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Split T wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 17, 2022 9:11 pm

Is Allen even an improvement on Shamet? Maybe slightly.

Across the league, multiple teams are tracking the Phoenix Suns in the trade market as they work to find a home for disgruntled forward Jae Crowder. The Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks have been engaged with the Suns on a potential Crowder deal in recent weeks and months, but recently there’s been a new wrinkle across the trade landscape.

The Hawks have opened up preliminary trade discussions around forward John Collins, as interested teams inquire, league sources tell The Athletic. The Suns are a team showing desire in Collins, those sources have added, but they appear uninclined to take on the long-term money of Collins, who is in the second season of a five-year, $125 million contract. The Hawks don’t have an imminent deal in place involving Collins, those sources say, and executives around the league believe a potential deal will be weeks and potentially months in the making ahead of the Feb. 9 trade deadline.

The Suns have a handful of first-rounders to move, but given the team’s impending ownership change, it’s also uncertain how many future assets the current regime can move. In addition, the Suns expressed interest in forwards such as Sacramento’s Harrison Barnes, Washington’s Kyle Kuzma and Houston’s KJ Martin, league sources have said.

The Suns engaged in rookie extension negotiations with Cam Johnson prior to the regular season, with a final offer of four years in the range of $66 million, sources say. Phoenix refused to move higher toward the figure Johnson had desired. He is currently sidelined after undergoing surgery to remove part of his right meniscus.

“Negotiations are interesting, especially when ownership is unclear,” Johnson said when the extension deadline expired without a deal. The Suns’ valuable starting forward will now enter restricted free agency in July as one of the most versatile and sought after players in the open market.

AmareIsGod wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 18, 2022 9:21 am

Collins or Kuzma? What's the preference?

Wormwood wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 18, 2022 9:31 am

AmareIsGod wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 18, 2022 9:21 am

Collins or Kuzma? What's the preference?

I'd prefer Kuzma. Better defender, more efficient. But I'd also happily take Collins as well. We need a long term solution at PF, and Cam Johnson isn't it. He's a sixth man and more of a tweener or SF. His body just can't handle playing PF.

In2ition wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 18, 2022 10:06 am

Why is Kuzma so desired? I'm trying to understand what everyone is thinking.

TOO wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 18, 2022 9:57 am

I still love John Collins I'd leave James Jones alone for at least 2 weeks if he landed Collins for Quitter.

Mori Chu wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 18, 2022 10:41 am

Would love to get Collins. But we'd probably have to include multiple 1st round picks. That would likely make it harder for us to be available for any KD trade scenarios. Is that what we want?

wpmiller42 wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 18, 2022 10:50 am

Mori Chu wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 18, 2022 10:41 am

Would love to get Collins. But we'd probably have to include multiple 1st round picks. That would likely make it harder for us to be available for any KD trade scenarios. Is that what we want?

Even though I don't think it's what KD wants, I don't think Brooklyn is going to give him up for any reasonable offer. Like, I think they wouldn't give us KD for anything less than Booker and all our picks. At this point, I think I'm fine moving on from KD. I just think it takes us out of the running for so many more attainable options. I'd love KD, just don't think he's realistically attainable.