Childress likely to be amnestied

[mybloodisorange]

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221239/Suns_Could_Amnesty_Childress

[RunDogGun]

This is the same story, just recycled. Again, unless we have a chance to get a huge named FA, expect to see Chilldress in a Suns uni next season. Let's just hope we have a new coach, who will actually play him.

While there is no word out of the Suns camp, expect to hear or see this story said over and over.

[Fo-Real]

Yeah, I dont think there is any way Grant comes back next year, so Chilly is gonna actually play.

[rsavaj]

Yeah, I dont think there is any way Grant comes back next year, so Chilly is gonna actually play.

http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2012/ ... s-training

[Kerrsed]

Yeah, I dont think there is any way Grant comes back next year, so Chilly is gonna actually play.

http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2012/ ... s-training

Yeah, just because he is training with our staff doesnt mean anything. There are a ton of FA that are currently training with their current/former teams while they can. I think Hills fate is tied to Nash.

If Nash is gone, so is Hill. I just dont see why Grant would stay on a non-contending rebuilding team. Its not for the money. He will end up somewhere on a contenders roster.

[Dragic13]

It would be fun to see Grant Hill on OKC.

[SUN]

It would be fun to see Grant Hill on OKC.

Oh yeah, you're right. Seeing the guy play about fifteen minutes per game while rarely getting the ball. He is too small to play four, too slow for two, but just right for three.

[DirtyDez]

Let him stay, he'll hold down SF until Bazzers gets here.

[sunskerr]

'could' is different from 'likely'. Coro has been running the same story for a few weeks now.

[TASTIC]

I think if Hill leaves (honestly...for $6.5m a year I want more bang for my buck) I'd like to think we'd see Childress' actual value. As others have said though, it might need a new coach to give him enough time to show what he can do. I don't see Sarver taking the $$$ hit and just saying 'we're paying you to not play for us' which is essentially what it would be...

[jcsunsfan]

I think if Hill leaves (honestly...for $6.5m a year I want more bang for my buck) I'd like to think we'd see Childress' actual value. As others have said though, it might need a new coach to give him enough time to show what he can do. I don't see Sarver taking the $$$ hit and just saying 'we're paying you to not play for us' which is essentially what it would be...

If Hill plays next year, it will be here. If he plays here, it will be for near minimum. The $6.5 million salary this year was make-up money for signing for the minimum earlier.

[rsavaj]

I think if Hill leaves (honestly...for $6.5m a year I want more bang for my buck) I'd like to think we'd see Childress' actual value. As others have said though, it might need a new coach to give him enough time to show what he can do. I don't see Sarver taking the $$$ hit and just saying 'we're paying you to not play for us' which is essentially what it would be...

If Hill plays next year, it will be here. If he plays here, it will be for near minimum. The $6.5 million salary this year was make-up money for signing for the minimum earlier.

+1

I feel like Babby's comments are very telling. "I'd be very disappointed if he's not a Sun next season" or something to that effect. That's a very weirdly strong and specific statement to make, so it seems to me like they have some pretty strong indications that Grant wants to be in purple and orange come October. Sarver was on the radio and said he had lunch with Grant who told him he wants to stay too.

And I don't necessarily think his fate is tied with Steve's. I mean, it's less likely he stays if Steve leaves, but I still think that the man is settled here. He's built his life here, and his kids have spent 4 years growing up here now. That's not an easy thing to leave behind.

[BobbieL]

I think if Hill leaves (honestly...for $6.5m a year I want more bang for my buck) I'd like to think we'd see Childress' actual value. As others have said though, it might need a new coach to give him enough time to show what he can do. I don't see Sarver taking the $$$ hit and just saying 'we're paying you to not play for us' which is essentially what it would be...

If Hill plays next year, it will be here. If he plays here, it will be for near minimum. The $6.5 million salary this year was make-up money for signing for the minimum earlier.

First off, with Childress, its not my money to amnesty him or not but I don't see Sarver doing that. Plus, I am not sure the right player is out there to amnesty him for. If HIll is back, it does have to be for the minimum or a third of what he made. I could live with that.

