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

[ShelC]

Feels like this has been the case for a few weeks. I can't believe we haven't talked to his agent about potential deals, unless it's just some semantic thing where we haven't formally asked about a specific trade destination. I wouldn't expect him to OK a trade to Utah but I think we can guess where he'd want to go.

[Charlie Smithy!]

Solid analysis on what has happened to a once promising player. I think for any team hoping to salvage him, he should really be moved to being a big wing player instead of playing the 4. Also, I think he is mentally a lot like Joe Johnson was early in his career.

My dumbass thought that was Patrick Beverly at first

[Mori Chu]

lol at “Patrick Williams sweepstakes”

This is the same usage as when my wife and I compete in the "Who is going to change Baby Max's diaper sweepstakes."

[Cap]

Sigh. Five first-round swaps, four first-round picks, CP three, two promising young players and one hell of a lot of cap flexibility for zero playoff wins; the situation is a negative one and the future is negative too.

[specialsauce]

Sigh. Five first-round swaps, four first-round picks, CP three, two promising young players and one hell of a lot of cap flexibility for zero playoff wins; the situation is a negative one and the future is negative too.

Hold on, seriously!!!! We had no idea!!! Please, recycle that bitch and say it again

[Cap]

Sigh. Five first-round swaps, four first-round picks, CP three, two promising young players and one hell of a lot of cap flexibility for zero playoff wins; the situation is a negative one and the future is negative too.

Hold on, seriously!!!! We had no idea!!! Please, recycle that bitch and say it again

Well, if you insist…

We’re not even going to get the seven seed. Ishbia has screwed this franchise six ways to Sunday. Five first-round swaps, four first-round picks, CP three, two promising young players and one hell of a lot of cap flexibility for zero playoff wins; the situation is a negative one and the future is negative too.

And a partridge in negative three.

I’m sensing that the reaction to this post is negative for some people.

On a scale from one to ten, Saucy is a negative five.

[JeremyG]

[Flagrant Fowl]

Here comes Jimmy Butler.

[Mori Chu]

Huh. That is an interesting move. It's really fascinating that Utah made that deal; normally you would never want to trade three 1sts for one 1st, but they are looking at the shitshow that is this team and saying, "That pick is going to be really special." And we have taken the worse of each pick of 2-3 teams, so none of those picks is at all likely to be high in the 1st round. Probably we just traded a 22nd pick, a 19th pick, and a 27th pick for a 4th pick. Which might be a really good trade for Utah in the end.

Having the three future 1sts I guess gives us more flexibility for sweeteners for trades. Now we can trade, say, 1-2 of them for Jimmy but keep the remaining one. I don't like that, but I can see how it is more palatable to our FO than trading literally our last pick.

[Gladiator]

This is going to be a clusterf*ck (acknowledging that it is currently as well)

[TOO]

Trader Danny, you sly dog. Get that future top 3 pick for a bunch of mid to late 1sts.

[Mori Chu]

Sigh. Five first-round swaps, four first-round picks, CP three, two promising young players and one hell of a lot of cap flexibility for zero playoff wins; the situation is a negative one and the future is negative too.

Hold on, seriously!!!! We had no idea!!! Please, recycle that bitch and say it again

I support and defend your justified negativity, Cap. I also support Saucey's right to bust your balls over it. I hope you both keep it up.

[Mori Chu]

Q: Is this "2031 1st for three 1sts" trade thread-worthy? We already don't have that much weekly news to talk about, so it could stay here. But I'm fine either way.

[Flagrant Fowl]

but they are looking at the shitshow that is this team and saying, "That pick is going to be really special."

That 2031 pick is going to be special? Do they have intel on the U-12 basketball prospects?

I'm not anti-draft pick, but at least acknowledge they're huge mystery boxes that far into the future.

[Charlie Smithy!]

This franchise

[Gladiator]

but they are looking at the shitshow that is this team and saying, "That pick is going to be really special."

That 2031 pick is going to be special? Do they have intel on the U-12 basketball prospects?

I'm not anti-draft pick, but at least acknowledge they're huge mystery boxes that far into the future.

I read that as special in the draft order - top three or whatever - rather than any particular prospects.

[Gladiator]

I did have a little chuckle at this one:

[INFORMER]

Epically bad trade coming in 3,2,1...

[ShelC]

No telling what draft picks will be where over the next 7 years so it's whatever. This is all being driven by Ishbia, Jones is just doing what his boss wants. Jones won't be here when it all falls apart so he probably doesn't care.

Bud should be sweating tho. Once Jimmy's on the team I don't see him and KD doing anything Bud says.

[Cap]

I think I’m going to short circuit. I love the In trades, hate the Out trades, and don’t know how to react to the Both trades.