Also the big question is how does Suns perceive Josh's trade value:
https://valleyofthesuns.com/2019/05/14/if-phoenix-suns-trade-josh-jackson-whats-his-value/
Even after these recent failures Jackson still has some trade value because of his high draft position and flashes on the court. The two best recent comparisons to look at to find Jackson’s trade value are
Markelle Fultz and
D’Angelo Russell.
Markelle had arguably performed worse than Jackson when on the court but had major concerns whether he would ever be healthy. Even under these conditions Fultz was still
able to net Philadelphia a mid-first round pick from the Thunder, early second round pick from Cleveland and
Jonathon Simmons.
In Los Angeles De’Angelo had a completely different set of off the court issues for the Lakers that admittedly are less serious than Jackson’s but still caused hesitation. Getting rid of Russell was able to relieve them of the terrible
Timofey Mozgovcontract that still had
3 years remaining and still brought them back a late-first round pick along with
Brook Lopez.
It would make sense for the return on Josh to be more in line with what Markelle fetched. The potential with Jackson is not quite what it is with Fultz especially since we have seen him play for two years, however Jackson’s contract is a bit more manageable for teams to acquire.
Based on this article even with Bad character Suns would want way more than Vlade should offer to get him