Outside fan curious on Nash's future

[JohnVancouver]

I think if Memphis was willing to trade for Nash, I, as a Suns fan would welcome maybe a deal like this.

Gay, Mayo, Conley
for
Nash, Hill

Memphis is not giving up three very good young players for two guys onthe verge of retirement, even if one is Nash and the other is Hill

[Cash]

I think if Memphis was willing to trade for Nash, I, as a Suns fan would welcome maybe a deal like this.

Gay, Mayo, Conley
for
Nash, Hill

Memphis is not giving up three very good young players for two guys onthe verge of retirement, even if one is Nash and the other is Hill

More importantly, Nash doesn't make a lot of sense for a Memphis team built around 2 low-post scorers. Neither Z-Bo nor Gasol strikes me as an especially effective pick & roll partner for Nash, so basically you're overpaying for Nash to bring up the ball, dump it in the post, and be the best spot-up shooter in the world.

The only 2 destinations (IMO) that make any sense for Nash are Orlando or New York. As an NBA fan, I'd love to see Nash running pick & roll with Dwight Howard (though it would kill me as a Suns fan). And obviously a D'Antoni/Amare reunion has some logic to it. But I don't see either team having anything the Suns would want back. I think any Nash deal would probably have to be a 3-way deal, maybe with the 3rd team absorbing salary.

Personally, I'd rather watch Nash finish out his career, then blow it up, then half-ass it by dealing him now. As others have said, no one's going to come in with a Godfather offer, so why deal Nash if you're not going to get a franchise building block?

[nevetsov]

Nash to NY
Billups home to Den
Felton and Afflalo to PHX

Yeah Den needs more, Kerrsed come work your multi team magic on this one..

[Kerrsed]

Nash to NY
Billups home to Den
Felton and Afflalo to PHX

Yeah Den needs more, Kerrsed come work your multi team magic on this one..

Hard to do. Afflalo is a FA. Smith is a FA also, so that leaves DEN with no SG, and i am sure they will let JR walk so they are sure to re-sign Afflalo.

[nevetsov]

Nash and Al Harrington's long term deal to NY
Billups to POR
Andre Miller's team option (declined), Fernandez and Mills to DEN
Felton and Afflalo to PHX

NY upgrade the PG spot at the expense of Harringtng long term deal
POR get a better fit at PG for expendable guys
DEN take small downgrades but are able to ditch Harrington's deal
PHX get a young new starting backcourt

Felton/ Brooks/ Dowdell
Afflalo/ Dudley
Hill/ Childress
13 or trade/ Frye/ Lawal
Gortat/ Lopez/ Siler

If we could just do 13, Pietrus and Warrick for Smith..

Hinrich/ Teague
Johnson/ Crawford
Williams/ Pietrus
Horford/ Warrick
13/ Pachulia

[nevetsov]

Nash to NY
Billups home to Den
Felton and Afflalo to PHX

Yeah Den needs more, Kerrsed come work your multi team magic on this one..

Hard to do. Afflalo is a FA. Smith is a FA also, so that leaves DEN with no SG, and i am sure they will let JR walk so they are sure to re-sign Afflalo.

Lawson/ Mills
Fernandez/ JR
Gallinari/ Chandler
Nene/ Chandler
Mozgov/ Koufos