Dario Saric Agrees To Three-Year, $27M Deal With Suns

Post #1 » by **RealGM Wiretap** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 3:33 pm

Dario Saric has agreed to a three-year, $27 million deal with the Phoenix Suns.

Saric emerged as a small ball center for the Suns last season.

Via Adrian Wojnarowski/ESPN

dzumaal · Post #2 » by **dzumaal** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 4:57 pm

Nice deal for both sides.

Chi Dynasty12 · Post #3 » by **Chi Dynasty12** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 6:39 pm

Would you rather have Saric for $9mil / yr or Hayward for $30mil / yr?

scrabbarista · Post #4 » by **scrabbarista** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 8:26 pm

I was a little skeptical, but this tips the balance for the Suns. With Saric at the five off the bench and if CP3 is healthy, then Phoenix is pretty close to a lock for the playoffs. I think this team has officially arrived on the scene. *With a healthy CP3!

IAMZOOTED2 · Post #5 » by **IAMZOOTED2** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 8:31 pm

scrabbarista wrote:I was a little skeptical, but this tips the balance for the Suns. With Saric at the five off the bench and if CP3 is healthy, then Phoenix is pretty close to a lock for the playoffs. I think this team has officially arrived on the scene. *With a healthy CP3!

I like your thinking, but will CP3 be mobile (and fast) enough to make that scheme work? Dario down deep for small ball 5 is enticing... Just dunno if CP3 has the juice east n west on the court. Her should be okay North to South

scrabbarista · Post #6 » by **scrabbarista** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 10:47 pm

IAMZOOTED2 wrote:
scrabbarista wrote:I was a little skeptical, but this tips the balance for the Suns. With Saric at the five off the bench and if CP3 is healthy, then Phoenix is pretty close to a lock for the playoffs. I think this team has officially arrived on the scene. *With a healthy CP3!

I like your thinking, but will CP3 be mobile (and fast) enough to make that scheme work? Dario down deep for small ball 5 is enticing... Just dunno if CP3 has the juice east n west on the court. Her should be okay North to South

Yeah, he ain't getting faster. Who really knows. Two seasons ago he was cooked and couldn't beat anyone off the dribble unless they were like 6'10''. Booker's a beast, though. I definitely am not expecting CP3 to be the best player on this team.

Saric at the five is something I heard on a podcast. They were talking about his numbers (on/off, rim protection, etc.) at both the four and five last season, I think, and they said everything points to him being a killer small ball five.

LukasBMW · Post #7 » by **LukasBMW** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 11:55 pm

SOFT. Would rather have Baynes.

wa7hnaussksjst · Post #8 » by **wa7hnaussksjst** » Tue Nov 24, 2020 2:29 pm

LukasBMW wrote:SOFT. Would rather have Baynes.

Saric ain't soft, he's just unathletic. And Baynes is equally bad on defense, plus he's constantly injured and getting old.