Say hello to the newest sun: Stephen Curry

[jlgcool]

If Barbosa's involved, guess who's coming to the Suns...

Here's a hint: no one but Donald Sterling wants him

Mike Dunleavy as head coach?

[rsavaj]

maggette

LAME

[SSOL]

Phx doesn't like Maggette.

[TASTIC]

surely in a salary dumping move they're not going to take Maggette? dude's a joke. I'd rather put Kerr in uniform

[pidi]

thank god ihg is back....
wow, just wow - we have a complete new looked team after this, i´m excited for the new season...

[rsavaj]

i'm not excited if barbosa nash hill amare shaq are gone and we're left with chandler curry wright beli as the pieces we get

[Ralphb07]

ihateginobili - Bulls/Suns talk completely dead? What players were being talked about and who turned the deal down

I understand if you can't answer any of these question

[Quackenboss]

or Monta

[rsavaj]

i'm not sold on monta. before the injury sure, but post injury i'm worried

[starbosa10]

i'm not sold on monta. before the injury sure, but post injury i'm worried

plus his contract is ridiculous some thing like 11 mil a year

[starbosa10]

i'm not sold on monta. before the injury sure, but post injury i'm worried

plus his contract is ridiculous some thing like 11 mil a year

[starbosa10]

sorry about double post

[yosoyphat]

W's fan here. This is getting pretty exiting. Anyways, for those that want Randolph, that is the one player on the Warriors that they said is untouchable. So I really don't believe he will be in any discussions. Before Brandon Wright got hurt last year he was playing very good. Look at his per minutes and they are through the roof. He still has a ways to go but you are getting a very good player in him. Belli actually started playing very good last season too before he got hurt. I am not saying these guys are worth Amare and Barbosa but you are getting some players that are very good. Biedrens to Warrior's fans is like Barbosa to you guys. We have been watching him from the beggining growing from a raw and lost player into a very good NBA center. It will be tough for us to watch him go also.

[Mr. Sun]

Chandler deal is still in the works.

NOH really needs to cut salary and fast so I think the deal will get done.

[Gorilla Warfare]

I officially cannot keep up with these posts, every time i get on here there are 3 more threads that have 5+ pages in an hour haha.

[TASTIC]

So would anyone ask for David West before Chandler?

Biedrins/RoLo/Lou
DWest/BWright/Clark
Hill/Dudley
JRich/Azubuike/Bellinelli
Nash/Curry/Dragic

[rsavaj]

oh ab-so-lutely, simply for his scoring and the way it would balance our roster.

[starbosa10]

So would anyone ask for David West before Chandler?

Biedrins/RoLo/Lou
DWest/BWright/Clark
Hill/Dudley
JRich/Azubuike/Bellinelli
Nash/Curry/Dragic

^^^like that line up if we are doing these trades

i would but im not in charge

[rsavaj]

The Curry situation

When Minnesota picked Jonny Flynn with the sixth pick Thursday night, the Suns basketball operations office erupted in elation audible from a floor below. They had their guy ... or at least they thought they did and still believe they do.

The Suns had an agreement in principle with Golden State about a deal that would send Amare Stoudemire to the Warriors for Andris Biedrins, Brandan Wright, Marco Belinelli and the No. 7 pick. It was the Suns' understanding that the Warriors were drafting Curry for them.

But with Biedrins' base-year compensation status, a deal can't be completed immediately because his cap number is lower than his actual $9 million salary until July. Phoenix was expecting to have to wait about two weeks (until July 8) for the deal to be completed.

That is a lot of time, especially when there already is a lot of talk out of Golden State about the Warriors keeping Curry. That about-face would apparently would nix the deal for Phoenix. Even today, there is still a belief in Phoenix that the deal will get pushed through under the initial agreement but you have to wonder if Golden State was shocked that Curry was available and is having a change of heart. There was nothing binding about the agreement.

