Early Season Trade Questions

[LarsV8]

If Devin Booker asked out... would anyone beat the Spurs offer?

Does Booker even have value anymore?

Serious teams will scoff at the contract.

[jayjaysee]

I do believe Dallas will adjust rotations and the team will look a lot better, I am just hoping for a tank or a win now move.

Flagg at PG is step 1 of tanking .

I have posted the same thing a few times and I understand it’s obviously can not be true… But it is what I believe..

[jayjaysee]

If Devin Booker asked out... would anyone beat the Spurs offer?

I don’t see Booker asking out*

By January, when Booker is trade eligible/could ask out.. we should have a better idea of what teams could be interested in that monster contract.

Guessing that if Castle/Harper keep up their level of play, SAS won’t be interested at all. They’ll use assets to upgrade a forward spot and trust in their three guards?

Really can’t see a reason to put two 30% guards in front of Harper though and Fox can’t be traded this year iirc.

If Booker does ask out.. I still like a Trae/Booker swap. maybe my favorite idea?

Atlanta can afford most of Booker’s massive deal thanks to their cheap starting line up.. Dyson works near to Booker similar to Trae..

Phoenix takes the risk of Trae leaving, but they will be able to offer him the most money. Or if Phoenix is willing to be terrible, despite not owning picks for 10 years, they can take Trae’s trade return from a third team..

(Atlanta has assets to add if Booker is valued higher than Trae, but it shouldn’t be the 2026 NOP first imo)

At some point in the season Dumars could offer Poole, Queen, Fears, with some extra minor salary.. Phoenix would at least be getting two good prospects, while Dumars could pitch that starting line up being worth looking at for a few years so he can keep getting checks.

[tcheco]

If Devin Booker asked out... would anyone beat the Spurs offer?

I don’t see Booker asking out*

By January, when Booker is trade eligible/could ask out.. we should have a better idea of what teams could be interested in that monster contract.

Guessing that if Castle/Harper keep up their level of play, SAS won’t be interested at all. They’ll use assets to upgrade a forward spot and trust in their three guards?

Really can’t see a reason to put two 30% guards in front of Harper though and Fox can’t be traded this year iirc.

If Booker does ask out.. I still like a Trae/Booker swap. maybe my favorite idea?

Atlanta can afford most of Booker’s massive deal thanks to their cheap starting line up.. Dyson works near to Booker similar to Trae..

Phoenix takes the risk of Trae leaving, but they will be able to offer him the most money. Or if Phoenix is willing to be terrible, despite not owning picks for 10 years, they can take Trae’s trade return from a third team..

(Atlanta has assets to add if Booker is valued higher than Trae, but it shouldn’t be the 2026 NOP first imo)

At some point in the season Dumars could offer Poole, Queen, Fears, with some extra minor salary.. Phoenix would at least be getting two good prospects, while Dumars could pitch that starting line up being worth looking at for a few years so he can keep getting checks.

I can't imagine Phoenix taking any risks of trading for Young with him being able to walk free honestly. It would be the biggest implosion of a franchise that went to the finals to having 0 picks and 0 franchise players.

[jayjaysee]

If Devin Booker asked out... would anyone beat the Spurs offer?

I don’t see Booker asking out*

By January, when Booker is trade eligible/could ask out.. we should have a better idea of what teams could be interested in that monster contract.

Guessing that if Castle/Harper keep up their level of play, SAS won’t be interested at all. They’ll use assets to upgrade a forward spot and trust in their three guards?

Really can’t see a reason to put two 30% guards in front of Harper though and Fox can’t be traded this year iirc.

If Booker does ask out.. I still like a Trae/Booker swap. maybe my favorite idea?

Atlanta can afford most of Booker’s massive deal thanks to their cheap starting line up.. Dyson works near to Booker similar to Trae..

Phoenix takes the risk of Trae leaving, but they will be able to offer him the most money. Or if Phoenix is willing to be terrible, despite not owning picks for 10 years, they can take Trae’s trade return from a third team..

(Atlanta has assets to add if Booker is valued higher than Trae, but it shouldn’t be the 2026 NOP first imo)

At some point in the season Dumars could offer Poole, Queen, Fears, with some extra minor salary.. Phoenix would at least be getting two good prospects, while Dumars could pitch that starting line up being worth looking at for a few years so he can keep getting checks.

I can't imagine Phoenix taking any risks of trading for Young with him being able to walk free honestly. It would be the biggest implosion of a franchise that went to the finals to having 0 picks and 0 franchise players.

I just don’t see Trae leaving a 5yr 8% max offer on the table. He is not worth that contract, but it would give Phoenix a star locked up through their pick debt.

But it could easily be some three team deal with Trae going somewhere more comfortable with his contract situation.

Realistically, I don’t see Booker asking out anyways.. Maybe in a year or two if Phoenix can’t retool successfully.

[tcheco]

I don’t see Booker asking out*

By January, when Booker is trade eligible/could ask out.. we should have a better idea of what teams could be interested in that monster contract.

Guessing that if Castle/Harper keep up their level of play, SAS won’t be interested at all. They’ll use assets to upgrade a forward spot and trust in their three guards?

Really can’t see a reason to put two 30% guards in front of Harper though and Fox can’t be traded this year iirc.

If Booker does ask out.. I still like a Trae/Booker swap. maybe my favorite idea?

Atlanta can afford most of Booker’s massive deal thanks to their cheap starting line up.. Dyson works near to Booker similar to Trae..

Phoenix takes the risk of Trae leaving, but they will be able to offer him the most money. Or if Phoenix is willing to be terrible, despite not owning picks for 10 years, they can take Trae’s trade return from a third team..

(Atlanta has assets to add if Booker is valued higher than Trae, but it shouldn’t be the 2026 NOP first imo)

At some point in the season Dumars could offer Poole, Queen, Fears, with some extra minor salary.. Phoenix would at least be getting two good prospects, while Dumars could pitch that starting line up being worth looking at for a few years so he can keep getting checks.

I can't imagine Phoenix taking any risks of trading for Young with him being able to walk free honestly. It would be the biggest implosion of a franchise that went to the finals to having 0 picks and 0 franchise players.

I just don’t see Trae leaving a 5yr 8% max offer on the table. He is not worth that contract, but it would give Phoenix a star locked up through their pick debt.

But it could easily be some three team deal with Trae going somewhere more comfortable with his contract situation.

Realistically, I don’t see Booker asking out anyways.. Maybe in a year or two if Phoenix can’t retool successfully.

Can't any other team offer him the same contract as well? After being traded from Atlanta? or his bird rights allow him to get the 5 year from Phoenix?

Coming to think about it, shouldn't we expect Trae to get a 2+1 max contract to get the 10 year veteran max then? would probably give him the most guaranteed money, right?