Suns sign Bol Bol, trade Cameron Payne

We’re down to one more day of basketball until the FIBA World Cup begins in late August, with Monday’s championship game of the NBA2K Summer League being all that’s left. While the Cavaliers and Rockets punched their respective tickets to the title game, the Suns made multiple moves on Sunday, with one set to have a significant impact on the fantasy prospects of one of the team’s starting guards.

— Suns trade Cameron Payne to San Antonio

Phoenix moved a player in Payne who had been a valued reserve in the past, sending him and a future second-round pick to the Spurs in exchange for a second-round pick. That pick would be one of four second-rounders that Phoenix added on Sunday, as the Suns received three from Orlando. Those picks could have value down the line as the Suns continue to work on filling out their roster.

Payne moving on to San Antonio means that fantasy managers hoping for a top-100 season (or close to it) from Tre Jones could be in a difficult spot. Jones finished last season as a top-100 player in 9-cat formats while falling just outside of that threshold in 8-cat. Payne wasn’t a great fantasy option in Phoenix outside of nights when the Suns were without Chris Paul, but his addition makes for a crowded group of playmakers in San Antonio. In addition to those two veterans, there’s also Malaki Branham and Blake Wesley, with the former being the better fantasy option.

If Jones (or someone else) emerges as the clear starter, then they may be worth selecting with a late-round pick in standard leagues. But this trade is not a great development for him.

— Beal will reportedly begin camp as the starting point guard

The trades of Paul and Payne leave the Suns without a point guard on the roster, and it isn’t like they have a lot of space under the luxury tax to sign a replacement. According to The Athletic, Bradley Beal is expected to enter training camp as the starting point guard. While that could have been the case even without the Payne trade,…