picks are a TOP asset Trade? Ok, gimme 4 picks. Deal. IMO there’s a logic gap. Bane, whom Ilke, is worth 4? Then Ant is worth ___________? For the record, I’m not knee jerk to jettison Green but replace and with Green and I would have grabbed that Magical package.
The Bulls, Nets, and now the Grizzlies all make a ton of sense as the perfect partners to facilitate a 3 team trade. But with all that being said, none of those teams have the ability to help make a trade more attractive for PHX than a straight up deal with the Rockets. Ultimately the ball is in our court regarding this trade since we are the anchor point for any and all negotiations IMO. Outside of PHX's 2026 pick that Memphis has a chance to convey, nobody else holds anything more valuable than the assets we have. It's a good place to be in terms of this specific deal, but it comes down to whether Stone wants to actually pull the trigger on a trade.
I'd give up 4 non lottery picks for Bane. At this point in their careers he's a much more impactful player and he has at least 10 more seasons. Also he's on a team friendly deal. Plus they had to dump KCPs negative contract. KD 5 years ago no briainer. But now he's an overpaid diva. Trading for him zaps us of biggest strength which is depth. 54 million for his production just isn't it.
FVV is not a bad contract. He's literally the suns get out of jail free card. Gets them under the luxury tax. We shouldn't have to attach a thing,
Like I said to the other guy. Age, contract and how much they pay KCP all factored into an over pay, KD is closer to retirement than you think. Be absolutely stupid to make that kinda deal. I woulda given up 4 picks for Bane. He's exactly what we need and more impactful that KD at this point in their careers.
That's a ridiculous argument. Sengun scored 21 points on 19 shots with single coverage from Draymond. Julius Randle destroyed Draymond in the very next round on 25ppg, higher efficiency and more assists than Sengun. Should we trade Sengun for Randle? It was a 7 game series that came down to the last quarter. Replacing any starter with Durant would have resulted in the win. This is not how people calculate things.
What leaks are you hearing/seeing? Preferred teams from last night? Raptors/Clippers “lurking”? Actually think it’s been quiet today. (Maybe because it’s Sunday/Fathers Day)
Suns’ apparent intention is to use a senior citizen to get their picks back, to which I want to take a moment to look into their eyes and say, go F yourself.
are we going to have this mindset everytime a star becomes available? meanwhile a team like the spurs will end up with KD and Fox to pair up with Wemby and Castle. sometimes the best trades are the ones you make. If Stone can't make a trade with all these assets and picks then he needs to go back to being a lawyer cause being a GM isn't for him. a GM's job is more than showing up the last week of June to draft a player and then going into hiding for a whole year straight like Stone has done.
KD is a drama queen, we would officially have gone through every single one of that trio, and let’s just not.
I also have a feeling that Stone is overplaying his hand and thinking that he has control over the Suns because we have their picks. It's why he got them in the first place. I can see Phoenix purposely not trading KD for us because Stone is playing hardball.
