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sunsbum wrote:I can only wonder what the people coming into our sub for the first time think when they see some of our fans talk about getting the 1st and 2nd pick or the 1st pick and KAT. I cant come back here. Good luck.
sunsbum wrote:I can only wonder what the people coming into our sub for the first time think when they see some of our fans talk about getting the 1st and 2nd pick or the 1st pick and KAT. I cant come back here. Good luck.
GoranTragic wrote:sunsbum wrote:I can only wonder what the people coming into our sub for the first time think when they see some of our fans talk about getting the 1st and 2nd pick or the 1st pick and KAT. I cant come back here. Good luck.
Actually we are talking about trading up for Doncic. Memphis has mentioned that they are going to move their pick.
matt131 wrote:GoranTragic wrote:sunsbum wrote:I can only wonder what the people coming into our sub for the first time think when they see some of our fans talk about getting the 1st and 2nd pick or the 1st pick and KAT. I cant come back here. Good luck.
Actually we are talking about trading up for Doncic. Memphis has mentioned that they are going to move their pick.
Man...is Memphis really thinking about trading their pick? I have a hard time thinking Doncic falls to 4, but maybe...
You could somehow make a trade for 4, draft Doncic 1, and then (assuming Ayton is 2) take JJJ or Bamba 4. Maybe that is safer?
It would be unreal to take Ayton 1 and somehow get Sac to take Bagley, Atlanta to take JJJ, and land Doncic at 4. That would be the best draft outcome imaginable.
All of this is too much for me. I'm too stressed lol. I wonder if McD actually likes both Ayton and Doncic enough to try this.
fromthetop321 wrote:I got Lebron number 1, he is also leading defensive player of the year. Curry's game still reminds me of Jeremy Lin to much.
DirtyDez wrote:Boston is trading up for Bamba.
GoranTragic wrote:DirtyDez wrote:Boston is trading up for Bamba.
Proof?
fromthetop321 wrote:I got Lebron number 1, he is also leading defensive player of the year. Curry's game still reminds me of Jeremy Lin to much.
DirtyDez wrote:GoranTragic wrote:DirtyDez wrote:Boston is trading up for Bamba.
Proof?
Prediction. Ainge/Stevens get their franchise fly swatter and surround him with elite wings.
"I think a lot of what we do at 16 will be predicated with what we do at No. 1," McDonough said. "And it wouldn't make sense to draft guys at the same positions or similar positions at 1 and 16. So if we go with a big at 1, probably a perimeter player at 16 or vice versa. Another option we may have available given the number of assets we've accumulated, given the additional first-round picks we have coming from Milwaukee and Miami and the 31st pick -- the first pick in the second round -- we'll look at packaging to move up potentially, as well, if there's a player in the mid-to-late lottery that we like."
McDonough told reporters Tuesday after the lottery that the Suns were "very unlikely" to trade the pick. On Friday, he qualified that likelihood, saying an NBA veteran with several years left on his contract could turn the tide.
"Our biggest team needs are at the point guard slot and at the 5," McDonough said. "... Where we sit in this draft, those are two pretty good positions to address. But we won't look to just address those through the draft through young players. We'll also look at free-agent signing scenarios, we'll look at trade scenarios. We think and hope we're one of the more improved teams in the league next year."
NBA veterans who fit the mold that McDonough alluded to include centers Joel Embiid, Karl-Anthony Towns and Nikola Jokic and point guards Ben Simmons, Donovan Mitchell and Damian Lillard.
"We think we've set up our roster that way without a lot of long-term contracts. We don't have many pieces we couldn't move if we needed to or wanted to, and we plan to take full advantage of that this summer."
McDonough lamented the recent past and said it was important for the mindset of a rebuilding team not to become a permanent outlook.
"It's been a painful three years in Phoenix as far as the rebuilding window," McDonough said. "It was targeted, it was strategic to do it for three years. We studied the league, we've studied other professional sports leagues in terms of how teams have rebuilt, what's the appropriate amount of time.
"I think if you don't do it for that amount of time, it's hard to accumulate enough young talent to build and grow for a sustainable period of time. If you rebuild for longer than three years, then the losing, I think, hurts your culture, and that seeps in a little bit."
McDonough said the Suns had interviewed 18 players in recent days at the combine.
"They're very polished, very bright guys," he said. "And I think if you look back at it historically, this will be a very good draft class in terms of the talent at the high end but also in terms of the depth."
NBA executives in Belgrade told ESPN that Doncic still has a wide range in this draft, as he's expected to get consideration from Phoenix with the No. 1 overall pick but also could slide as far as No. 4 to Memphis or No. 5 to Dallas should the Suns decide to pass on him. It is believed that Doncic and his advisers will have some say in where he ends up because of the leverage they hold, as he is still under contract with Real Madrid.
sunskerr wrote:DirtyDez wrote:GoranTragic wrote:
Proof?
Prediction. Ainge/Stevens get their franchise fly swatter and surround him with elite wings.
Seems like something they would do. They'll get ready to transition from Horford as he gets older, with little to no drop off as Bamba develops.
jcsunsfan wrote:If you can get the #4 pick you take Ayton #1 and see if Doncic drops due to threats to stay in Europe. I think it is reasonable that Sacramento and Atlanta would pass on that. They would likely take Bagley and one of Porter, Jackson or Bamba.
If they do take Doncic. Then the Suns call their bluff and take Bamba or Porter (depending on health) and move on. They will probably come calling asking for a trade.
I think other teams will be swinging for the #4 pick though. If Atlanta is really in play, then Dallas will gun for it. Dallas is probably an OK destination for Doncic. So Atlanta could trade down a couple of spots, get the player they want, and add an asset.
Its a chess game.