Around the League: The Off-season

[specialsauce]

Wall is often thought of as the worst contract in the league. What kind of trade offer would it take for Washington to get off that contract?

It would have to start with also getting Beal and their next 2 unprotected firsts for me to consider

Is it really that bad? He's still relatively young, in comparison to Conley or Paul. His injury wasn't career ending.

He's played 41 and 32 games in the last 2 years, he is known to love his alcohol and partying and showed up to training camp last year looking like he ate continuously through the offseason. I also don't like his attitude. I think his best years are behind him.

That could be, but he could also have a bounce back.

Wall is way way down my list, but what if the Suns fail to secure a good vet pg all off-season?

Sure he could have a bounce back. You’re willing to panic and risk the next 5 years on John Wall of all people turning a new leaf?

That’s a great way double down on your failures as an organization. That would be worst case scenario for me. I’d rather go into next year with the Melton Okobo duo than make a panic move for CP3 or Wall.

Conley is different, he is productive, a leader and only has 2 years left. He’s not my first or second choice but I wouldn’t be upset if we got him without giving up any of my prized assets (Ayton, Booker, Bridges, Oubre).

[In2ition]

It would have to start with also getting Beal and their next 2 unprotected firsts for me to consider

Is it really that bad? He's still relatively young, in comparison to Conley or Paul. His injury wasn't career ending.

He's played 41 and 32 games in the last 2 years, he is known to love his alcohol and partying and showed up to training camp last year looking like he ate continuously through the offseason. I also don't like his attitude. I think his best years are behind him.

That could be, but he could also have a bounce back.

Wall is way way down my list, but what if the Suns fail to secure a good vet pg all off-season?

Sure he could have a bounce back. You’re willing to panic and risk the next 5 years on John Wall of all people turning a new leaf?

That’s a great way double down on your failures as an organization. That would be worst case scenario for me. I’d rather go into next year with the Melton Okobo duo than make a panic move for CP3 or Wall.

Conley is different, he is productive, a leader and only has 2 years left. He’s not my first or second choice but I wouldn’t be upset if we got him without giving up any of my prized assets (Ayton, Booker, Bridges, Oubre).

I agree with this. I like Conley a lot.

[Shabazz]

In2, are you really floating out the possibility of trading for Wall and his noose of a contract???

He's a player who relied a great deal on his athleticism and just ruptured his achilles - this was after he underwent surgery to repair a "Haglund's deformity and a chronic Achilles tendon injury in his left heel." They could offer their unprotected first round picks in perpetuity and I wouldn't be interested.

[Wormwood]

Wall is often thought of as the worst contract in the league. What kind of trade offer would it take for Washington to get off that contract?

It would have to start with also getting Beal and their next 2 unprotected firsts for me to consider

Is it really that bad? He's still relatively young, in comparison to Conley or Paul. His injury wasn't career ending.

He's played 41 and 32 games in the last 2 years, he is known to love his alcohol and partying and showed up to training camp last year looking like he ate continuously through the offseason. I also don't like his attitude. I think his best years are behind him.

Hard pass on Wall and Chris Paul. I'd kick the tires on Rubio, Conley, DInwiddie, Teague, Tyus Johnson, and a couple of others. Lonzo Ball is intriguing: he's either great or horrible at everything.

[Mori Chu]

My guess is that about 4 years from now Wall will have a comeback as a heady veteran PG off the bench who helps a playoff team. But there are going to be a few rough years here where he is getting back into shape and learning what he can and can't do on an NBA court any more. I don't want to pay him $40m/year to babysit him while he goes through that journey. I'll take him off waivers in 4 years when the Wizards or whomever is tired of him.

[INFORMER]

Wall is way way down my list, but what if the Suns fail to secure a good vet pg all off-season?

There are about a 1000 free agent point guards that would be an upgrade to what we rolled out this season. There is no way the Suns can't get one of them.

Darren Collison
Patrick Beverly
Cory Joseph
Isaiah Thomas
Ricky Rubio
Rajon Rondo
TJ McConnell
Tyus Jones
Delon Wright

[Shabazz]

I like the idea of Beverly. It just depends on the cost and how many years we'd have to commit.

[INFORMER]

I hate all the extra garbage he brings to the court. He waste so much time and energy trying to be an irritant; I don't think it adds any value. He is also a fake hustle guy. He also has been injury prone in the past.

I strongly prefer that he never wears a Suns uniform.

[specialsauce]

I hate all the extra garbage he brings to the court. He waste so much time and energy trying to be an irritant; I don't think it adds any value. He is also a fake hustle guy. He also has been injury prone in the past.

