Phoenix Suns

Covers the 6 tracked contracts at the top of this cap sheet — not the full 15-man roster · methods →

RetoolingApron exposureSevere
Front Office Brief

PHX carries $101M of tracked production (18th of 30) against $283M of true cost, netting −$182M of surplus (25th of 30).

Tracked production$101M
Tracked true cost$283M
Net surplus−$182M
Tracked contracts6
FSI gradeF · 28/100
Move off Devin Booker's money

Devin Booker carries −$78.7M of negative surplus on $224M across 4 years. It grades "immovable" — the front office's biggest lever is finding the exit before the term shortens the buyer pool further.

Phoenix Suns · Franchise Strategy IndexExperimental
Overall28/100F

Weighted profile led by roster quality (42/100).

Roster quality42/100D

$101M of tracked production ranks 18th of 30 tracked teams.

Cap flexibility24/100F

$141M committed at the second-apron tier — hard-capped and rigid.

Asset base18/100F

−$182M of aggregate surplus ranks 25th of 30 tracked teams.

Championship window32/100F

Blend of 42th-pct production now and 18th-pct surplus to build on.

Downside risk (inverse — higher is safer)12/100F

64% of spend sits in negative-surplus money (heavy concentration).

Optionality35/100F

0 positive-asset contracts plus constrained cap sheet.

Roster thesis

PHX carries $101M of tracked production (18th of 30) against $283M of true cost, netting −$182M of surplus (25th of 30). That profile reads retooling: an overall F-grade roster (28/100) whose defining trait is roster quality (42/100).

Best asset
Royce O'NealeAlbatross risk

Royce O'Neale is the surplus engine: −$10.9M on $9.5M, 2.3 marginal wins of production.

Worst liability
Devin BookerAlbatross risk

Devin Booker is the drag: −$78.7M under water on $224M still owed over 4 years.

Apron exposure
Tracked booksSevereSecond-apron majority lifts $141M of cap into $283M of true cost — a $141M tax premium and the roster tools that come with it.
Next Decision

Move off Devin Booker's money

Devin Booker carries −$78.7M of negative surplus on $224M across 4 years. It grades "immovable" — the front office's biggest lever is finding the exit before the term shortens the buyer pool further.

Warning

Strategic warning

Concentration risk: Devin Booker's −$78.7M deal can swallow the flexibility the rest of the sheet creates.

Phoenix Suns · Cap Sheet6 contracts tracked

This is BOW’s curated slice of Phoenix Suns’s books, not the full roster — totals below cover only the 6 tracked contracts shown here.

Tracked cap committed$141M
Production value$101M
True cost$283M
Total AASV−$182M
Tracked cap hits
Model Assumptions

AASV = wins × $/win − cap hit × apron multiplier. Set the knobs to your own front-office judgment — every number on this page updates live.

$3.5M
What one marginal win costs on the open market.
1.50×
How much a first-apron team's dollar really costs (tax bill, shrinking roster tools).
2.00×
The punitive tier — frozen picks, no salary aggregation, repeater tax.
Best valueAlbatross risk
Royce O'Neale

$9.5M cap hit

−$10.9M AASV

Biggest holeAlbatross risk
Devin Booker

$53.1M cap hit

−$78.7M AASV

PlayerCap hitAASVVerdict
Devin Booker$53.1M−$78.7MAlbatross risk
Jalen Green$25.8M−$30.4MAlbatross risk
Dillon Brooks$21.5M−$24.6MAlbatross risk
Grayson Allen$17.5M−$19.5MAlbatross risk
Mark Williams$14.0M−$17.5MAlbatross risk
Royce O'Neale$9.5M−$10.9MAlbatross risk