What type of PG would be better for the Suns?

[Damkac]

What type of player would fit the Suns better?

[Stark]

A starter calibre one.

[Saberestar]

The best thing about it....it is gonna be easy to upgrade the PG position for us.

Even at his age, I would love to get Chris Paul. But no way he wants to play for us.

Young, Doncic, Bradley, Napier, Smart....all are better options that what we have now.

[Djedefre]

Gimme a break with Napier

[ImNotMcDiSwear]

How about a Canadian Kentucky Wildcat?

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4278073/shai-gilgeous-alexander

[Stix]

Rich Man's Brandon Knight

[Kerrsed]

[Mulhollanddrive]

Go for the All-Star ceiling (high usage if they come off they can average 18 points, 8 assists).

Roleplayers are available every 12 months.

[jcsunsfan]

Need a star player. We need a player that can carry the offense without Booker if necessary. A big three of Booker, Young, and TJ is nice. Maybe we could find a better third than TJ in the future.

[ImNotMcDiSwear]

Need a star player. We need a player that can carry the offense without Booker if necessary. A big three of Booker, Young, and TJ is nice. Maybe we could find a better third than TJ in the future.

For all the talk about how TJ's game doesn't fit with the modern NBA, I think that if you surround him with shooters (in other words, what we currently are projected to have with Booker and Chriss/Bender, but with another guard who can shoot), his game is ideal precisely because it goes against the grain. If every team plays offense the same way, every defense will be built to contain the same thing. You put a guy like TJ out there with shooters and you may end up with a degree of dynamism that sets you apart.

But that could all be bull****.

[jcsunsfan]

Need a star player. We need a player that can carry the offense without Booker if necessary. A big three of Booker, Young, and TJ is nice. Maybe we could find a better third than TJ in the future.

For all the talk about how TJ's game doesn't fit with the modern NBA, I think that if you surround him with shooters (in other words, what we currently are projected to have with Booker and Chriss/Bender, but with another guard who can shoot), his game is ideal precisely because it goes against the grain. If every team plays offense the same way, every defense will be built to contain the same thing. You put a guy like TJ out there with shooters and you may end up with a degree of dynamism that sets you apart.

But that could all be bull****.

Teams need to be able to score in a variety of ways. TJ's scoring is just fine. DerMarr is doing fine playing that way. I agree. Add shooters and he becomes more lethal.

We need a player who can distribute, shoot and play excellent D. But the only pg I know like that is Chris Paul. Young is an excellent shooter and a very good passer. He also is a great floor general and ball handler. He always seems under control. He would be a great complement to Booker and TJ. We just have to get into the top 5 or so to get him.

[Jamaaliver]

I and quite a few others on our board want Booker next to a defensive, three-point specialist with adequate ball handling capabilities (AKA the dreaded combo guard). At 6'1", Dennis certainly doesn't fit that mold.

May I present, Mr. Carter:

Jevon Carter, Senior, PG, West Virginia

Before Carter opted to return for his senior season, he’d already cemented his reputation as a relentless defender with a knack for hounding backcourt players into turnovers. He’s reaffirmed that reputation by posting one of the highest steal rates in the country (5.9%) and spearheading the Mountaineers’ press-heavy defense, which ranks in the top 15 in Division I...

Carter’s defensive tenacity could enable him to latch on to an NBA roster as a Patrick Beverley-like, low-usage rotation piece, but his rise this season owes more to what he’s done on the other end of the floor. While leading West Virginia to a 13-1 record, he’s hit 39.4% of his shots from behind the three-point line, up from 34% over his first three seasons. Carter’s work at the free-throw line in 2017-18, where he’s sank 86% of his 73 attempts, lends more credence to the notion that he’s improving as a shooter. If those percentages hold up, teams may have fewer reservations about taking a flier on a 22-year-old who probably lacks the burst to consistently generate offense off the dribble.

In the end, Carter’s ability to lock up opposing guards and offensive progress could make him an enticing second-round option. — CJ

SI.com

[bwgood77]

I and quite a few others on our board want Booker next to a defensive, three-point specialist with adequate ball handling capabilities (AKA the dreaded combo guard). At 6'1", Dennis certainly doesn't fit that mold.

May I present, Mr. Carter:

Jevon Carter, Senior, PG, West Virginia

Before Carter opted to return for his senior season, he’d already cemented his reputation as a relentless defender with a knack for hounding backcourt players into turnovers. He’s reaffirmed that reputation by posting one of the highest steal rates in the country (5.9%) and spearheading the Mountaineers’ press-heavy defense, which ranks in the top 15 in Division I...

Carter’s defensive tenacity could enable him to latch on to an NBA roster as a Patrick Beverley-like, low-usage rotation piece, but his rise this season owes more to what he’s done on the other end of the floor. While leading West Virginia to a 13-1 record, he’s hit 39.4% of his shots from behind the three-point line, up from 34% over his first three seasons. Carter’s work at the free-throw line in 2017-18, where he’s sank 86% of his 73 attempts, lends more credence to the notion that he’s improving as a shooter. If those percentages hold up, teams may have fewer reservations about taking a flier on a 22-year-old who probably lacks the burst to consistently generate offense off the dribble.

In the end, Carter’s ability to lock up opposing guards and offensive progress could make him an enticing second-round option. — CJ

SI.com

Interesting write up there and here https://www.thestepien.com/jevon-carter/

Not sure if he's the best candidate for us. Might be a lot like Davon Reed who we took last year.

[JMac1]

If we get Trae Young in 2018...then that would mean God has forgiven us for whatever the Suns have done wrong in the past.....I do t know what it was, but it had to be the worse sin ever.

[WeekapaugGroove]

IMO either type can work. But the one absolute necessity is a 3pt shooter. They desperately need that in their next pg.

[Frank Lee]

I would have liked to seen a Booker Dragic backcourt

Damn the D, full steam ahead.

[Cutter]

Usless is Booker's friend plus dished a lot of dimes to Sauce last year. He is our PG of the future /green