Suns not allowed to trade a first round pick until a new owner is in place?

Suns are on a five-game losing streak and have lost six of their last seven games. They are currently 15-6 in the West and could be out of the playoffs. The team is up for sale. New reports suggest they may have limited trading power this season. They have Devin Booker, Deandre Ayton and Cameron Payne injured. Their next two games are against the Clippers and the Pelicans. Suns have been in losing streaks before. Monty Williams has been their coach for both of them. He has also been the head coach during the previous losing runs. In the last two seasons, the Suns won the league's best record and two playoff runs, but they have not won a championship.

The Suns are still the top team in the West, but they need reinforcements. Jae Crowder is the only one who hasn't been traded. NBA insider Eric Pincus suggests that the Suns can't trade a first round pick until a new owner is in place.

Suns are trying to sell the team to the highest bidder. They have all their draft picks going forward. Sam Garvin is the interim owner. He expects a Crowder trade at some point. He has given authority to James Jones to execute it. Robert Sarver is still involved in the business. The team is in a holding pattern until a new owner is found. There are already several bids in $3 billion range. GM James Jones has the authority for making trades. However, there are limits on what he can include as assets in such a deal. It's possible that payroll and assets are in holding mode until the new owners are found, but it's not known.

Suns are not allowed to trade a first round pick until a new owner is in place. Garvin is a fan of Cam. Duane relies on James to make the best offer to keep Cam and keep Suns competitive.

Crowder is not coming in, but getting paid. Ryan, Resch, Trevor and Morgan have had a lot of discussions with a number of teams interested in Jae.

Suns are not allowed to trade a first round pick until a new owner is in place. Sarver is suspended from all NBA activities.

Suns are not allowed to trade a first round pick until a new owner is in place. Suns' majority shareholder owns 30% of the shares and he's managing the sale.

Suns are not allowed to trade a first round pick until a new owner is in place. Suns' best trade assets are Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson. Deandre Ayton is unlikely to get traded this year.

Suns are not allowed to trade a first round pick until a new owner is in place. Suns best available trade assets are Jae Crowder and their first-round picks.