2026 off season

[AzStevenCal]

For the most part, I think getting off of Green would be addition by subtraction, but Murray isn’t the guy.

I don’t think he brings anything to the table for for us.

I don't know if that's true? So far, we know his shortcomings but OTOH, he's had a great attitude and he's shown glimpses of what he can give a team. AFAIC he really hasn't been our problem, he just hasn't been the solution we need. And, yeah, he doesn't pair well with Devin but trading him now is just giving him away. If we think he has any real potential, we'd be better served developing him.

 

[JCSunsfan]

For the most part, I think getting off of Green would be addition by subtraction, but Murray isn’t the guy.

I don’t think he brings anything to the table for for us.

Really? I don’t think Green is addition by subtraction. It just depends on how he is used. Bring him off the bench to back up Book and he is a great asset.

He has also been injured so there is more we don’t know and he is still quite young. I think it would be dangerous to give him away now. He is one of those players who could find the right fit and end up being a very very good player somewhere else. He is young enough to be a successor to Book if we could keep him around long enough and cheaply. Right now he is injury protection for Book. That had been Grayson. I don’t see Kennard in that role.

He seems to like being here. We still have to get the final verdict on the Book pairing, but coming off the bench behind Book seems right to me.

 

[Proximo]

For the most part, I think getting off of Green would be addition by subtraction, but Murray isn’t the guy.

I don’t think he brings anything to the table for for us.

Green is so close to becoming a lethal scorer.

He can do everything the Donovan Mitchell can minus a bit of efficiency, which can easily be improved.

I swear I don't know why people hate his game, it is so clear he has all the talent in the world, he just needs to play a little smarter, and up his 3pt percentage 3 or 4 percent.

 

[95pro]

Green is so close to becoming a lethal scorer.

He can do everything the Donovan Mitchell can minus a bit of efficiency, which can easily be improved.

I swear I don't know why people hate his game, it is so clear he has all the talent in the world, he just needs to play a little smarter, and up his 3pt percentage 3 or 4 percent.

I also do not understand the hate. He showed up in the okc series, showed up in other big games in a big way too. Despite the 3pt shot selection, he does what no one else can do, which is be an explosive guard who can get to the rim.

 

[Chaplin]

Green is so close to becoming a lethal scorer.

He can do everything the Donovan Mitchell can minus a bit of efficiency, which can easily be improved.

I swear I don't know why people hate his game, it is so clear he has all the talent in the world, he just needs to play a little smarter, and up his 3pt percentage 3 or 4 percent.

Yeah, Phrazbit has a strange hatred for him. Can't really understand why at the end of the day.

 

[carrrnuttt]

Not to mention Green has a genuine chemistry and camaraderie with everyone on the team. You can see it on the sidelines and during interviews. Who knows what sending him away might do to team morale.

 

[Superbone]

For the most part, I think getting off of Green would be addition by subtraction, but Murray isn’t the guy.

I don’t think he brings anything to the table for for us.

We need somebody who can set the table.

 

[JCSunsfan]

We need somebody who can set the table.

Can Gillespie be that guy?

 

[Adrian]

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[BooksOrangePlanet]

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true that - i like book and jalen hanging out too

 

[Phrazbit]

Green is so close to becoming a lethal scorer.

He can do everything the Donovan Mitchell can minus a bit of efficiency, which can easily be improved.

I swear I don't know why people hate his game, it is so clear he has all the talent in the world, he just needs to play a little smarter, and up his 3pt percentage 3 or 4 percent.

He ruins the flow of the offense. He is a ball dominant player who is bad at passing and bad at shooting. His one ability is scoring, but he's inefficient, significantly less efficient than Donovan Mitchell.

If he could play quickly and do stuff off the ball, it would be one thing, but he doesn't. He wants to ISO over and over.

I hope he figures it out, because I don't think he's going anywhere, but seeing as he is basically the exact same player that he was as a rookie, I don't see him changing much.

 

[JCSunsfan]

He ruins the flow of the offense. He is a ball dominant player who is bad at passing and bad at shooting. His one ability is scoring, but he's inefficient, significantly less efficient than Donovan Mitchell.

If he could play quickly and do stuff off the ball, it would be one thing, but he doesn't. He wants to ISO over and over.

I hope he figures it out, because I don't think he's going anywhere, but seeing as he is basically the exact same player that he was as a rookie, I don't see him changing much.

He shoots 50% from two.

He shot 36% from three in his last non-injury year. Hammies do impact shooting. His lifetime 3 percentage is 34%, Books is 35%, 491 efg% Books is .507. He gets 1.1 steals per game, Book gets .8. He gets 4.2 rebounds, Book gets 3.9. He does only get 3.3 assists to Books 5.3, but he really hasn't been asked to play the point. He shoots 80% free throws, Book shoots 87%.

He can create his own shot just like Book, but in a very different way. Book does it through angles and craftiness, Green does it through athleticism.

He gets down the floor on the break creating passing lanes that are not there when he is not on the floor. Most of his scoring last year was in the flow of the offense. I do not see how he was ruining the flow. Those plays were designed to give him looks.

He is not quite as good as Book, but he is not nearly as bad as you are saying here IMO. I think his perfect role for us is instant offense off the bench as the third guard.

 

[JCSunsfan]

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[Raindog]

Personally, it's not so much Green I am against. It's Green + Booker. Their games overlap so much, it's like owning two Corvettes when most of what you do requires having a truck.

Frankly, if I had my druthers, Booker is the one the Suns should be looking at moving on from. But, at least as of now, they're too obstinate to be looking at it that way. I don't believe a Green + Booker backcourt is ever really going to work on a sustainable basis, and the Suns are just spinning their wheels trying to force it. JMO.

 

[GatorAZ]

Personally, it's not so much Green I am against. It's Green + Booker. Their games overlap so much, it's like owning two Corvettes when most of what you do requires having a truck.

Frankly, if I had my druthers, Booker is the one the Suns should be looking at moving on from. But, at least as of now, they're too obstinate to be looking at it that way. I don't believe a Green + Booker backcourt is ever really going to work on a sustainable basis, and the Suns are just spinning their wheels trying to force it. JMO.

Not a Green fan as the NBA is trending away from players who don’t impact the game beyond volume scoring. It’s only an issue for another year as he’ll have value as an expiring. Zach Lavine was averaging 24 ppg on better efficiency than Green in his 5th season and nobody thinks he’s impactful. Booker’s best on-court fit is Gillespie so it makes sense to maximize our best player’s skillset. Green can be a microwave guy off the bench.