Free Agent Wish List

[JohnVancouver]

It's never too early to look at the upcoming free agents .... dim the lights, light a few candles, put on some slinky jazz and settle in for an evening of rosterbation. Bold represents who i like, whether we can afford them or not. (That high-pitched whistling sound is Frank's pipe spinning at supersonic speed and steam coming out of his ears. And hey! It's our chance to get Marcus Banks back! Maybe that was the first crack in the empire, letting him go ......
From Hoopsworld:


... these players are roughly sorted in value, with the presumed most desirable player at the top of each list. Players who play multiple positions are listed where they play most often.

Point Guard
(name, team – 2010-11 salary – status)

Aaron Brooks, Phoenix Suns - $2.0 million – Restricted ($3.0 million Qualifying Offer)
Andre Miller, Portland Trail Blazers - $7.3 million – Team Option ($7.8 million)
Mo Williams, LA Clippers - $9.3 million – Early Termination Option ($8.3 million)
Goran Dragic, Houston Rockets - $2.0 million – Team Option ($2.1 million)
Leandro Barbosa, Toronto Raptors - $7.1 million – Player Option ($7.6 million)
Rodney Stuckey, Detroit Pistons - $2.8 million – Restricted ($3.9 million Qualifying Offer)
T.J. Ford, Indiana Pacers - $8.5 million – Unrestricted
Carlos Arroyo, Boston Celtics - $1.2 million – Unrestricted
Ronnie Price, Utah Jazz - $1.3 million - Unrestricted
Patrick Mills, Portland Trail Blazers - $0.9 million – Unrestricted*
Sasha Vujacic, New Jersey Nets - $5.5 million – Unrestricted
Sebastian Telfair, Minnesota Timberwolves - $2.7 million – Unrestricted
Luther Head, Sacramento Kings - $1.0 million - Unrestricted
Charlie Bell, Golden State Warriors - $3.9 million – Early Termination Option ($4.1 million)
Willie Green, New Orleans Hornets - $4.0 million - Unrestricted
Mario Chalmers, Miami HEAT - $0.9 million – Unrestricted*
Jason Williams, Memphis Grizzlies - $1.4 million – Unrestricted
Earl Watson, Utah Jazz – $1.2 million - Unrestricted
Pooh Jeter, Sacramento Kings - $0.5 million – Team Option ($0.8 million)
Jose Barea, Dallas Mavericks - $1.7 million – Unrestricted
Sundiata Gaines, Minnesota Timberwolves - $0.7 million – Unrestricted*
Chris Quinn, San Antonio Spurs - $0.9 million - Unrestricted
Royal Ivey, Oklahoma City Thunder - $1.1 million - Unrestricted
Marcus Banks, New Orleans Hornets - $4.9 million - Unrestricted
Earl Boykins, Milwaukee Bucks - $1.4 million - Unrestricted
Anthony Carter, Denver Nuggets - $1.4 million – Unrestricted
Acie Law, Golden State Warriors - $0.7 million - Unrestricted
John Lucas, Chicago Bulls - $0.7 million – Unrestricted*
Ben Uzoh, New Jersey Nets - $0.5 million – Unrestricted*

Shooting Guard
(name, team – 2010-11 salary – status)

