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The Official 2025 Offseason Thread Part 2

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Re: The Official 2025 Offseason Thread Part 2 

Post#1401 » by bullsaficianado » Tue Jun 10, 2025 8:21 am

Someone on a fourm I read brought up the Durant to Spurs trade might be a 3 team deal with the third teaming being Nets.

So it would be Durant to Spurs, Claxton and Barnes and Spurs 26 and 27 1st round picks to Phoenix, Vassell, #14 to Nets.

So we might not even be getting Vassell.
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Post#1402 » by Ryu » Tue Jun 10, 2025 8:52 am

Blonde wrote:If I was a Rockets fan I would have no interest in KD unless it was dirt cheap.


LOL

They have a ton of young players who basically dont play at all (Sheppard, Whitmore, even Jabary Smith was having a 10-15 mpg in playoffs...). They still have a value but that would start to vanish if they continue to collect DNP-s next season. So if you are a freakin Rockets fan you would trade for KD dirty cheap and keep those prospects while dont play them at all?
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Post#1403 » by Bjorpa » Tue Jun 10, 2025 8:52 am

Zach Lowe mentioned the same on his podcast. Not specifically in a trade with the Spurs, but with the Twolves, and in general. The Brooklyn coming in to facilitate, and Claxton ending up with the Suns.
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Post#1404 » by starbosa10 » Tue Jun 10, 2025 9:12 am

I'd definitely prefer claxton over Vassell
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Post#1405 » by King4Day » Tue Jun 10, 2025 12:11 pm

bullsaficianado wrote:Someone on a fourm I read brought up the Durant to Spurs trade might be a 3 team deal with the third teaming being Nets.

So it would be Durant to Spurs, Claxton and Barnes and Spurs 26 and 27 1st round picks to Phoenix, Vassell, #14 to Nets.

So we might not even be getting Vassell.


Not sure how I feel about more potential back of the draft 1sts as that's exactly what this would be.
I'm sorry, I think I'd take my chances with Vassel and 14. I dunno. I thought Claxton was turning into a hard-to-move contract last year.
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Post#1406 » by KdoubleDees23 » Tue Jun 10, 2025 12:54 pm

starbosa10 wrote:I'd definitely prefer claxton over Vassell


in all honesty. Claxton isn't even good. Richards and Claxton are about the same talent.
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Post#1407 » by BobbieL » Tue Jun 10, 2025 2:07 pm

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bullsaficianado wrote:Someone on a fourm I read brought up the Durant to Spurs trade might be a 3 team deal with the third teaming being Nets.

So it would be Durant to Spurs, Claxton and Barnes and Spurs 26 and 27 1st round picks to Phoenix, Vassell, #14 to Nets.

So we might not even be getting Vassell.


Not sure how I feel about more potential back of the draft 1sts as that's exactly what this would be.
I'm sorry, I think I'd take my chances with Vassel and 14. I dunno. I thought Claxton was turning into a hard-to-move contract last year.


I just wonder if management is getting singularly focused on the center position again to the point they might take a "lesser player" to fill a need. And I get that Vassell is duplicative with Booker. So for sure would prefer a PG or PF or C in the trade. But at the same time, get the best players you can. This talk of "needing a center" to me, is overrated. They need one. They all so need a PG too
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Not like any of these would actually happen because Bradley "I hold all the cards" Beal wouldn't agree to be traded, BUT if he did? ................... Thoughts?? ( I haven't listened to this yet).
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Collins should be a trade target for us using our fringe players like O'neale/ Martin/ maybe Richards? (because they're looking to trade Kessler anyways) or use a piece like Vassell (salary)from the KD trade with the Spurs, and one of our CLE 1sts.

Because then you can have Collins play at the 4 as a rim running physical big that can shoot threes and tell him to focus on defensive plays, and rim protection/ rebounding using his size and athleticism.
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If the Knicks are serious about Durant -- OG would need to come to the Suns. Period.

Unless it was something like Bridges, Robinson and Hart
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Post#1415 » by BobbieL » Tue Jun 10, 2025 2:55 pm

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Not like any of these would actually happen because Bradley "I hold all the cards" Beal wouldn't agree to be traded, BUT if he did? ................... Thoughts?? ( I haven't listened to this yet).


I watched a little of the PHNX_Suns podcast with Ruby and Stephen and one trade, from a subsciber was
sending Durant to SA and using the 14th pick from SA plus the Suns 2025 FRP plus I think the Suns 2027 all to move Beal
fans wanting to move Beal are too crazy - "at all costs" is stupid
just suck it up and keep him or if he accepts a buy out - fine
but giving picks to move the player is just dumb
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Post#1417 » by sunskerr » Tue Jun 10, 2025 3:24 pm

Idk if I mind Vassell. I think he had a down year last year after trending up. So there's some opportunity to recoup value there if we pump him full of minutes.

I kinda like Sochan. I don't really know how his game projects to develop going forward but his size would really be nice.

Ultimately I don't know much about either of these guys.

Hope it works out lol
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Post#1418 » by BobbieL » Tue Jun 10, 2025 3:55 pm

sunskerr wrote:Idk if I mind Vassell. I think he had a down year last year after trending up. So there's some opportunity to recoup value there if we pump him full of minutes.

I kinda like Sochan. I don't really know how his game projects to develop going forward but his size would really be nice.

Ultimately I don't know much about either of these guys.

Hope it works out lol


After seeing the Spurs proposal - its not bad - about what I expected - a B trade
But really hoping the Rockets get involved with their picks
I just am not sure this will be enough to build around Booker but I guess its a start
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