Post#2056 » by Qwigglez » Mon Feb 6, 2023 8:46 pm
I want to point out that we really haven't seen Cam fully healthy since his injury to the Knicks in early March. He came back 6 games towards the end of the season and averaged just under 9 points, and shot under 20% from 3, and 31% from the field. In the playoffs his numbers were better, but he still wasn't quite the same.
Just to put things in perspective, Cam really started to elevate his game midway through the Suns huge winning streak last season, in 45 games he was averaging 15 points, while shooting 47% from 3. His turnovers was 0.6 per game. In the games he started last season he was averaging 16 points per game. Before his injury at the beginning of this season that came to the Blazers with only 5 minutes to play, Cam was averaging basically the same thing (first 8 games of the season), 15 points, 44% from 3. Suns are being very smart to not trade him unless it's absolutely necessary and it will only be absolutely necessary if the Suns are trading him for an all-star player that has multiple years left on his contract. It's too big of a risk to trade Cam for Kyrie when Kyrie could up and leave this summer.
Cam is probably the most elite 3 point shooter in the NBA right now (at least top 5) and that has been going on for almost the last two seasons. I mentioned before too, that Cam is taking longer distance 3's and he's hitting those at an above 40% rate. Suns don't need to improve the 4 anymore IMO, they just need that PG of the future, which is why I'm still very high on the Suns being able to get FVV and think he's the No 1 priority for the Suns at this point. Dario is starting to come back to form too, and Suns don't even need him to score to be effective, he just needs to be out on the court and to continue to do what Dario does, make plays and play smart basketball.
