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Lots of people are griping about the Suns off-season pointing to poor asset management and underwhelming free agent signings.
Take a look at these transactions heading into the 2004 off-season when Colangelo was preparing to sell the team.
Poor asset management:
Poor asset management:
Underwhelming free agent signing:
We were reportedly in the market for Kobe or McGrady and possibly both. But we got Steve Nash. It was underwhelming to many and was criticized as an overpay. Rubio is no Nash, but to be fair Nash was not Nash when we signed him. He was the perfect fit next to Stoudamire, Marion, and JJ.
More underwhelming free agent signings:
I'm not posting this to say the Suns will win 62 games next year like the 04-05 Suns, but to illustrate the combination of good and bad moves that allowed us to change our fortunes quickly.
Sometimes you have to take a step back and cut your losses on some assets in order to move forward.
All data pulled from https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHO/2005_transactions.html.
Take a look at these transactions heading into the 2004 off-season when Colangelo was preparing to sell the team.
We dumped a washed-up Penny onto the hapless Knicks and used a very productive Marbury to do so. This turned out to be a fantastic trade and would've been better had we held on to the picks, but it was widely panned by fans and those around the leagueJanuary 5, 2004
Traded Anfernee Hardaway, Stephon Marbury and Cezary Trybanski to the New York Knicks for Howard Eisley, Maciej Lampe, Antonio McDyess, Charlie Ward, Milos Vujanic, a 2004 1st round draft pick (Kirk Snyder was later selected) and a 2010 1st round draft pick (Gordon Hayward was later selected).
Poor asset management:
We used 2 first round picks to dump Tom Gugliotta and got nothing in return.February 19, 2004
Traded Tom Gugliotta, a 2004 1st round draft pick (Kirk Snyder was later selected), a 2005 2nd round draft pick (Alex Acker was later selected) and a 2010 1st round draft pick (Gordon Hayward was later selected) to the Utah Jazz for Keon Clark and Ben Handlogten.
Poor asset management:
We all remember this one. Iguodala and Deng were both available. Yuck!June 24, 2004
Drafted Luol Deng in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 2004 NBA Draft.
Traded Luol Deng to the Chicago Bulls for Jackson Vroman and a 2005 1st round draft pick (Nate Robinson was later selected).
Underwhelming free agent signing:
July 14, 2004
Signed Steve Nash as a free agent.
We were reportedly in the market for Kobe or McGrady and possibly both. But we got Steve Nash. It was underwhelming to many and was criticized as an overpay. Rubio is no Nash, but to be fair Nash was not Nash when we signed him. He was the perfect fit next to Stoudamire, Marion, and JJ.
More underwhelming free agent signings:
I believe Q was an RFA and we overpaid to get him, but he was integral to that team especially that first year. Hunter also provided serviceable back-up big minutes.July 29, 2004
Signed Quentin Richardson as a free agent.
August 20, 2004
Signed Steven Hunter as a free agent.
I'm not posting this to say the Suns will win 62 games next year like the 04-05 Suns, but to illustrate the combination of good and bad moves that allowed us to change our fortunes quickly.
Sometimes you have to take a step back and cut your losses on some assets in order to move forward.
All data pulled from https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHO/2005_transactions.html.
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