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RunDogGun wrote:DragicTime85 wrote:RunDogGun wrote:
Which one? We drafted two of them.We go from drafting brothers to drafting same first name players.
This brothers and first name patterns will all make sense soon. The Suns are just experimenting with chemistry to form a perfect solution.
Next year will be guys that first names start with "B"?
JMac1 wrote:NBA TV Draft Review panel all agreed and liked Len's potential going forward...They all agreed he is further than Hibbert in his growth at the time he (Hibbert) was drafted.
Jarlaxle0204 wrote:Son of Ra wrote:RunDogGun wrote:So, we need a shooting guard and possibly a small forward, and we draft two centers, and a SG we want to run point? Oh, and get another SG, who can't shoot.
Wow, not sure how I feel about this right now.
Well realistically we need everything. So I am fine with BPA and I hope our staff is right about their evaluations.
While I agree that we need ALMOST everything. I don't believe that PG is a position of need for us. We have a very good starter with a more than adequete backup. I think it really is too bad we couldn't shore up the back court for the future with this draft and then follow up with the front court with next year's draft and free agency.
statsman wrote:Anyone know the official statement on the Suns-Warriors trade? At one point, it was thought that the trade was the #29 pick (Warriors) for the #30 pick (Suns) plus cash. Then it was reported that Malcolm Lee, who the Warriors picked up from the Twolves in purchasing the #26 pick (which was subsequently traded to OKC for the #29 pick and cash), was re-rerouted to the Suns.
So, that would make the trade Malcolm Lee plus the #29 pick to the Suns to the #30 pick. But that doesn't make much sense. There were tweets indicating that the Suns had included the #57 pick in this trade, but so far, I have not seen an official statement supporting that claim.
bwgood77 wrote:Is this not one of the more ridiculous quotes ever?
[tweet]https://twitter.com/Suns/status/350472430868905987[/tweet]
bwgood77 wrote:statsman wrote:Anyone know the official statement on the Suns-Warriors trade? At one point, it was thought that the trade was the #29 pick (Warriors) for the #30 pick (Suns) plus cash. Then it was reported that Malcolm Lee, who the Warriors picked up from the Twolves in purchasing the #26 pick (which was subsequently traded to OKC for the #29 pick and cash), was re-rerouted to the Suns.
So, that would make the trade Malcolm Lee plus the #29 pick to the Suns to the #30 pick. But that doesn't make much sense. There were tweets indicating that the Suns had included the #57 pick in this trade, but so far, I have not seen an official statement supporting that claim.
I haven't seen an offical statement on it, but the trade makes sense. The Wolves signed Lee to a 3 year contract a couple of years ago, so people were trying to dump his contract onto another team. So us agreeing to take it wasn't for compensation, but to pay out his salary.
I still don't understand why the Suns did it though, unless they think Lee is worth the money, because I figured if the team at 29 wanted Goodwin, they would have taken him and not done the trade, so the trade was unnecessary since he would have been available at 30 anyway.
Son of Ra wrote:
Well assuming that the rebuild will take three years I wouldn't consider Gortat at 29 our C for the future and he won't be cheap to re-sign. I would love him as a backup at 32, but will it be a good contract for a backup then? I doubt it.
So while I agree that the immediate need would have been a SG, none available would have made us a playoff team anyways. So why not see the bigger picture and go BPA?
carey wrote:Lee is still on rookie scale for pennies. Under a Million this year and QO for next for like $1.1M.
gaspar wrote:And how the Suns were supposed to know who the team at #29 wanted to draft? Apparently the Suns liked Goodwin a lot and wanted to make it sure they get him.
carey wrote:Lee is still on rookie scale for pennies. Under a Million this year and QO for next for like $1.1M.
BurningHeart wrote:Perhaps someone was going to trade to 29?
sunsfan88 wrote:carey wrote:Lee is still on rookie scale for pennies. Under a Million this year and QO for next for like $1.1M.
So he's basically on a similar contract to what Wes Johnson was on this year for the Suns.
RunDogGun wrote:Son of Ra wrote:
Well assuming that the rebuild will take three years I wouldn't consider Gortat at 29 our C for the future and he won't be cheap to re-sign. I would love him as a backup at 32, but will it be a good contract for a backup then? I doubt it.
So while I agree that the immediate need would have been a SG, none available would have made us a playoff team anyways. So why not see the bigger picture and go BPA?
Sorry, I'm not one of those that thinks a rebuild will only take a set number of year. I always feel you try and assemble the best possible team you can. Your assumption also puts Dragic out of his contract, so then why not trade him today? Still not sure Goodwin was the BPA, nor Len, but time will tell. However, drafting a center, while we currently have a good starting center might create more problems and/or delay our rookie's development like I think it did with Marshall, and Morris before him.
With this team needing so much, like you say, I would rather have drafted someone who would start at number five. If we have a trade in the works, then so be it, but again, it would be nice to have a shooting guard, who can actually shoot.
bwgood77 wrote:gaspar wrote:And how the Suns were supposed to know who the team at #29 wanted to draft? Apparently the Suns liked Goodwin a lot and wanted to make it sure they get him.
Well, if the team really wanted Goodwin they would have taken him, and not traded down one spot. If it was 3-4 spots, it makes sense, but one spot doesn't. A team isn't going to change their draft strategy that late in the draft for such a minimal price.
