Looks like I was rightWally_West wrote: ↑Wed Sep 27, 2023 9:48 amMy gut tells me that the Ayton for Nurk trade has a 60% chance of 100% happening. So better start mentally preparing.
Sharp would be cool but I’m really hoping for Dick from the raptors tho.
All Things Ayton
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Swami has spokenWally_West wrote: ↑Wed Sep 27, 2023 11:40 amLooks like I was rightWally_West wrote: ↑Wed Sep 27, 2023 9:48 amMy gut tells me that the Ayton for Nurk trade has a 60% chance of 100% happening. So better start mentally preparing.
Sharp would be cool but I’m really hoping for Dick from the raptors tho.
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btw... can we just change this into Ayton's farewell post too? Jeremy, you sticking around or moving to ptd-blazers.net? j/k
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Close this motherfucker, lock it, set it on fire. Good riddance Ayton, I never liked you. 

Love, Hurts.
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This didn't age well.JeremyG wrote: ↑Wed Sep 27, 2023 11:17 amI know you want Ayton gone, but you’re misreading the situation.
The Suns are not shopping Ayton. They are not looking to trade him. Portland highly covets Ayton and wants him included in a Dame deal. The Suns are simply telling Portland that this is going nowhere if you don’t include Sharpe (as an example, per Flex).
They are not going to trade Ayton just to get rid of him. There is no reason to think that anything has changed in this regard from July. In fact, the opposite is likely true: the Suns value him even more after the Bahamas tournament.

Synchronicity and all that jazz, man.
"Cool is getting us blown out!"
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"Cool is getting us blown out!"
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Typically, where there's smoke there's fire. And the Suns easily could've put word out to Gambo or just released a statement saying they weren't trading DA and that he's part of the core. The Gambo tweets were them preparing us for this.
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Huh. You hid it so well.
Synchronicity and all that jazz, man.
"Cool is getting us blown out!"
-Shaheen Holloway
"Cool is getting us blown out!"
-Shaheen Holloway
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I tried, I really tried to root for him. But good lord the soft play from a man of that size was unbelievable.
Love, Hurts.
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Yep. As soon as Gambo started pushing this, my heart sunk. Knew there was probably some truth to it. The dude (Gambo) prevails.
Synchronicity and all that jazz, man.
"Cool is getting us blown out!"
-Shaheen Holloway
"Cool is getting us blown out!"
-Shaheen Holloway
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You've seen my frustration during the years. But I had finally come around to believing Jones and wanting to see what Vogel could do with him and then WHAMMO!
Synchronicity and all that jazz, man.
"Cool is getting us blown out!"
-Shaheen Holloway
"Cool is getting us blown out!"
-Shaheen Holloway
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Damn 'Bone... Kick a man while he's down.Superbone wrote: ↑Wed Sep 27, 2023 11:54 amThis didn't age well.JeremyG wrote: ↑Wed Sep 27, 2023 11:17 amI know you want Ayton gone, but you’re misreading the situation.
The Suns are not shopping Ayton. They are not looking to trade him. Portland highly covets Ayton and wants him included in a Dame deal. The Suns are simply telling Portland that this is going nowhere if you don’t include Sharpe (as an example, per Flex).
They are not going to trade Ayton just to get rid of him. There is no reason to think that anything has changed in this regard from July. In fact, the opposite is likely true: the Suns value him even more after the Bahamas tournament.![]()

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You and I both... I was extremely done with him after last post season and his ho hum play. I was bought into Vogel fixing him... but I guess that doesn't matter.Superbone wrote: ↑Wed Sep 27, 2023 12:00 pmYou've seen my frustration during the years. But I had finally come around to believing Jones and wanting to see what Vogel could do with him and then WHAMMO!
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I think Ayton needs the freedom to roam like in HS and college, just go out and play his game his way, square peg round hole fit here. Never gonna get that freedom when you've got 3 all stars in front of you needing shots.Superbone wrote: ↑Wed Sep 27, 2023 12:00 pmYou've seen my frustration during the years. But I had finally come around to believing Jones and wanting to see what Vogel could do with him and then WHAMMO!
Love, Hurts.
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I don't wish ill on DA but I hope the Blazers win 25 games while playing shitty, disorganized basketball under Billups so DA gets a full view of how good he had it here. But it's more likely he's happy being the focus of the offense, puts up 24 and 8 with no accountability from Billups and tells everyone he's playing like an All-Star.
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JeremyG wrote: ↑Wed Sep 27, 2023 11:17 amI know you want Ayton gone, but you’re misreading the situation.
The Suns are not shopping Ayton. They are not looking to trade him. Portland highly covets Ayton and wants him included in a Dame deal. The Suns are simply telling Portland that this is going nowhere if you don’t include Sharpe (as an example, per Flex).
They are not going to trade Ayton just to get rid of him. There is no reason to think that anything has changed in this regard from July. In fact, the opposite is likely true: the Suns value him even more after the Bahamas tournament.

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That's what scared us all from the beginning. Before he had played a single NBA game. Turned out to be for good reason.
Synchronicity and all that jazz, man.
"Cool is getting us blown out!"
-Shaheen Holloway
"Cool is getting us blown out!"
-Shaheen Holloway