Brooks/#10/#29 for Mikal

Hook_Em · Post #1 » by **Hook_Em** » Sun Jun 22, 2025 8:33 pm

The Suns get a wing who has already proved to fit with Bookk and Ishbia doesn’t care about extending Bridges.

Knicks get a 3&D wing and assets to add to a thin rotation.

Rockazoids · Post #2 » by **Rockazoids** » Mon Jun 23, 2025 8:29 pm

Hook_Em wrote:The Suns get a wing who has already proved to fit with Bookk and Ishbia doesn’t care about extending Bridges.

Knicks get a 3&D wing and assets to add to a thin rotation.

NY didn't give up 5 picks for one year of Mikal. Brooks, a late lottery pick & the 29th pick is not very appealing.

BowlRips · Post #3 » by **BowlRips** » Mon Jun 23, 2025 8:36 pm

I know they purposely held onto these assets in the Durant trade, but if I'm NYK I need to atleast see 2/4 of Eason, Jabari Smith, 27 Phx and 29 Phx to justify it at all and even then, I'd need to understand what those assets could be used on..

Post #4 » by **Scoot McGroot** » Mon Jun 23, 2025 8:43 pm

BowlRips wrote:I know they purposely held onto these assets in the Durant trade, but if I'm NYK I need to atleast see 2/4 of Eason, Jabari Smith, 27 Phx and 29 Phx to justify it at all and even then, I'd need to understand what those assets could be used on..

Why would Houston pay these assets just to send Bridges to Phoenix?

Post #5 » by **Texas Chuck** » Mon Jun 23, 2025 8:47 pm

BowlRips wrote:I know they purposely held onto these assets in the Durant trade, but if I'm NYK I need to atleast see 2/4 of Eason, Jabari Smith, 27 Phx and 29 Phx to justify it at all and even then, I'd need to understand what those assets could be used on..

Yeah Scoot points out the absurdity of Houston giving you that for the Suns to get Bridges, but also what you paid is a sunk cost. Seems extremely unlikely if Houston wanted Bridges that they would pay that for one year of him.

Post #6 » by **jbk1234** » Mon Jun 23, 2025 8:51 pm

I think the value is fine with Bridges due to get paid soon, but Brooks is too limited offensively to play with Hart and O.G.

brackdan70 · Post #7 » by **brackdan70** » Mon Jun 23, 2025 8:57 pm

BowlRips wrote:I know they purposely held onto these assets in the Durant trade, but if I'm NYK I need to atleast see 2/4 of Eason, Jabari Smith, 27 Phx and 29 Phx to justify it at all and even then, I'd need to understand what those assets could be used on..

Why are we roping Houston into this?

brackdan70 · Post #8 » by **brackdan70** » Mon Jun 23, 2025 9:02 pm

I am not sure why PHX would do this?
Bridges is an expiring and will likely cost a bit to keep him. I don’t think he improves the team enough over Brooks to make the move adding quality assets. For NY I would assume they run it back with a team that seems to have good chemistry. If they want to trade Bridges this would be a nice return though.

toooskies · Post #9 » by **toooskies** » Mon Jun 23, 2025 9:06 pm

Rockazoids wrote:
Hook_Em wrote:The Suns get a wing who has already proved to fit with Bookk and Ishbia doesn’t care about extending Bridges.

Knicks get a 3&D wing and assets to add to a thin rotation.

NY didn't give up 5 picks for one year of Mikal. Brooks, a late lottery pick & the 29th pick is not very appealing.

I would just say two of those picks are #19 and #26 this year. So far those two and NYK's 2027 1st might get you #10. If you paid 1 unprotected pick for that one year of affordable service, and Brooks + 29 is worth the other, you might be close to equal value.

But it's not the direction I'd go as the Knicks unless they need draft capital immediately for a Giannis trade.

taikibansei · Post #10 » by **taikibansei** » Mon Jun 23, 2025 9:09 pm

jbk1234 wrote:I think the value is fine with Bridges due to get paid soon, but Brooks is too limited offensively to play with Hart and O.G.

I agree with this. The offer in the OP is fair value in a vacuum, but the Knicks would need a starter back capable of providing play-making, some scoring, and defense. Ideally, we'd also need a non-headcase back who works well with Brunson.

Brooks doesn't really give us the play-making/scoring (so wouldn't improve us over Bridges as a starter), and I just don't see a playoff starter available in this draft at #10. Factor in how Bridges and Brunson are buds--and how Brooks has a "challenging" personality leading to his being suspended by the NBA at least five times over his 8-year career--I think we have to pass on this due to fit concerns.

Of course, all this could change depending on the head coach...which we don't have yet.

Post #11 » by **oldncreaky** » Mon Jun 23, 2025 9:13 pm

The last thing PHX should be trying to do is consolidate for a player who plays one of the 2 starting positions PHX has covered, and as others have said, I don't think upgrading Brooks to Bridges moves the needle even a little.

How many SGs do you need? In its next trade, if PHX doesn't send out a SG to get back some combination of C/PF/PG, the FO should just be fired for incompetence.