[Cutter]

Phoenix Suns' Josh Childress set a dubious NBA record
by Paul Coro - May. 25, 2012 10:03 PM
The Republic | azcentral.com
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Josh Childress made NBA history when he passed on NBA offers in the prime of his career for a more lucrative offer to play in Greece.

Childress has gone from one of the NBA's top sixth men to a seldom-used swingman in Phoenix but that did not prevent him from making more dubious NBA history this season.

Childress set the NBA record for most minutes played in a season without making a free throw.

In his defense or to his discredit, Childress only had two chances. Childress played 491 minutes this season but only drew a shooting foul once, when he rebounded a Robin Lopez miss on Feb. 1 in New Orleans and got fouled by Jason Smith on the putback. The 78 percent career free throw shooter missed both tries.

Childress never got back to the charity stripe, even when he returned to the rotation after Grant Hill's knee surgery.

"I tried to go to the line last night," Childress said a day after the season finale, acknowledging he was aware of the "0" under "FTM."

Dominic Maguire played 307 minutes without making a free throw in 2009-10 for the previous NBA high over a season but Luke Walton also topped that this season by going without a made free throw in his 364 minutes.

Since returning from Greece, Childress' role with the Suns has not been what he or they imagined when he signed a five-year, $33.5 million contract in 2010. He has appeared in 86 of 148 games and averaged 16.1 minutes in those games.

"I can't control the DNPs," Childress said on exit day. "That's something I'm going to work very hard to not let happen again."

Childress will be considered an amnesty clause candidate again if the Suns want to free up more salary cap space but they would still owe him the remaining $21 million on his deal if they executed the clause's one-time use. The Suns' small forward spot is unclear with Hill's status in the air because of free agency and the right knee that has underwent two knee surgeries since September.

Childress has been a class act in staying prepared for action and putting in work, even staying in Phoenix last offseason. He is a popular, supportive teammate and has served as a team union representative, along with Jared Dudley.

Childress will turn 29 next month but still believes there is a role for him with Phoenix.

"Coach (Alvin Gentry) said as much," Childress said. "Once again, I'm not a GM and I'm not a coach. I can't really discuss what that role is. A lot of it will depend on what direction the team goes.

"I love it here. Obviously, the on-the-court stuff hasn't been the best for me. The organization has been wonderful. The city, the fans. If the on-court stuff can be taken care of, it'd be ideal."



Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/ar ... z1w5qNqp3G

[SunsRback4Good]

I hate Childress and Warrick. Definitively two of the most unlikable players for me since 1995.

[mybloodisorange]

I dont dislike either of them as people but as players they have big holes in their games yes. Warrik doesnt even know what defense is and Chill cant shoot plus they both have bad contracts considering their contributions I think thats where most of the hate comes in. But to be fair giving more minutes im sure Chill could put up decent bench numbers but i dont see Warrik improving with more time; to me hes just a slashing scorer period. If hes not dunking hes usually not really doing much of anything except getting ready to dunk again.

_________________ 12/13 ________ 13/14 _______ 14/15
Hakim Warrick- $4,640,000 ___ $4,960,000
Josh Childress - $6,500,000 ___ $7,182,500 ___ $7,317,500

I can live with $9.6 mil over 2 years with Warrik but $21 mil over 3 for Chill? that contract needs to go if possible-I mean cmon now even Siler hit a free throw. Unless of course Hill doesnt come back and we start using Chill as a holdover while we rebuild. Otherwise tear that contract up.

[pidi]

is there a question that childress should be amnestied?? imo not, this project didnt work out for this team, he is a dissapointment.

[lilfishi22]

I still think the guy can play and be a contributor, but at some point you just have to call it like it is. We haven't found a way to use him properly so we just have to cut our losses and admit it was an expensive mistake.

[MathiasPW]

I hate Childress and Warrick. Definitively two of the most unlikable players for me since 1995.

Great logic....must be the same our coach uses to not play him.

[Raptor_Claw]

Childress was terrible most of the time he was with Olympiacos. I can't understand why the Suns gave him such a big contract after how bad he played in Europe during most of the time he was there.