What are the SUNS doing?

Okay Suns fans...I just have to ask you all what you think the Suns are doing, because I don't have much of a clue. They sell James Jones to the Blazers for $3 mil, and dump his $3 mil salary. That puts the Suns up $6mil. Then they sign Grant Hill for $1.8mil, great signing for the money. Suns still up $4.2mil. But yesterday they trade Kurt Thomas and 1st round draft picks for other draft picks? I guess defense doesn't seem to matter much to the Suns? So you lose Kurt's $8mil per. That puts the Suns up over $12mil? Is this Garnett money? What do you think?