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Cam Johnson was a big reason why," Pincus writes. "Johnson had always been a role player—a complementary scorer to Devin Booker, Chris Paul, Deandre Ayton and the rest of the Phoenix Suns.

The Suns once were viewed as championship favorites after landing the star forward in a massive trade that sent Mikal Bridges, Cameron Johnson and numerous draft picks to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange ...