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NBA Free Agency 2018: One signing every team should make

By Chris Manning

CLEVELAND, OH - JUNE 08: LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers reacts against the Golden State Warriors during Game Four of the 2018 NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena on June 8, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
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SALT LAKE CITY, UT – MAY 4: Dante Exum #11 of the Utah Jazz handles the ball during the game against the Houston Rockets during Game Three of the Western Conference Semifinals of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on May 4, 2018 at the Vivint Smart Home Arena Salt Lake City, Utah. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – MAY 4: Dante Exum #11 of the Utah Jazz handles the ball during the game against the Houston Rockets during Game Three of the Western Conference Semifinals of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on May 4, 2018 at the Vivint Smart Home Arena Salt Lake City, Utah. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Phoenix Suns — Dante Exum

With Devin Booker emerging as a star scorer and the wing and frontcourt rotation built out with young clay to be molded — Deandre Ayton, Marquese Chriss, Dragan Bender, T.J. Warren, Josh Jackson — point guard stands out as the most obvious need for the Suns. If they cut several non-guaranteed contracts, there could be room for them to make an offer sheet for the Jazz’s Dante Exum.

Exum hasn’t really been able to stay healthy enough to be on the court and really unfurl his full potential. However, he looks like a potentially above-average and versatile backcourt defender who can help out in transition and as a secondary creator, even if he never becomes much of a shooter.

Putting Exum next to Booker lets the Suns pick their defensive matchups in the backcourt and a lineup with those two and Jackson at small forward should have more than enough ball-handlers to escape not having a “true” point guard. Exum is obviously a risk given his injury history but he would fit in well with what the Suns are building.

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