The Durant Sweepstakes

[Cheesebeef]

This likely makes us title faves beyond this year as well. We have Durant, Booker and Ayton under contract for a few years and will have some money to go after a CP replacement next year.

Agreed. We have a three year window. And I guarantee we are going to be a FA and buyout destination.

 

[Evil Ash]

Don't worry too much on the holes in the roster. We just became THE team in the buyout market

 

[Praxis]

KD's legacy narrative will change if he brings us our first title.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

Yes, there is some calculated risk to this move. But me and my brother were discussing it, and kind of realized there were a couple of genuine upsides to it regardless of whether the payoff is a championship:

1) This definitely shows that Ishbia will be an aggressive/motivated owner. This was a total Jerry Colangelo kind of move... and even better, the inverse of a Robert Sarver kind of move.

2) Losing the four draft picks may hurt in the long run, but being realistic, as long as the current GM and coach were still going to be here, there was a good chance those picks would end up being wasted anyway. It was probably worth the gamble to move them for the possibility of a championship.

Hopefully this becomes a free agent hot spot. That would easily make up for the lost draft picks.

 

[Mainstreet]

I absolutely loved the Barkley trade. I don't get the same feeling with this trade and I like Kevin Durant.

It's too risky.

If the Suns win a championship it will be worth it but with the assets they gave up, I think there were other trades that could have put them over the top still keeping at least Bridges.

 

[Covert Rain]

Agreed. We have a three year window. And I guarantee we are going to be a FA and buyout destination.

This. Who isn’t going to want to play along side a lineup of CP3, Booker, Durant and Ayton?

IMO, some of those borderline FA’s who would chose another team over the Suns in the past?

We will have the advantage now.

 

[SunsTzu]

Yes, there is some calculated risk to this move. But me and my brother were discussing it, and kind of realized there were a couple of genuine upsides to it regardless of whether the payoff is a championship:

1) This definitely shows that Ishbia will be an aggressive/motivated owner. This was a total Jerry Colangelo kind of move... and even better, the inverse of a Robert Sarver kind of move.

2) Losing the four draft picks may hurt in the long run, but being realistic, as long as the current GM and coach were still going to be here, there was a good chance those picks would end up being wasted anyway. It was probably worth the gamble to move them for the possibility of a championship.

On the bright side of the future outlook, it is still a player driven league and Booker has proven he can attract star players even with a pos owner. If Ishbia does clean up the teams reputation with Booker entering his prime there will still be ways to add talent.

 

[Mainstreet]

The Suns have their taxpayer MLE to use and I'm sure they will use it.

 

[Raindog]

I absolutely loved the Barkley trade. I don't get the same feeling with this trade and I like Kevin Durant.

It's too risky.

If the Suns win a championship it will be worth it but with the assets they gave up, I think there were other trades that could have put them over the top still keeping at least Bridges.

Quite possibly... but if you could suggest one, I would like to hear it. I just can't think off the top of my head of just about any game changers who might be available... at any cost, let alone without moving Bridges or the equivalent.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Based on our current state of wings I have to imagine we are planning to keep Warren, but who knows.

This is the craziest part of the trade. In a million years I never thought Warren would ever be a Sun again.

 

[Raindog]

This is the craziest part of the trade. In a million years I never thought Warren would ever be a Sun again.

Now bring back the Morris Brothers!!

Just kidding.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Credit to Devin Booker for staying with the Suns and LOUDLY proclaiming he would draw superstars here and he 100% did it.

Guys want to play with Book.

 

[Mainstreet]

The Suns better upgrade their scouting and development.

They will need it including revisiting starting a G-League team.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Now bring back the Morris Brothers!!

Just kidding.

The Dragan!!!

 

[Yuma]

Yes, there is some calculated risk to this move. But me and my brother were discussing it, and kind of realized there were a couple of genuine upsides to it regardless of whether the payoff is a championship:

1) This definitely shows that Ishbia will be an aggressive/motivated owner. This was a total Jerry Colangelo kind of move... and even better, the inverse of a Robert Sarver kind of move.

2) Losing the four draft picks may hurt in the long run, but being realistic, as long as the current GM and coach were still going to be here, there was a good chance those picks would end up being wasted anyway. It was probably worth the gamble to move them for the possibility of a championship.

Also, how many rookies could you add to this team at this point?

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Vegas immediately puts the Suns as the favorites to win the West

 

[Yuma]

The Suns have their taxpayer MLE to use and I'm sure they will use it.

I heard Lakers want to dump Patrick Beverly!

 

[Chris_Sanders]

According to SVP

 

[Cheesebeef]

ALL HAIL ISHBIA!

 

[Yuma]

ALL HAIL ISHBIA!

One day on the job and Mat gets KD. Wonder what day two will be like?

 

[Covert Rain]

Agreed. We have a three year window. And I guarantee we are going to be a FA and buyout destination.

Woj just reported the Suns are expected to be active in the buyout market should any players fall.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Quite possibly... but if you could suggest one, I would like to hear it. I just can't think off the top of my head of just about any game changers who might be available... at any cost, let alone without moving Bridges or the equivalent.

I can't either. I just can't fathom why we'd make all those picks unprotected. Okay, so we're taking the gamble that KD will stay healthy enough to make a difference. I think that's a huge risk but at least it's understandable. But to then include 4 picks without even top 3 protection? To me that's almost like cutting yourself before jumping overboard into shark infested waters.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Woj just reported the Suns are expected to be active in the buyout market should any players fall.

This is a no brainer.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

ALL HAIL ISHBIA!

It's crazy we finally have a team owned by someone that isn't a Billionaire Pauper

 

[Mainstreet]

I can't either. I just can't fathom why we'd make all those picks unprotected. Okay, so we're taking the gamble that KD will stay healthy enough to make a difference. I think that's a huge risk but at least it's understandable. But to then include 4 picks without even top 3 protection? To me that's almost like cutting yourself before jumping overboard into shark infested waters.

This sounds like a fan trade.