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Suns trade ideas for the fall of 2020
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A combo guard like Malcolm Brogdon would work alongside Booker as long as the Suns have backup point guards.
The bigger issue which I think @Hoop Head is touching on is adding another star player. The Suns can't always be reactive while other teams are proactive.
I don't know if Oladipo can be that player because of injuries but it doesn't hurt to check it out. He is a combo guard.
Oladipo has been a combo guard since he's been in the league. Asking him to be a combo guard with another combo guard in Booker isn't setting this team back. If Ricky were capable of being a consistent 3pt threat or keeping defenses honest then I wouldn't think of trading him but we could use an upgrade there. Oladipo may not be the passer Rubio is but he's a better scorer, defender, and shooter than Rubio is. He is an all NBA talent and pairing him with Booker would create a lethal backcourt for the Suns that I'd put up against Steph and Klay, Lillard and McCollum, or Westbrook and Harden.
I think including the extra 1st might be much with Oladipo's injury history but if there were sufficient protection, lottery protected, then I'd definitely make the deal. It would up the talent we have and then we could look at trading Oubre for a more pure PG during the season if it's not working well but I don't think that will be the case.
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https://www.azcentral.com/story/spo...-trail-blazers-suns-warriors-deal/3594141001/
Damn AzCentral nearly caused me a heart attack with this article. I thought they were reporting it a done deal.
I saw the proposal a couple of days ago
https://fadeawayworld.net/2020/10/0...in-three-way-trade-with-blazers-and-warriors/
Phoenix Suns receive: Damian Lillard
Portland Trail Blazers receive: Ricky Rubio, Mikal Bridges, Alen Smailagic, Jordan Poole, No. 2 pick (from GSW), 2022 first-round pick (top-three-protected from PHX), 2024 first-round pick (unprotected from PHX)
Golden State Warriors receive: Kelly Oubre Jr., No. 10 pick (from PHX)
Damn AzCentral nearly caused me a heart attack with this article. I thought they were reporting it a done deal.
I saw the proposal a couple of days ago
https://fadeawayworld.net/2020/10/0...in-three-way-trade-with-blazers-and-warriors/
Phoenix Suns receive: Damian Lillard
Portland Trail Blazers receive: Ricky Rubio, Mikal Bridges, Alen Smailagic, Jordan Poole, No. 2 pick (from GSW), 2022 first-round pick (top-three-protected from PHX), 2024 first-round pick (unprotected from PHX)
Golden State Warriors receive: Kelly Oubre Jr., No. 10 pick (from PHX)
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Interesting. Why would Lillard leave Portland to not go to a contender? Maybe the numbers work, but would this work for Lillard?
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Lillard is under contract through 2023/24 with a player option the following season.
Portland receives a ton of compensation.
I guess it depends how Lillard feels about Deandre Ayton and Devin Booker.
The trade idea doesn't particularly excite me but the Suns need to look for another star.
While Lillard is my favorite current NBA point guard, I don't think that proposed trade leaves the Suns in good shape.
Yes, they would have a great big three in Lillard, Booker and Ayton, but other than that, all that would be left on the roster are Cam, Carter and Payne, and maybe a re-signed Saric, with no cap space or draft picks left to fill out the holes at power forward, small forward, back-up shooting guard and back-up center.
Yes, they would have a great big three in Lillard, Booker and Ayton, but other than that, all that would be left on the roster are Cam, Carter and Payne, and maybe a re-signed Saric, with no cap space or draft picks left to fill out the holes at power forward, small forward, back-up shooting guard and back-up center.
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So . . .
Lilliard
for
Rubio
Bridges
Oubre
3 first round picks
I would love Dame, but that’s pretty silly.
Remind me of going from 3 pgs to none. Except we would’ve gone from four (jJ, warren, oubre, Bridges) to one (cam Johnson).
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Jerami Grant would appear to solve many of our shortcomings.
Except for beef in the frontcourt and a back up to Booker.
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I doubt we can get one guy to do all three things!
Indeed. I think that if we want to fill all three of our primary needs, our best bet is to trade Oubre for one, draft one at 10 and sign the third one in free agency.
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I can see us playing a shorter bench next year as a result. I am just alarmed we don't have that many bigs, or projected to not have that many when we let guys go.
We don't have ANY legitimate bigs other than Ayton.
Baynes is as good a back up center as there is in the NBA
Except he can't stay healthy, and he's not re-signing here, anyway.
ok
If Baynes were to re-sign here, that would give us a second legitimate big, health issues notwithstanding, but every indication I have seen has him moving on this offseason.
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I keep reading that it is his choice he will likely move on. I would not be surprised to see him back in Boston.
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I could see it happening if Boston had money to spend but they already have Daniel Theis, Robert Williams and Enes Kanter.
If Boston had a chance to trade Gordon Hayward (player option), I think they would.
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I keep hearing that, but that is assuming there isn't a trade or two. I think teams may have to go more trades this year. Just a feeling on the way things are playing out.
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