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JeremyG wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 13, 2023 3:02 pm

Split T wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 13, 2023 2:53 pm

JeremyG wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 13, 2023 2:40 pm

Split T wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 13, 2023 10:58 am

JeremyG wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 13, 2023 10:17 am

I'm glad you're not the GM.

And you're forgetting about Ayton's no-trade clause...why would he want to go to another team to play behind Kyrie and Luka?

His no trade clause is only for 1 year. He won’t have it this summer.

1 year = July 14. The draft is June 22.

Ah…I wasn’t suggesting trading him on draft night. Just including whoever they pick.

Ah, got it. Well it’s (hopefully) all going to be a moot point after the playoffs anyway—I can’t see either Jones or Ishbia trading a key piece of a championship team, or even a Finals team.

SunsRIt wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 13, 2023 5:46 pm

Then why don’t we curtail all the Ayton trade talks until after the playoffs. Let’s see how he does when it matters and go from there. This has been going on for 2 years and it’s tiresome.

Mori Chu wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 14, 2023 10:01 am

Booting a lottery pick for $750k is a pretty good deal. Embarrassingly small penalty for blatant shameless tanking.

wpmiller42 wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 14, 2023 10:18 am

Mori Chu wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 14, 2023 10:01 am

Booting a lottery pick for $750k is a pretty good deal. Embarrassingly small penalty for blatant shameless tanking.

The NBA should have also made them refund all the ticket sales from that night.

Split T wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 13, 2023 1:59 pm

INFORMER wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 13, 2023 11:47 am

Split T wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 13, 2023 11:27 am

Green, Kleber, and THJ are all nice rotation players. I feel we will struggle to find rotation players with our salary restraints. We’ll see what Ayton gives us this postseason, but right now we’re paying him too much for what we’re getting. He needs to be a bigger part of the offense to warrant his pay and that just doesn’t seem likely with Booker and KD here.

There’s also the 10th pick which would be nice. Not sure we’re gonna get much for Ayton if we trade him.

The only hesitation I have with dealing with Dallas is that they need Ayton, but they don't really have anything we need; they have useful pieces for us, but nothing that I would classify as a need-filler.

But I agree with Split: a lotto pick and solid depth pieces is not a bad package for Ayton at all. A Dallas deal wouldn't be my first choice, but it could work for me. The lotto pick and Josh Green would be non-negotiable items for me, but after that, the Suns might have to take on Bertans and/or McGee.

Ya, I don’t love the Dallas deal either…but it is the formula I’m intrigued by. 2-3 wings/shooters and a pick or decent prospect would do. I’d also listen to a lesser center plus wing player type deal. Mostly we just need to get multiple pieces for him if we move him.

ShadowHawke wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 14, 2023 10:24 am

wpmiller42 wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 14, 2023 10:18 am

Mori Chu wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 14, 2023 10:01 am

Booting a lottery pick for $750k is a pretty good deal. Embarrassingly small penalty for blatant shameless tanking.

The NBA should have also made them refund all the ticket sales from that night.

The league should have told them for the purposes of the lottery the game would count as a win for the Mavericks.

Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 14, 2023 4:16 pm

You guys are funny.

Harshly penalize the Mavs for being upfront, but do nothing to the Blazers, Spurs, Hornets, etc. who'd been blatantly tanking for weeks prior.

Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 14, 2023 4:48 pm