"I was concerned at one time that we might not be able to get him," Golden State General Manager Larry Riley told reporters in Oakland. "I thought he might go ahead of us but as the draft turned out, it came to our favor."

He also added that Curry will "definitely be a contributor to our team as a rookie" but also was asked about reports that Curry was part of a trade. He said, "I'm operating as though Stephen Curry is a Golden State Warrior. We're in contact with a lot of teams and have been throughout this draft. We've been extremely busy and at this stage I'll have no comment on potential trades or anything that involves movement in the future. I will tell you that we would seek to improve our ballclub throughout this summer by whatever means." That's not exactly a guarantee that Curry is staying.

The Warriors, overloaded at guard, have wanted Stoudemire for a while to fill their desire for a versatile power forward. Stoudemire assumably would like to be a team's focal point and also would want a contract extension, something the Suns were not prepared to give him. Stoudemire could walk in a year so the Suns felt like this was the best deal they could get with four players coming back in it, including a point guard in Curry who they feel has Steve Nash qualities as a playmaker and shooter.

Stoudemire's ability to walk in a year and his health history (knees, eye) would be issues that Golden State would seem to need addressed, if they have not been already.

The deal would also shave more money off the Suns' payroll and could put them under the luxury tax threshold. But if such a deal occurs, where do the Suns' points in the paint come? The starting big men would probably be Biedrins, who is scores off easy stuff, and Wright, a power forward who scores off a mid-range game. But the Suns would play as fast as ever.

Wright is important in the deal because the Suns would have a void in the frontcourt and need a shooting power forward for their system. They would have to seek another big man who can score in free agency.

Curry said the right things about wanting to be a Warrior but a source in the know said going to the Warriors was his worst-case scenario. The possibility "terrified" the Curry contingent and that would be made clear to the Warriors.

On other fronts, it does not appear that a Ben Wallace-for-Tyson Chandler deal will come off. The Suns can save millions by working out a buyout with Wallace while acquiring Chandler would add another year of salary. Acquiring Biedrins would also lessen the chances. He is the type of center who rotates well on help defense, can cover a pick-and-roll and can show on screens and recover with his mobility and length.

We didn't share much about the Suns' second-round pick, Oklahoma forward Taylor Griffin, who Suns Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin (no relation) said measured at 6 feet 8 inches and 235 pounds at the Portsmouth Invitational. The Suns have an affinity for the less-heralded brother in drafts after taking Robin Lopez last year.

"He's got tremendous athleticism," Griffin the executive said. "He's extremely aggressive, both offensively and defensively. Somewhat in the mold of a Lou Amundson, he's going to guard multiple positions. We feel he's a high-end offensive rebounder. The thing that distinguishes Taylor from a lot of people of his makeup is he really has tremendous feel for the game. He's an outstanding passer. Playing with his brother, there were quite a few times he'd play the high post for his brother's low post. He's a very good transition player and somebody who we know is of the absolute highest character and really fits what we're trying to build here. It was a pick that almost invoked executive privilege for Steve. We're very connected to the player."

Suns General Manager Steve Kerr said, "A winner. Plays hard every possession. He does a lot of things well. I think he can continue to develop his jump shot. If he's got a smaller guy on him, he's got a little post game. He's a good passer, can put the ball on the floor a little bit. He's just a guy who's a basketball player. Pretty big and athletic. I'm pretty surprised people weren't higher on him."

Griffin the Sooner told the Tulsa World, "Phoenix was actually a favorite team of mine growing up, so that’s kind of cool. I loved watching them play when I was in high school.

“I think I can fit in well there. I’m not sure what they want to do with me. I’ll have a chance to show them what I can do on their summer league team. They’ve also talked about possibly sending me overseas. We’ll have to wait and see what happens.”

http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/PaulCoro/56339

[ihateginobili]

ihateginobili - Bulls/Suns talk completely dead? What players were being talked about and who turned the deal down

I understand if you can't answer any of these question

The talks were for shaqtus.