets. The team is hoping to keep him, but there is a chance that they could look at making a trade if they feel he is going to sign elsewhere. The team has Eric Bledsoe, Thomas as well as Archie Goodwin and Tyler Ennis in the backcourt if they lose Dragic and that gives them some backup in case he goes.
The Suns were one of the most surprising teams in the league last season while winning 48 games and just missing the playoffs. The team signed Bledsoe and Thomas in the offseason and keeping those two could lead to the team trading Dragic if they get a good enough package. The team is now fifth in scoring and 26th in points allowed and they could use more size on the roster as well as some extra rebounding with their guard heavy lineup.
The Suns have started the season 12-11 and offense has once again been very strong and that is no surprise, but for the team to make a playoff run, they will need more up front and on defense. Hibbert could be a solid option and the Pacers are in a position where they need some help, as they are playing this season without the help of Paul George. The Suns are third in the Pacific division and they are considered one of the up and coming teams in the NBA.
Dragic is coming off of a most improved player of the year award win and while the team loves him, the Suns could look at spinning him for picks or another player that can help them win. The team signed PJ Tucker back this offseason along with Thomas and also picked Tyler Ennis in the first round of the draft out of Syracuse and that also could make Dragic expendable. Dragic is making a team friendly $7 million next season and according to Pro Basketball Talk and ESPN's Marc Stein, the Indiana Pacers are interested in trading for the point guard at the deadline.
Marc Stein wrote earlier in the offseason that the Pacers were interested in Dragic and Pro Basketball Talk picked up on that, reporting that a Roy Hibbert deal for Dragic was talked about. The deal obviously did not go down, but depending on how the Pacers and Suns play the rest of the first half of the season, a deal could go down. The Suns once looked at a Pau Gasol trade last season to shore up their frontline defense, but that did not go down and now they could look at Hibbert as a possible pickup.