Ray Allen, Boston Celtics - $10.0 million – Player Option ($10.0 million)
Jason Richardson, Orlando Magic - $14.4 million - Unrestricted
Jamal Crawford, Atlanta Hawks - $10.1 million – Unrestricted
Arron Afflalo, Denver Nuggets - $2.0 million – Restricted ($2.9 million Qualifying Offer)
Wilson Chandler, Denver Nuggets - $2.1 million – Restricted ($3.1 million Qualifying Offer)
Shannon Brown, L.A. Lakers - $2.1 million – Player Option ($2.4 million)
C.J. Miles, Utah Jazz - $3.7 million – Team Option ($3.7 million)
J.R. Smith, Denver Nuggets - $6.0 million – Unrestricted
DeShawn Stevenson, Dallas Mavericks - $4.2 million – Unrestricted
Mike Dunleavy, Indiana Pacers - $10.6 million – Unrestricted
Chris Douglas-Roberts, Milwaukee Bucks - $0.9 million – Unrestricted*
Nick Young, Washington Wizards - $2.6 million – Restricted ($3.7 million Qualifying Offer)
Sonny Weems, Toronto Raptors - $0.9 million – Unrestricted*
Mo Evans, Washington Wizards - $2.5 million – Unrestricted
Daequan Cook, Oklahoma City Thunder - $2.2 million – Restricted ($3.1 million Qualifying Offer)
Anthony Parker, Cleveland Cavaliers - $2.9 million – Unrestricted
Eddie House, Miami HEAT - $1.4 million – Player Option ($1.4 million)
Marquis Daniels, Boston Celtics - $2.5 million – Unrestricted
Marcus Thornton, Sacramento Kings - $0.8 million – Unrestricted*
Morris Peterson, Oklahoma City Thunder - $6.2 million - Unrestricted
Roger Mason, New York Knicks - $1.4 million - Unrestricted
Marco Belinelli, New Orleans Hornets - $2.4 million – Restricted ($3.4 million Qualifying Offer)
Gary Forbes, Denver Nuggets - $0.5 million – Unrestricted*
Michael Redd, Milwaukee Bucks - $18.3 million - Unrestricted
Delonte West, Boston Celtics - $1.1 million – Unrestricted
Stephen Graham, New Jersey Nets - $1.0 million – Team Option ($1.1 million)
Dominic McGuire, Charlotte Bobcats - $0.9 million – Unrestricted
Alonzo Gee, Washington Wizards - $0.6 million – Unrestricted*
Jeremy Lin, Golden State Warriors - $0.5 million – Team Option ($0.8 million)
Von Wafer, Boston Celtics - $0.9 million – Unrestricted

Small Forward
(name, team – 2010-11 salary – status)

Caron Butler, Dallas Mavericks - $10.8 million – Unrestricted
Thaddeus Young, Philadelphia 76ers - $2.9 million – Restricted ($4.0 million Qualifying Offer)

Grant Hill, Phoenix Suns - $3.2 million - Unrestricted I don't see us letting Grant go if he's willing to stay at the sort of money he's on now.

Tayshaun Prince, Detroit Pistons – $11.1 million – Unrestricted
Shane Battier, Memphis Grizzlies - $7.4 million - Unrestricted
Reggie Williams, Golden State Warriors - $0.8 million – Unrestricted*
James Jones, Miami HEAT - $1.1 million – Unrestricted
Al Thornton, Golden State Warriors - $2.8 million – Restricted ($3.9 million Qualifying Offer)
Jason Kapono, Philadelphia 76ers - $6.6 million - Unrestricted
Josh Howard, Washington Wizards - $3.0 million - Unrestricted
Rasual Butler, Chicago Bulls - $2.4 million - Unrestricted
Jamario Moon, LA Clippers - $3.0 million – Unrestricted
Julian Wright, Toronto Raptors - $2.9 million – Restricted ($4.0 million Qualifying Offer)
Peja Stojakovic, Dallas Mavericks - $14.3 million - Unrestricted
Earl Clark, Orlando Magic - $1.9 million – Unrestricted
Kelenna Azubuike, New York Knicks - $3.3 million - Unrestricted
Quinton Ross, New Jersey Nets - $1.1 million – Unrestricted
Shawne Williams, New York Knicks - $0.9 million – Unrestricted
Ime Udoka, San Antonio Spurs - $0.9 million - Unrestricted
Vladimir Radmanovic, Golden State Warriors - $6.9 million - Unrestricted
Joey Graham, Cleveland Cavaliers - $1.0 million – Team Option ($1.1 million)
Jawad Williams, Cleveland Cavaliers - $1.1 million – Unrestricted*
Rodney Carney, Golden State Warriors - $0.9 million – Unrestricted
Jeremy Evans, Utah Jazz - $0.5 million – Unrestricted*
DaJuan Summers, Detroit Pistons - $0.8 million – Unrestricted*
Damien Wilkins, Atlanta Hawks - $0.8 million – Unrestricted
Steve Novak, Dallas Mavericks - $0.9 million - Unrestricted
Derrick Brown, New York Knicks - $0.7 million – Unrestricted*
Darnell Jackson, Sacramento Kings - $0.9 million – Unrestricted*
Cartier Martin, Washington Wizards - $0.9 million – Unrestricted*

Power Forward
(name, team – 2010-11 salary – status)

