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Which team would you least want to be traded to?

Phoenix Suns. Why would you ever want to play for the Suns? Robert Sarver is notoriously cheap and has run most of his good players out of town. GM Ryan McDonough has no problem throwing his players under the bus through the media. And Phoenix's dry heat can't be good for your skin.

Seriously, though, Eric Bledsoe is a perfect test case for why no NBA player should want to head to Phoenix any time soon. The Suns low-balled Bledsoe during contract negotiations, signed too many players at his position, failed to put together a competitive team around him, and then kept him in purgatory at the end of last season in order to tank. Does that sound appealing to you?

The Suns' future isn't entirely bleak. Devin Booker can score, Josh Jackson has potential, and Dragan Bender is showing some flashes this season. (The Suns' gorilla is also a top–five mascot.) But the front office has a long way to go in showing it can cater to players in what is an increasingly player-driven league. Unless you are a friend of LaMarcus Aldridge looking for one last payday (keep getting them checks, Tyson Chandler!), it's probably best to avoid Phoenix until the arena has an "Under New Management" sign out front.

MightyMoog wrote:Yes Sarver is so cheap that he paid a guy max money that never became an all star and never lead the team to the playoffs. I do agree that sitting him last year was a mistake though. I think that whole team that almost made the playoffs acted like they deserved so much because everyone counted them out and they overachieved. But really, in hindsight they achieved nothing.

Split T wrote:At first I thought it was a player saying that, but it's just a media member. Still not good and most everything he said is true. Hopefully we can rebuild some of our reputation as I don't expect sarver to sell anytime soon.

TheOriginalOriginal wrote:Sarver spending has never been the problem. Trying to short cut rebuilds, bad coaching/GM hires have always been the problem. That in part falls on Sarver because of his lack of patience. But he's never been "cheap."

TheOriginalOriginal wrote:Sarver spending has never been the problem. Trying to short cut rebuilds, bad coaching/GM hires have always been the problem. That in part falls on Sarver because of his lack of patience. But he's never been "cheap."

Split T wrote:https://twitter.com/nbagleague/status/929565928207110144

Marty [Mori Chu] wrote:Jones Jr is another of the many reasons I wish we hadn't drafted Josh Jackson. With a SF rotation of Warren starting and Jones Jr off the bench, I thought we were actually pretty decently set at that position. We really needed a starting PG (to replace Bledsoe, who needed to be traded), or else a big 4/5 man.

Superbone wrote:

TheOriginalOriginal wrote:

Ring_Wanted wrote:

Superbone wrote:Eric Bledsoe: Suns shutting me down healthy last season sparked trade request

https://sports.yahoo.com/eric-bledsoe-s ... ml?src=rss

Who is buying this bs? Come on.

I definitely could see this. Team sits me down, so they can lose, I want no part of that organization. None. Losers mentality.

Why would you be happy with getting shut down when you're perfectly healthy? Of course it was the beginning of the end.

Marty [Mori Chu] wrote:Jones Jr is another of the many reasons I wish we hadn't drafted Josh Jackson. With a SF rotation of Warren starting and Jones Jr off the bench, I thought we were actually pretty decently set at that position. We really needed a starting PG (to replace Bledsoe, who needed to be traded), or else a big 4/5 man.

TheOriginalOriginal wrote:Sarver spending has never been the problem. Trying to short cut rebuilds, bad coaching/GM hires have always been the problem. That in part falls on Sarver because of his lack of patience. But he's never been "cheap."