Suns By the Numbers: What $216.2 Million Buys Phoenix

$216.2 million payroll. Phoenix sits at $216.2 million in payroll, above the first apron and past the $200.4 million tax threshold. That number covers Booker, Green, Bridges, Brooks and Beal's option, and leaves almost no room to add through trade or free agency this season.

$57.1 million for Booker. Booker's extension pays him $57.1 million this season, the first year of a two-year, $145 million deal through 2029-30, the richest annual salary in league history. Last season he produced 26.1 points a game across 64 appearances, the production Phoenix is paying for.

15 rebounds, plus-14. Rookie center Khaman Maluach pulled down 15 rebounds and finished plus-14 in 23 minutes against Victor Wembanyama in the preseason win over San Antonio. He plays on a rookie-scale contract, the cheapest significant number on this roster, and one box score is not a track record.

1-2 in preseason. Phoenix has lost at Detroit, lost at Chicago and beaten San Antonio, putting the preseason mark at 1-2. None of it touches the record that opens October 21 at Portland, but it is the only live look yet at this remade roster.

First-round pick, gone. Phoenix's 2027 first-round pick is owed to Houston, the price tag attached to the trade that sent out Kevin Durant and brought back Green, Brooks and the draft rights to Maluach. Future flexibility, not just cash, is part of what this retooling cost.

25.0 points, Wembanyama. Victor Wembanyama averaged 25.0 points, 11.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists last season for a Spurs team that won 62 games. Phoenix's win over San Antonio this week came without him at full strength, a measuring stick more than a verdict on where either roster stands.