Zach Randolph, Memphis Grizzlies - $17.3 million – Unrestricted
David West, New Orleans Hornets - $8.3 million – Early Termination Option ($7.5 million)
Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs - $18.8 million – Early Termination Option ($21.1 million)
Andrei Kirilenko, Utah Jazz - $17.8 million - Unrestricted
Jeff Green, Boston Celtics - $4.5 million – Restricted ($5.9 million Qualifying Offer)
Boris Diaw, Charlotte Bobcats - $9.0 million – Player Option ($9.0 million)
Troy Murphy, Boston Celtics - $12.0 million – Unrestricted
Carl Landry, New Orleans Hornets - $3.0 million - Unrestricted -
Kenyon Martin, Denver Nuggets - $16.5 million – Unrestricted
Glen Davis, Boston Celtics – $3.3 million – Unrestricted
Ronny Turiaf, New York Knicks - $4.2 million – Player Option ($4.1 million)
Kris Humphries, New Jersey Nets - $3.2 million – Unrestricted
Reggie Evans, Toronto Raptors - $5.1 million – Unrestricted
Louis Amundson, Golden State Warriors – $2.2 million – Player Option ($2.4 million)
Chuck Hayes, Houston Rockets - $2.3 million – Unrestricted
Yi Jianlian, Washington Wizards - $4.1 million – Restricted ($5.4 million Qualifying Offer)
Josh McRoberts, Indiana Pacers - $0.9 million – Unrestricted*
Jared Jeffries, New York Knicks - $6.9 million - Unrestricted - at considerably less than he's getting now, mind
Luc Mbah a Moute, Milwaukee Bucks - $0.9 million – Unrestricted*
Jason Smith, New Orleans Hornets - $2.2 million – Restricted ($3.1 million Qualifying Offer)
Craig Smith, L.A. Clippers - $2.3 million – Unrestricted
Dante Cunningham, Charlotte Bobcats - $0.8 million – Unrestricted*
Joey Dorsey, Toronto Raptors - $0.9 million – Unrestricted*
Joe Smith, L.A. Lakers - $1.4 million – Unrestricted
Malik Allen, Orlando Magic - $1.2 million - Unrestricted
Jonas Jerebko, Detroit Pistons - $0.8 million – Unrestricted*
Sam Young, Memphis Grizzlies - $0.9 million – Team Option ($0.9 million)
Juwan Howard, Miami HEAT - $1.4 million - Unrestricted
Brandan Wright, New Jersey Nets - $3.4 million – Restricted ($4.6 million Qualifying Offer)
Darius Songaila, Philadelphia 76ers - $4.8 million - Unrestricted
Leon Powe, Boston Celtics - $0.9 million – Unrestricted
Shelden Williams, New York Knicks - $0.9 million – Unrestricted
Chris Wilcox, Detroit Pistons - $3.0 million – Unrestricted
Sean Marks, Portland Trail Blazers - $1.3 million - Unrestricted
DJ Mbenga, New Orleans Hornets - $0.9 million - Unrestricted
Brian Skinner, Milwaukee Bucks - $1.0 million – Unrestricted
Hamady Ndiaye, Washington Wizards - $0.5 million – Unrestricted*
DeMarre Carroll, Memphis Grizzlies - $1.1 million – Unrestricted
Solomon Jones, Indiana Pacers - $1.5 million - Unrestricted
Brian Cardinal, Dallas Mavericks - $1.4 million - Unrestricted
Brian Scalabrine, Chicago Bulls - $1.2 million - Unrestricted
Josh Powell, Atlanta Hawks - $1.0 million – Unrestricted
Melvin Ely, Denver Nuggets - $1.1 million - Unrestricted

Center
(name, team – 2010-11 salary – status)

