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Re: 2025 Suns Offeason News
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 7:21 am
by ShelC
Are we willing to give Mikal $40/year on an extension? He's dipped a lot since leaving Phx IMO, or maybe he's just been exposed a bit being asked to take on more offensive responsibility. Either way, that's a lot of money for a 3rd/4th option.
And while we'd be getting KAT and Mikal, it would hurt to see Dunn go. I think he's exactly the kind of wing you need in the NBA these days.
Re: 2025 Suns Offeason News
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 7:40 am
by TOO
I don't want Bridges personally, he's not worth the money. Id rather keep Dunn.
Re: 2025 Suns Offeason News
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 9:34 am
by Mori Chu
ShelC wrote: ↑Wed Jun 04, 2025 7:21 am
Are we willing to give Mikal $40/year on an extension? He's dipped a lot since leaving Phx IMO, or maybe he's just been exposed a bit being asked to take on more offensive responsibility. Either way, that's a lot of money for a 3rd/4th option.
And while we'd be getting KAT and Mikal, it would hurt to see Dunn go. I think he's exactly the kind of wing you need in the NBA these days.
I would love to have Bridges back. But I don't see how we could swing a Bridges / KAT trade for KD. Towns already makes $49m to KD's $51m, and as a 2nd apron team we cannot bundle multiple players into one trade, so I don't think we could package all that together.
Re: 2025 Suns Offeason News
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 9:38 am
by JeremyG
TOO wrote: ↑Wed Jun 04, 2025 7:01 am
Id take KAT, but that doesn't solve the rumored draft picks the Suns want to recoup.
You can always trade KAT for draft picks later.
Re: 2025 Suns Offeason News
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 9:39 am
by JeremyG
ShelC wrote: ↑Wed Jun 04, 2025 7:21 am
Are we willing to give Mikal $40/year on an extension?
I think he’s worth a lot more than 40 dollars per year.
Re: 2025 Suns Offeason News
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 9:40 am
by TOO
JeremyG wrote: ↑Wed Jun 04, 2025 9:38 am
TOO wrote: ↑Wed Jun 04, 2025 7:01 am
Id take KAT, but that doesn't solve the rumored draft picks the Suns want to recoup.
You can always trade KAT for draft picks later.
Sure, but I don't think he'd have a very robust market, something about lazy bigs really doesn't rub a lot of teams the right way. So I'm not sure what he'd garner in return.
Re: 2025 Suns Offeason News
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 10:19 am
by Split T
Mori Chu wrote: ↑Wed Jun 04, 2025 9:34 am
ShelC wrote: ↑Wed Jun 04, 2025 7:21 am
Are we willing to give Mikal $40/year on an extension? He's dipped a lot since leaving Phx IMO, or maybe he's just been exposed a bit being asked to take on more offensive responsibility. Either way, that's a lot of money for a 3rd/4th option.
And while we'd be getting KAT and Mikal, it would hurt to see Dunn go. I think he's exactly the kind of wing you need in the NBA these days.
I would love to have Bridges back. But I don't see how we could swing a Bridges / KAT trade for KD. Towns already makes $49m to KD's $51m, and as a 2nd apron team we cannot bundle multiple players into one trade, so I don't think we could package all that together.
Requires someone taking Beal and I just don’t see that
Re: 2025 Suns Offeason News
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 2:31 pm
by Gladiator
ShelC wrote: ↑Wed Jun 04, 2025 7:21 am
Are we willing to give Mikal $40/year on an extension? He's dipped a lot since leaving Phx IMO, or maybe he's just been exposed a bit being asked to take on more offensive responsibility. Either way, that's a lot of money for a 3rd/4th option.
And while we'd be getting KAT and Mikal, it would hurt to see Dunn go. I think he's exactly the kind of wing you need in the NBA these days.
I would also rather keep Dunn than Mikal, especially when considering money, but Dunn needs to be a better shooter to be exactly the kind of wing you need. He did make steps in that space down the stretch of the season so he could get there. And I hope he does with the Suns.
Re: 2025 Suns Offeason News
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 3:25 pm
by Mori Chu
Not that it means anything, but The Ringer has published its NBA Top 100 Players list. They rank Durant at #14, Booker at #19, Beal at #100 (lol).
Re: 2025 Suns Offeason News
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 4:31 pm
by The Bobster
Mori Chu wrote: ↑Wed Jun 04, 2025 3:25 pm
Not that it means anything, but The Ringer has published its NBA Top 100 Players list. They rank Durant at #14, Booker at #19, Beal at #100 (lol).
The time to trade Durant is obviously now while he still have multiple suitors, and a lot of value. They can always hold off on Booker and trade him later if they choose to.
Beal? Ungh.
Re: 2025 Suns Offeason News
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 5:03 pm
by TOO
In no world is KD not a top 10 player lol. At worst on this list he's 6
Re: 2025 Suns Offeason News
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 6:09 pm
by specialsauce
Am I the only one that would rather have Cam Johnson back than Mikal Bridges at their respective expected dollar values?
Re: 2025 Suns Offeason News
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 6:24 pm
by ShelC
I was thinking about that. He'd have to be the 3 tho, not a 4 fulltime.
Re: 2025 Suns Offeason News
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 6:30 pm
by JeremyG
Re: 2025 Suns Offeason News
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 6:49 pm
by Wally_West
TOO wrote: ↑Wed Jun 04, 2025 7:01 am
Id take KAT, but that doesn't solve the rumored draft picks the Suns want to recoup.
They just want to draft Jase Richardson at all cost. Ridiculous
Re: 2025 Suns Offeason News
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 7:13 pm
by TOO
But what if it all works? Could you imagine?
Re: 2025 Suns Offeason News
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 7:40 pm
by Wally_West
At least Jase doesn’t seem a bad prospect. If he was 6”4 or 6’5 he’s probably a top ten pick but the dude is tiny. I think the combine said he was 5’8”
Re: 2025 Suns Offeason News
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 8:05 pm
by TOO
Wally_West wrote: ↑Wed Jun 04, 2025 7:40 pm
At least Jase doesn’t seem a bad prospect. If he was 6”4 or 6’5 he’s probably a top ten pick but the dude is tiny. I think the combine said he was 5’8”
What? He's listed at 6'3"
Re: 2025 Suns Offeason News
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 8:19 pm
by iLLmatic
Re: 2025 Suns Offeason News
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 8:35 pm
by Wally_West
TOO wrote: ↑Wed Jun 04, 2025 8:05 pm
Wally_West wrote: ↑Wed Jun 04, 2025 7:40 pm
At least Jase doesn’t seem a bad prospect. If he was 6”4 or 6’5 he’s probably a top ten pick but the dude is tiny. I think the combine said he was 5’8”
What? He's listed at 6'3"
I was just joking but the combine actually said he’s 6’1 in shoes. So that means he’s probably 5’7” or something
