They tried to trade Ayton!

[Carolinacacti]

Maybe all this will lite a fire under Ayton and he plays better. He has to show it against Embiid, Jokic, Gobert, Bam, Cap and a few other not to mention Brook Lopez...........
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[Russ Smith]

I haven't read the whole thread was there any detail on who they contacted and what they were looking for? just curious what they thought the market for Ayton would be.

I get that he's not set the league on fire and he needs to play harder than he does, but he is an elite rebounder and his first 2 years he was a pretty good scorer albeit not taking to the basket hard enough. This year his scoring is down for whatever reason. THe obvious of course is a guy that big and strong and athletic should not average less than 3 fta's a game

 

[Mainstreet]

I haven't read the whole thread was there any detail on who they contacted and what they were looking for? just curious what they thought the market for Ayton would be.

I get that he's not set the league on fire and he needs to play harder than he does, but he is an elite rebounder and his first 2 years he was a pretty good scorer albeit not taking to the basket hard enough. This year his scoring is down for whatever reason. THe obvious of course is a guy that big and strong and athletic should not average less than 3 fta's a game

There is speculation it was for Giannis or perhaps Towns.

 

[AzStevenCal]

I haven't read the whole thread was there any detail on who they contacted and what they were looking for? just curious what they thought the market for Ayton would be.

I get that he's not set the league on fire and he needs to play harder than he does, but he is an elite rebounder and his first 2 years he was a pretty good scorer albeit not taking to the basket hard enough. This year his scoring is down for whatever reason. THe obvious of course is a guy that big and strong and athletic should not average less than 3 fta's a game

We don't really know but I don't believe they shopped him per se, they just inquired about unhappy stars with the idea that Ayton would be the center piece of our side of the deal. I suspect they found out that it would take Ayton and quite a bit more for the 2 or 3 stars we probably looked at.

 

[JCSunsfan]

If Ayton was on another team, we would be dying to trade for him.

 

[Chaplin]

If Ayton was on another team, we would be dying to trade for him.

After the last two games? Sure. Not sure we'd be falling over ourselves wanting him a week ago.

 

[95pro]

If Ayton was on another team, we would be dying to trade for him.

He's received some outlash nationally this season, so i wouldn't think so. Mainly due to us having cp3 and us atually having a game or two televised.

 

[Hoop Head]

If Ayton was on another team, we would be dying to trade for him.

Only because his value is low right now. Don't get me wrong, I like what he's shown lately but he has to do it consistently.

 

[Chaplin]

Only because his value is low right now. Don't get me wrong, I like what he's shown lately but he has to do it consistently.

His value isn't "low" and never has been, it's just not as high as we'd like it (or as high as a #1 pick should be).

 

[jf-08]

Interesting that DA is second on the team in Player Efficiency Rating: (You can say first because ... Abdel Nader)

https://www.espn.com/nba/team/stats/_/name/phx/table/game/sort/PER/dir/desc

 

[Sunstroke]

Whatever the case with the trade rumor, Ayton has been a different player since
the mini-layoff. In my mind, Suns lose that game last night v. Rockets without
Ayton's performance. Hopefully it continues.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Really? Not even on his best game of the season? This is what people have been crying about for weeks.

Uh my comment was about Ayton not having a problem being underpaid. What issue do you have with that statement?

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

I haven't read the whole thread was there any detail on who they contacted and what they were looking for? just curious what they thought the market for Ayton would be.

I get that he's not set the league on fire and he needs to play harder than he does, but he is an elite rebounder and his first 2 years he was a pretty good scorer albeit not taking to the basket hard enough. This year his scoring is down for whatever reason. THe obvious of course is a guy that big and strong and athletic should not average less than 3 fta's a game

Yeah the FTs are a big deal. And not just bc it’s scoring opportunities. The stress you place on the opponent by causing fouls is invaluable.


And a random aside, Jokic is averaging 25/11.5/10. That is just astounding.

 

[itlnsunsfan]

Interesting that DA is second on the team in Player Efficiency Rating: (You can say first because ... Abdel Nader)

https://www.espn.com/nba/team/stats/_/name/phx/table/game/sort/PER/dir/desc

Thou shall not besmirch the Fookinader

 

[Carolinacacti]

Crowder is looking over his shoulder. Put the **** in

 

[BC867]

One thing is for sure. The second we trade him he will become a perineal all star, league MVP. And drop 50 on us whenever we play against him. Such is the life of a Suns fan.

That's a critique of our coaching staff.

 

[Yuma]

Uh Huh 26/17/3 with 5 blocks
Give the kid some time. What were YOU doing at 22 yrs old?

Compare to Wilt at 22 years of age! Just kidding!!

 

[GatorAZ]

I remember wanting to trade him for Embiid last summer. There was nothing to the Towns stuff other than Booker and him being buds.