Nene, Denver Nuggets - $11.4 million – Early Termination Option ($11.6 million)
Marc Gasol, Memphis Grizzlies - $3.6 million – Unrestricted*
Tyson Chandler, Dallas Mavericks - $12.6 million – Unrestricted
Yao Ming, Houston Rockets - $17.7 million - Unrestricted
Joel Przybilla, Charlotte Bobcats - $7.4 million – Unrestricted
Samuel Dalembert, Sacramento Kings – $13.4 million - Unrestricted
Greg Oden, Portland Trail Blazers - $6.8 million – Restricted ($8.8 million Qualifying Offer)
Spencer Hawes, Philadelphia 76ers - $3.0 million – Restricted ($4.1 million Qualifying Offer)
Nenad Krstic, Boston Celtics - $5.7 million – Unrestricted
Earl Barron, Phoenix Suns - $0.8 million - Unrestricted
Tony Battie, Philadelphia 76ers - $1.4 million – Unrestricted
Kyrylo Fesenko, Utah Jazz - $1.1 million - Unrestricted
Erick Dampier, Miami HEAT - $1.1 million - Unrestricted
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Miami HEAT - $1.4 million - Unrestricted
Jeff Foster, Indiana Pacers - $6.7 million - Unrestricted
Nazr Mohammed, Charlotte Bobcats - $6.9 million – Unrestricted
DeAndre Jordan, L.A. Clippers - $0.9 million – Unrestricted*
Kurt Thomas, Chicago Bulls - $1.4 million – Unrestricted
Francisco Elson, Utah Jazz - $1.1 million – Unrestricted
Hilton Armstrong, Atlanta Hawks - $0.9 million - Unrestricted
Aaron Gray, New Orleans Hornets - $0.9 million – Player Option ($0.9 million)
Jamaal Magloire, Miami HEAT - $1.4 million - Unrestricted
Dan Gadzuric, New Jersey Nets - $7.2 million - Unrestricted
Ryan Hollins, Cleveland Cavaliers - $2.3 million – Player Option ($2.5 million)
Kwame Brown, Charlotte Bobcats - $1.3 million – Unrestricted
Theo Ratliff, L.A. Lakers - $1.4 million - Unrestricted
Etan Thomas, Atlanta Hawks - $1.2 million – Unrestricted
Jarron Collins, L.A. Clippers - $1.2 million - Unrestricted
Jason Collins, Atlanta Hawks - $1.2 million – Unrestricted
Eddy Curry, New York Knicks - $11.3 million - Unrestricted
Hamed Haddadi, Memphis Grizzlies - $1.8 million – Unrestricted*
Alexis Ajinca, Dallas Mavericks - $1.5 million – Unrestricted

KT I would love to see back here as a mentor/end of bench guy. He can still do the job though - I bet Chicago finds a way to keep him



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[Qwigglez]

If Wilson Chandler can play the two I'd like to pick him up (I thought he played the three). Get Boris Diaw and Louis Amundson back. Unsure if Diaw picks up his player option or not. Trade Robin Lopez for cash and a pick, keep Aaron Brooks.
Nash/Brooks
Chandler/Childress
Dudley/Pietrus
Diaw/Warrick
Gortat/Frye

Defensive squad with offensive power.

[NiGhtWiSh]

As I posted a month ago:
1st choice: J.R. Smith.
2nd goal: LMAM, Humphries.
3rd goal is a PG: from the Draft or Patty Mills from FA list.

[DirtyDez]

Lopez, Dudley, Warrick and 2012 1st for Josh Smith. Give Hill 1 more year and sign J-Rich for MLE. Draft Jujuan Johnson in the 1st round... Frye/Johnson backup Gortat/SMith.

[KLEON]

Lopez, Dudley, Warrick and 2012 1st for Josh Smith. Give Hill 1 more year and sign J-Rich for MLE. Draft Jujuan Johnson in the 1st round... Frye/Johnson backup Gortat/SMith.

Why would you want to trade JD ? Also Josh Smith is overrated

[KLEON]

If Wilson Chandler can play the two I'd like to pick him up (I thought he played the three). Get Boris Diaw and Louis Amundson back. Unsure if Diaw picks up his player option or not. Trade Robin Lopez for cash and a pick, keep Aaron Brooks.
Nash/Brooks
Chandler/Childress
Dudley/Pietrus
Diaw/Warrick
Gortat/Frye

Defensive squad with offensive power.

Loving this team BUT where's Hill

[Qwigglez]

He retired

[YFZblu]

LOUUUUUUUUUU

[Mac1]

we shouldnt touch J rich..hes entering the decline stage of his career..lets build for the future please.

Of the old 3 only hill should remain and not as a starter.

[BurningHeart]

No to Shannon Brown. Last thing we need are female Laker fans continuing to nut over him and everything he does. And I would hate to hear female Suns fans do that.

