Suns News: Week 14 (1/20 - 1/26)

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ShelC wrote:
Sat Jan 25, 2025 7:56 am
Yes please!

Sure if he wants to believe that. Cracks me up…. If he’s so plug n play, why are we .500? I’d take Chet… don’t think he’ll ever reach KDs stratosphere but a good baller and young.

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Chet me babyyyy

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The Thunder would be so dumb to do that

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ShelC wrote:
Sat Jan 25, 2025 7:06 am
Sell high on KD, reload around Book.
This is the way to do it. KD will still net you at least one young blue-chipper and 1-2 first-round picks. That is a good haul for a star player whose fit / effect on teammates is questionable, who isn't leading us anywhere, whose value is declining, and who is one injury away from being a huge dead weight contract.

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He’s an expiring contract next year, so he won’t be a deadweight contract.

I’m all for trading KD, but nothing we’ve seen from the suns FO indicates we are even remotely considering that. At the very least we will need to fail again this year. So I guess root for the suns to stand pat and suck even more than they have?

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But KD for our 2027 pick, swap rights back for 2025, Jabari Smith Jr, Reed Sheppard and contracts I would gladly do.

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Split T wrote:
Sat Jan 25, 2025 8:59 am
The Thunder would be so dumb to do that
It's so dumb it just might work.
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Suns aren’t trading KD, unfortunately.

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Kryptonic wrote:
Sat Jan 25, 2025 8:24 am
ShelC wrote:
Sat Jan 25, 2025 7:56 am
Yes please!

Sure if he wants to believe that. Cracks me up…. If he’s so plug n play, why are we .500? I’d take Chet… don’t think he’ll ever reach KDs stratosphere but a good baller and young.
To play Devil's advocate... injuries, lack of depth, redundancy and obvious gaps in the roster construction.

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I know the Suns aren't trading KD and the Thunder aren't trading Chet but Chet would be to Book was Pau Gasol was to Kobe. As crazy as it sounds, they'd probably be a more effective duo because there'd be better balance on the floor with Chet's inside-out scoring and defensive versatility as a legit big.

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TOO wrote:
Sat Jan 25, 2025 9:43 am
Split T wrote:
Sat Jan 25, 2025 8:59 am
The Thunder would be so dumb to do that
It's so dumb it just might work.
Do it!
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ShelC wrote:
Sat Jan 25, 2025 11:00 am
I know the Suns aren't trading KD and the Thunder aren't trading Chet but Chet would be to Book was Pau Gasol was to Kobe. As crazy as it sounds, they'd probably be a more effective duo because there'd be better balance on the floor with Chet's inside-out scoring and defensive versatility as a legit big.
Ya an actual skilled big man would be fun. When is the last time we had that? Amare?

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Split T wrote:
Sat Jan 25, 2025 11:51 am
ShelC wrote:
Sat Jan 25, 2025 11:00 am
I know the Suns aren't trading KD and the Thunder aren't trading Chet but Chet would be to Book was Pau Gasol was to Kobe. As crazy as it sounds, they'd probably be a more effective duo because there'd be better balance on the floor with Chet's inside-out scoring and defensive versatility as a legit big.
Ya an actual skilled big man would be fun. When is the last time we had that? Amare?
There was a guy not too long ago but unfortunately, his motivation wasn't there to do it on a nightly basis. And contact? Forget about it!
Synchronicity and all that jazz, man.

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Mori Chu wrote:
Sat Jan 25, 2025 9:38 am
ShelC wrote:
Sat Jan 25, 2025 7:06 am
Sell high on KD, reload around Book.
This is the way to do it. KD will still net you at least one young blue-chipper and 1-2 first-round picks. That is a good haul for a star player whose fit / effect on teammates is questionable, who isn't leading us anywhere, whose value is declining, and who is one injury away from being a huge dead weight contract.
You think we can get Chet and picks? If so, we gotta.
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Superbone wrote:
Sat Jan 25, 2025 11:57 am
Split T wrote:
Sat Jan 25, 2025 11:51 am
ShelC wrote:
Sat Jan 25, 2025 11:00 am
I know the Suns aren't trading KD and the Thunder aren't trading Chet but Chet would be to Book was Pau Gasol was to Kobe. As crazy as it sounds, they'd probably be a more effective duo because there'd be better balance on the floor with Chet's inside-out scoring and defensive versatility as a legit big.
Ya an actual skilled big man would be fun. When is the last time we had that? Amare?
There was a guy not too long ago but unfortunately, his motivation wasn't there to do it on a nightly basis. And contact? Forget about it!
Too bad you don’t have a thread to put those feelings in…. lol 😂

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Kryptonic wrote:
Sat Jan 25, 2025 12:55 pm
Superbone wrote:
Sat Jan 25, 2025 11:57 am
Split T wrote:
Sat Jan 25, 2025 11:51 am
ShelC wrote:
Sat Jan 25, 2025 11:00 am
I know the Suns aren't trading KD and the Thunder aren't trading Chet but Chet would be to Book was Pau Gasol was to Kobe. As crazy as it sounds, they'd probably be a more effective duo because there'd be better balance on the floor with Chet's inside-out scoring and defensive versatility as a legit big.
Ya an actual skilled big man would be fun. When is the last time we had that? Amare?
There was a guy not too long ago but unfortunately, his motivation wasn't there to do it on a nightly basis. And contact? Forget about it!
Too bad you don’t have a thread to put those feelings in…. lol 😂
It's so hard to let go, man!
Synchronicity and all that jazz, man.

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Phoenix Suns Rookie Ryan Dunn Meeting The Moment As Everyday Starter
https://rg.org/news/basketball/phoenix- ... ay-starter
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Synchronicity and all that jazz, man.

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Jusuf Nurkic says he and Mike Budenholzer didn't talk for 2 months, addresses Suns future
https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/ ... 952885007/
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Superbone wrote:
Sat Jan 25, 2025 9:42 pm
Jusuf Nurkic says he and Mike Budenholzer didn't talk for 2 months
What is this, high school?
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