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Re: Suns Trading Deadline Speculation

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 12:49 pm
by Split T
n4th4n wrote:
Split T wrote:
djy2j wrote:https://twitter.com/YourNBAInsider/status/834826562163851264 Colangelo'd

At least there is a GM out there that will always make a worse deal than ours.
They didn't get a lot, but they were going to lose him for nothing in two months, so take what you can get.
I find this to be flawed logic. I think it is almost always better to keep a player like Noel and sign him as an RFA. Now you have him under your control on a long-term contract. You can always trade him later on. And now that he is under contract for several years, there is less risk associated with trading for him, so if anything his trade value should increase. The nuggets did something similar to this with Nene years ago and ended up flipping him to Washington a year into his contract.
Depends on what you sign him for. He's probably going to sign a big offer sheet. Assuming he takes the biggest offer, he's probably signing it with the team who covets him the most. If you match, you can no longer trade him to that team, so you eliminate your most likely trade partner. And he's restricted, so there really isn't any risk in trading for him, Dallas has complete control over whether Noel plays for them or not.

It's possible philly could move him next year at the deadline or maybe a sign and trade this summer, but we would have thought Knight would be easily tradeable as well and he's not. Philly obviously didn't consider Noel as part of their future. It would be very risky to commit 60-80 million to him hoping you can trade him later. It might work out, but it could backfire big time.

Re: Suns Trading Deadline Speculation

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 12:50 pm
by Indy
If we do a trade today (or even this summer), Knight will be the millstone wrapped around someone else's neck that drives their value down making us hate any trade we do.

Re: Suns Trading Deadline Speculation

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 12:56 pm
by djy2j
https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/834852942880632832 Ennis, dude has more trades to his name than he does NBA mins.

Re: Suns Trading Deadline Speculation

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 12:57 pm
by carey
https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/834854372974661632 What?

Re: Suns Trading Deadline Speculation

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 12:58 pm
by djy2j
https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/834854372974661632
Hooooooboy...

Re: Suns Trading Deadline Speculation

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 12:58 pm
by UglyTruth
Who the f*** is Mike Scott?

Re: Suns Trading Deadline Speculation

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 1:00 pm
by djy2j
The Vertical comparing the Suns to an AAU team right now in their broadcast. :lol: :lol: :lol: They are laughing about the Mike Scott trade.

He ain't wrong.

Re: Suns Trading Deadline Speculation

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 1:00 pm
by carey
We needed to reach the salary floor. Scott is owed $3.3M - He's shooting 29% from the field and 15% from 3 this year. I think we found someone worse than Knight.

Re: Suns Trading Deadline Speculation

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 1:01 pm
by Wally_West
Why the FUCK IS PJ TUCKER STILL ON THE TEAM!!!!!????

EDIT: Nevermind :D

Re: Suns Trading Deadline Speculation

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 1:01 pm
by djy2j
https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/834855576903544834 :P

Re: Suns Trading Deadline Speculation

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 1:02 pm
by In2ition
I think the most surprising thing is that the Suns paid out cash for Mike Scott. Are we sure that Atlanta didn't pay the Suns to take Mike Scott? Seems so unlike the Suns owner.

Re: Suns Trading Deadline Speculation

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 1:02 pm
by Indy
carey wrote:We needed to reach the salary floor. Scott is owed $3.3M - He's shooting 29% from the field and 15% from 3 this year. I think we found someone worse than Knight.
We have to spend the money anyway. Is this just us saying that we didn't want to pay our other players more? I am not sure why we spent money on this.

Re: Suns Trading Deadline Speculation

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 1:05 pm
by djy2j
https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/834856361821405184 Oh well god dammit!

Re: Suns Trading Deadline Speculation

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 1:05 pm
by UglyTruth
Tucker for 2 second rd picks?

Is McD the worst at negotiating ever? Didn't even Korver net the Hawks a 1st rd pick?

Re: Suns Trading Deadline Speculation

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 1:06 pm
by djy2j
https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/834856279021531136

Re: Suns Trading Deadline Speculation

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 1:07 pm
by Wally_West
djy2j wrote:https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/834856279021531136
Lmao

Re: Suns Trading Deadline Speculation

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 1:08 pm
by carey
https://twitter.com/ringer/status/834856045453406210 When did we become a total laughing stock?

Re: Suns Trading Deadline Speculation

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 1:09 pm
by djy2j
carey wrote:https://twitter.com/ringer/status/834856045453406210 When did we become a total laughing stock?
Ever since forever.

Re: Suns Trading Deadline Speculation

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 1:12 pm
by iLLmatic
carey wrote:https://twitter.com/ringer/status/834856045453406210 When did we become a total laughing stock?
I'd say around 2009.

Re: Suns Trading Deadline Speculation

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 1:15 pm
by Split T
Indy wrote:
carey wrote:We needed to reach the salary floor. Scott is owed $3.3M - He's shooting 29% from the field and 15% from 3 this year. I think we found someone worse than Knight.
We have to spend the money anyway. Is this just us saying that we didn't want to pay our other players more? I am not sure why we spent money on this.


Because Scott has already been paid probably 2 million of his salary this year. We only pay him 1.3 million, but he still counts for 3.3 million against the cap. This saved sarver 2 million dollars. Had nothing to do with his basketball ability.