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gaspar wrote:None of these options is fair or reasonable.

Jamaaliver wrote:

gaspar wrote:None of these options is fair or reasonable.

Agreed. The most we could hope to get is a pick swap from #19 up to #15.

We need this coaching issue to be resolved quickly so we can start interviewing for Bud's replacement.

I think the most likely scenario is Bud agrees to walk away from the $14 million still owed and PHX swaps #31 for our #33.

CP War Hawks wrote:If he does leave, Milwaukee will be the more likely destination. They are playoff ready with the next superstar player of the league. Phoenix is further ahead of the process compared to us, but a rebuilding team nonetheless.

Michael Cunningham wrote:What compensation could Hawks expect for letting Budenholzer leave?

If Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer decides to take another job, it almost certainly will cost his new team in the form of draft-pick compensation.

Budenholzer still is under contract with the Hawks for two more seasons at about $14 million (his deal wasn’t altered when he gave up his personnel power in 2017). The Hawks have granted him permission to speak with the Suns about their open head coach position. If Budenholzer takes that job or any other, the Hawks would demand compensation to let Budenholzer out of his contract.

There is a recent precedent for an NBA coach leaving under similar circumstances: Doc Rivers departed the Celtics to become Clippers head coach before the 2013-14 season.

The Celtics then, like the Hawks now, were entering a rebuilding period and Rivers in 2013, like Budenholzer in 2018, decided to look elsewhere.

The Celtics got an unprotected first-round pick in the 2015 draft from the Clippers, which ended up being the No. 28 overall pick.

Depending on which year it rendered, an unprotected first-round pick from the Suns could be more valuable to the Hawks than the pick the Celtics got from the Clippers.

Mike Cunningham wrote:Hawks coach Budenholzer meets with Suns

Budenholzer is under contract with the Hawks for two more seasons and about $14 million. When granting the Suns permission to speak to Budenholzer last week, the Hawks indicated that he would not be released from his contract without compensation.

The Phoenix Suns Should be Willing to Trade for Mike Budenholzer

Mike Budenholzer is in the running to become the next Phoenix Suns head coach. He should be Ryan McDonough’s first choice.

The news has many Suns fans buzzing at the prospect.

Budenholzer is still under contract for two more years and $14 million with the Hawks, and the fact the Hawks seem willing to part with a successful coach like Mike is a little puzzling. If Robert Sarver and Ryan McDonough like what they hear from Budenholzer when they interview him, they need to commit to bringing him here to be the next head coach of the Phoenix Suns.

For Phoenix to get him, it is very likely they would have to trade some kind of pick or asset. Nearly any pick should be on the table for Phoenix, with a few exceptions.

Obviously the Suns’ own pick in this draft is off the table, as no coach is worth a top-4 pick in a loaded draft class. The Suns would be wise to keep their own pick next year off the table as well.

Besides those two picks, however, the Suns should not hesitate in giving up their other assets to acquire Budenholzer.

graymule wrote::D

Question: If a player is traded away, does his contract go with him?
If Bud is traded away, shouldn't his contract go with him? His new team assumes the $$$$ owed?

So may questions. Your own answers requested.............