Afflalo, DeAndre Jordan, Leon Powe, Lou, Kapono, Battier, Azuibuke, Chandler would all be guys I'd be after.

And a thorough **** no to JR Smith.

[Mac1]

btw rodney stuckey is a good little player..

and yes with how we live and die by the 3 we should have had kapono i while ago

[DRK]

Bring back Lou, Resign Carter for one more year to the MLE, after buying him out. That totals a 9 million dollar contract for next season only. Vince is getting better. After one good offseason working with the Suns trainers, and getting himself more accumtomed to our team, I have no doubt he can become a very important player for us.

Wait until 2012 when Nash expires, which will clear up more cap room. Then, resign Nash to a lower amount.

The 2012 Free Agent list has much more talent than this years, so pull a "Knick" and time it so that sure our contracts expire next season.

[KLEON]

I only have 1 player of my list CHRIS KAMAN. The Clippers are basically giving him away because they want to build around Griffin and Jordan. The Clippers want a SF for him. If they could take J Chill and Lopez for Kaman I'M GOOD.

Nash/Brooks
SG/JD
Hill/MP
Frye/Warrick
Kaman/Gortat

Oh yeah I also like Wilson Chandler but whoever we get at SG I'm good as long as we get Kaman

[RaisingArizona]

Oden

[lilfishi22]

Leon Powe
Greg Oden
Tyson Chandler
DeAndre Jordan
Patrick Mills



and Marcus Banks.

[DirtyDez]

Lopez, Dudley, Warrick and 2012 1st for Josh Smith. Give Hill 1 more year and sign J-Rich for MLE. Draft Jujuan Johnson in the 1st round... Frye/Johnson backup Gortat/SMith.

Why would you want to trade JD ? Also Josh Smith is overrated

To get Josh Smith obviously. He would do serious damage here and SMoove/Gortat would just own thy paint. mmhhhhmmm

[sunsfan3]

The players that we should trade or just let go for money or a draft pick:

1) Hakim Warrick
2) Michael Pietris
3) Grant Hill (unless he agrees to play with the money we're giving him now)
4) Robin Lopez
5) buyout Vince
6) Childress

Essential players to sign (by position):

1) Keep Aaron Brooks
If we can't keep Aaron for whatever reason, sign Jose Barea or Ronnie Price. They're quick point guards, defensive, can shoot the three, and have very high basketball IQ.

2) Try to get Jason Richardson back, and if not, then go after Jamaal Crawford or Anthony Parker

3) Go after James Jones. I'd like to see him back on our team

4) Zach Randolph, David West, Jeff Green. We should go after either one of them. Great rebounders, good scorers. And maybe we should look into Lou as a backup?

5) Nene (i doubt that'll happen but why not try), Marc Gasol, Tyson Chandler, or DeAndre Jordan.


This is what our team would look like in our best case scenario:

1) Nash-Brooks
2) JRich-Dudley
3) Hill-James Jones
4) Randolph-Frye
5) Gasol-Gortat

Also, acceptable scenario:

1) Nash-Brooks
2) Crawford-Dudley
3) Hill-Childress
4) Frye-Green
5) Gortat-Lopez

[thamadkant]

Here is what I think the Suns need to be GREAT once again... or for the first time, depending on your definition of GREAT.


- Save Cap space
(1) Stephen Curry....
This Guy is the NEXT Steve Nash....
Great mid range shooter, Great 3PT shooter, Great Free Throw Shooter (50/40/90), Excellent Play Maker and team first mentality..... but can take over with his offensive arsenal when needed.


Suns should offer EVERYTHING for Stephen Curry period.

Forget Deron, Forget Chris Paul... as great as these guys are.... Stephen Curry is closest to Steve Nash.


- Carter's expiring + Suns pick + Brooks (re-signed) + Dudley + R.Lopez + Frye

for

- Stephen Curry + any salary dump GSW may have.

[thamadkant]

My 2012+ vision of Suns team

PG: Curry (FA acquisation)
SG: OJ Mayo (FA acquisation)
SF: Childress
PF: Gortat
C: M.Gasol (FA acquisation)

[KLEON]

My 2012+ vision of Suns team

PG: Curry (FA acquisation)
SG: OJ Mayo (FA acquisation)
SF: Childress
PF: Gortat
C: M.Gasol (FA acquisation)

No disrespect but that looks like a lottery team for years to come