I strongly prefer that he never wears a Suns uniform.

Yeah I thought Bev would be a good desperation acquisition last year. But if we enter yet another season without a promising PG and Bev is our vet guard after all that I’ll be disappointed

[specialsauce]

My main PG targets in no particular order or chance of acquiring are

Dinwiddie
DLo
Ball
Jrue
Brogdon
Conley
Collison
Kemba
Van Vleet
Dragic
McConnell
Teague


Some are unrealistic I know.

[Cap]

Wall is way way down my list, but what if the Suns fail to secure a good vet pg all off-season?

There are about a 1000 free agent point guards that would be an upgrade to what we rolled out this season.

Hairy would be an upgrade to what we rolled out this season.

[Indy]

My guess is that about 4 years from now Wall will have a comeback as a heady veteran PG off the bench who helps a playoff team. But there are going to be a few rough years here where he is getting back into shape and learning what he can and can't do on an NBA court any more. I don't want to pay him $40m/year to babysit him while he goes through that journey. I'll take him off waivers in 4 years when the Wizards or whomever is tired of him.

Was there ever a time when people thought of him as heady?

[Split T]

Some interesting things I heard in Simmons podcast:

He thinks Kemba and KD are going to NY
Jimmy stays in Philly
Kyrie signs with Brooklyn, they trade D-Lo to us for #6
then send #6, Jarrett Allen, Caris Lavert and a future pick or two for AD. He thinks they also sign JJ Reddick.

Interesting tidbit, the recently hired pelicans GM is Trajan Langdon, who last year was an assistant GM for the Brooklyn Nets.

[Drewsprocket]

Is it really that bad? He's still relatively young, in comparison to Conley or Paul. His injury wasn't career ending.

He's played 41 and 32 games in the last 2 years, he is known to love his alcohol and partying and showed up to training camp last year looking like he ate continuously through the offseason. I also don't like his attitude. I think his best years are behind him.

That could be, but he could also have a bounce back.

Wall is way way down my list, but what if the Suns fail to secure a good vet pg all off-season?

Sure he could have a bounce back. You’re willing to panic and risk the next 5 years on John Wall of all people turning a new leaf?

That’s a great way double down on your failures as an organization. That would be worst case scenario for me. I’d rather go into next year with the Melton Okobo duo than make a panic move for CP3 or Wall.

Conley is different, he is productive, a leader and only has 2 years left. He’s not my first or second choice but I wouldn’t be upset if we got him without giving up any of my prized assets (Ayton, Booker, Bridges, Oubre).

I agree with this. I like Conley a lot.

I think Conley is probably our best bet. He’s not going to mail it in, will make the team both competitive and able to develop our youth. It also allows them to bring in a young PG behind him. Kemba, Kyrie are off the table. I think Brooklyn guards are intriguing and more of a wait and see what happens.

[In2ition]

It sounds like Conley is also off the table because of age.

[Democritus]

I just don't like D-Lo. Book is enough as a primadonna, we need solid veterans and character guys who just care about working and winning.

[In2ition]

Do you know Devin or DLo? If not, I think personal feelings toward players should be discounted. Whether he is a prima dona or not, this team needs talent. This team also needs another playmaker. It feels like a lot of the moves are to fill out those defensive strong character players around Booker and Ayton. Booker has strong character and Ayton is a good guy too. Getting one or more defensive players at PF should happen this summer.

Btw, there is no "perfect" available at PG, not in trades, draft, or FA, imo. You need a big guard that can rebound, play defense on their man, can switch onto bigs, and can cover for any mistakes Devin makes, be a pass first pg, can create for themselves, can shoot on their own, is a high % on spot up 3's, can drive to the basket and convert at high %, low turnover, and is dominate physically.

[INFORMER]

Some interesting things I heard in Simmons podcast:

I'm not trying to criticize you for sharing what he said, and I ask this with all sincerity: is he relevant anymore?

[INFORMER]

Btw, there is no "perfect" available at PG, not in trades, draft, or FA, imo.

This is a very important point. I think all of the available options have red flags, which is why I couldn't bring myself to invest a lotto pick or max contract in any of them.

[Split T]

Some interesting things I heard in Simmons podcast:

I'm not trying to criticize you for sharing what he said, and I ask this with all sincerity: is he relevant anymore?

He still runs a website built mostly around the nba, so he is relevant to some extent, but he’s really more of an entertainer than a reporter and kinda always has been. So I would never take anything he says as any kind of indication that he know something. The part that I found most interesting was that former nets assistant gm, Trajan Langdon, is now the pelicans gm. I never really looked at Brooklyn as a possible AD trade spot, but now I am.