Possible follow up deals - Phoenix and Portland

Laimbeer · Post #1 » by **Laimbeer** » Tue Jun 24, 2025 5:06 pm

Green for Holiday

Suns save a bit of money and get a better fitting, win now player
Blazers get a potentially rising young player with a very similar contract to fit the build

Beal for Holiday and Grant

This one needs tweaking and a third team for salary. It allows the Blazers to take all of the salary hit in the next two seasons while they still have a lot of cheaper young players. The Suns get two guys who help more now than Beal while accepting a longer salary hit. Beal accepting is another issue.

esvl · Post #2 » by **esvl** » Tue Jun 24, 2025 5:14 pm

Interesting ideas

andalusian · Post #3 » by **andalusian** » Tue Jun 24, 2025 5:19 pm

Why would the Blazers take Green when they already have Sharpe?

The Blazers traded Simons to make Sharpe the designated back-court scorer, why bring Green and replicate the same situation they had before?

BlazersBroncos · Post #4 » by **BlazersBroncos** » Tue Jun 24, 2025 5:20 pm

I am liking the Jrue trade more by the minute. Hate, hate this.

Holiday is a fit with both Scoot and Sharpe. Adding Green, who is some sort of amalgamation of Anfernee Simons and Shadeon Sharpe but on a huge deal, is a big NO from me.

Regardless, PDX seems to believe in their kids. They are keeping Holiday. This trade wasnt some sort of wheel-and-deal move. Its done. Holiday is staying a Blazer.

ReggiesKnicks · Post #5 » by **ReggiesKnicks** » Tue Jun 24, 2025 5:21 pm

This makes sense for Portland if they want to go that route, though Green/Sharpe is an awkward fit, though both may not be long-term pieces, rendering the fit irrelevant.

Beal for Holiday/Grant would completely fix all issues with the Phoenix roster.

jayjaysee · Post #6 » by **jayjaysee** » Tue Jun 24, 2025 5:23 pm

Feel like Portland actually traded for Jrue to be Jrue. Not as a trade piece this time.

But the second trade (play with the salary some for Phoenix).. would seem to set both teams up decently?

Phoenix gets an expensive but good starting lineup for a couple years and hopes 10 somehow becomes a star.

Portland clears the money before 2027-2028 so they can give Deni a 40-50 million million dollar boost and set him up on a new bargain 4 year deal..

hugepatsfan · Post #7 » by **hugepatsfan** » Tue Jun 24, 2025 5:25 pm

Trade #1 - Feels silly to spend 2nds to turn Simons into Green which is essentially what they'd be doing here. Kind of same overall vibe of player as undersized SG.

Trade #2 - Again, just doesn't feel like POR would have made the Jrue deal just do this with him.

Lots disagree with POR's direction int he Jrue trade, but they did it yesterday. Seems unlikely they're going to undo it today.

Post #8 » by **165bows** » Tue Jun 24, 2025 5:40 pm

BlazersBroncos wrote:I am liking the Jrue trade more by the minute. Hate, hate this.

Holiday is a fit with both Scoot and Sharpe. Adding Green, who is some sort of amalgamation of Anfernee Simons and Shadeon Sharpe but on a huge deal, is a big NO from me.

Regardless, PDX seems to believe in their kids. They are keeping Holiday. This trade wasnt some sort of wheel-and-deal move. Its done. Holiday is staying a Blazer.

Holiday was an absolute perfect fit for Phoenix with their back court but as you said they missed their chance.