2018 Free Agency and Trade Discussion continued

Moochthemonkey · Post #981 » by **Moochthemonkey** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 12:08 am

The Lakers have signed Lance Stephenson, Rajon Rondo, Javale McGee, and Michael Beasley all in one offseason. What do they mean by this...

phrazbit · Post #982 » by **phrazbit** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 12:21 am

Moochthemonkey wrote:The Lakers have signed Lance Stephenson, Rajon Rondo, Javale McGee, and Michael Beasley all in one offseason. What do they mean by this...

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Post #983 » by **ATTL** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 12:23 am

Suns center rotation went from tyson/len to ayton/holmes. That's huge.

King4Day · Post #984 » by **King4Day** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 2:29 am

I went to the Nets forum to see what they're saying about Dudley. Most are upset about some comments he made about the Nets almost 6 years ago when Dudley was surprised Howard wanted to go to the Nets instead of the Lakers or Bulls.
They still hold a grudge. Almost humorous but then realize how great a person Dudley is and you realize those fans simply bottled that tweet up and assume that's who his is.

Post #985 » by **lilfishi22** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 3:30 am

gaspar wrote:

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Post #986 » by **bwgood77** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 3:43 am

phrazbit wrote:
Moochthemonkey wrote:The Lakers have signed Lance Stephenson, Rajon Rondo, Javale McGee, and Michael Beasley all in one offseason. What do they mean by this...

The sadness is there from the beginning but really gets going at the 30 second mark or so.

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Post #987 » by **lilfishi22** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 3:43 am

Hesh wrote:

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I think the nets will definitely take a flier on this guy. Man, wish we could give him a try. He's 6'9, quick feet, great D, high energy, looks like he can shoot. Shot 37% from 3 in Japan, for what it's worth

He's basically doing everything we hoped Bender would do in the SL. Shoot, attack close outs, play great D with high energy and make smart passes

KLEON · Post #988 » by **KLEON** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 3:44 am

I must say this is the first time in a long i'm so excited to see the Suns play this season. I just love the trades,draft and signings. The only thing I would love to see is us getting Teodosic because I simply don't trust BK being our primary ball handler.

spanishninja · Post #989 » by **spanishninja** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 6:05 am

phrazbit wrote:
Kerrsed wrote:....and the strange gets stranger......

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Metta World Peace and Spreewell are waiting by the phone.

they can't possibly afford sprewell. he can't feed his family on less than 7 mil a year.

jredsaz · Post #990 » by **jredsaz** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 6:17 am

matt131 wrote:I don't trust this as real news, but it brings up a legitimate possibility of now trading Chriss

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I think this is more competition for Chriss and Bender. Holmes hustles, he is athletic and aggressive. His advanced stats point to a decent bball IQ. But he doesnt have the skills of a Bender or Chriss. He is good enough to push them. In the end, if neither can beat out Holmes for their PT then we should consider moving one or both.

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Flying Colors · Post #991 » by **Flying Colors** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 7:09 am

spanishninja wrote:
phrazbit wrote:
Kerrsed wrote:....and the strange gets stranger......

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Metta World Peace and Spreewell are waiting by the phone.

they can't possibly afford sprewell. he can't feed his family on less than 7 mil a year.

I think his family has starved to death years ago

timetoshinebaby · Post #992 » by **timetoshinebaby** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 7:13 am

Last time I spoke I said they would keep Dudley and Chandler till the deadline but then 6 hours later....

I like the addition of Holmes. Dudley wasn't going to provide anything. It also makes us have enough guys at 4/5 with Bender, Chriss, Ayton and Holmes. I think we are done there especially if Ariza and Bridges play spot mins at 4.

I can't see how they retain Daniels and Warren though as there just isn't enough minutes.

I think the roster is probably set for the start of season but think we need to waive Daniels and get serious backup minutes into Reed. Give him a chance to show it.

Warren is the surplus and I think we have too many guys so he won't get enough mins.

Saberestar · Post #993 » by **Saberestar** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 7:44 am

jredsaz wrote:
matt131 wrote:I don't trust this as real news, but it brings up a legitimate possibility of now trading Chriss

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I think this is more competition for Chriss and Bender. Holmes hustles, he is athletic and aggressive. His advanced stats point to a decent bball IQ. But he doesnt have the skills of a Bender or Chriss. He is good enough to push them. In the end, if neither can beat out Holmes for their PT then we should consider moving one or both.

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The skills? What skills?

Sorry, but I think that we sometimes imagine or hope that they have skills but they have never truly showed it in the NBA.

Hopefully that changes this season.

Damkac · Post #994 » by **Damkac** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 8:00 am

tanksonbaby wrote:Last time I spoke I said they would keep Dudley and Chandler till the deadline but then 6 hours later....

I like the addition of Holmes. Dudley wasn't going to provide anything. It also makes us have enough guys at 4/5 with Bender, Chriss, Ayton and Holmes. I think we are done there especially if Ariza and Bridges play spot mins at 4.

I can't see how they retain Daniels and Warren though as there just isn't enough minutes.

I think the roster is probably set for the start of season but think we need to waive Daniels and get serious backup minutes into Reed. Give him a chance to show it.

Warren is the surplus and I think we have too many guys so he won't get enough mins.

So you want to tank next year? Because if you want to win you play Warren and not Bender, Chriss or a guy other team gave you for free.

If I was Warren and I saw this forum I would demand a trade immediately :lol:

SwingMan1938 · Post #995 » by **SwingMan1938** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 11:23 am

Anyone hear any news on Alex Len by chance? Anyone look like they might take a flyer on him?

I said just before the 2013 NBA draft that he profiled like Kosta Koufos and I was widely mocked for it (though, to be fair, before I found out about his lung issues, I wanted Anthony Bennett at #5 for some versatile firepower off the bench - dropped him like a hot potato when I learned of the lung issues, then dropped my jaw when he went #1 overall).

Boy, I tell you - if there's one thing Len's taught us, it's that, when a player's resume contains the words "former gymnast", you need to run like hell the other way.....

Elden Ball · Post #996 » by **Elden Ball** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 1:11 pm

no nba team will sign len or ulis this guys are useless.

BobbieL · Post #997 » by **BobbieL** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 2:03 pm

McD has moved on from Ulis , Dudley and Sauce. Fan favorites each in their own way but the right moves to make from what I can tell.

As I have stated, if Chandler is bought out, traded and they need another player, Sauce makes sense at that point. But I think Holmes was a better get at this time.

Not sure what other moves Ryan will make but if I had to guess a trade - still going with the Clippers

WeekapaugGroove · Post #998 » by **WeekapaugGroove** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 2:59 pm

DeAndre Ayton wrote:no nba team will sign len or ulis this guys are useless.

I'd be shocked if Len isn't in the league next year. He's limited but he's good enough to be a backup big. His sheer size is something that is useful off the bench.

Ulis will have a tougher time. Some teams will cross him off their list simply because of his size. It also hurts that almost every team has some young PG they are trying to develop and teams seem to prefer their own guy.

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bigfoot · Post #999 » by **bigfoot** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 3:06 pm

WeekapaugGroove wrote:
DeAndre Ayton wrote:no nba team will sign len or ulis this guys are useless.
I'd be shocked if Len isn't in the league next year. He's limited but he's good enough to be a backup big. His sheer size is something that is useful off the bench.

Ulis will have a tougher time. Some teams will cross him off their list simply because of his size. It also hurts that almost every team has some young PG they are trying to develop and teams seem to prefer their own guy.

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Suns one of the few teams in the market for a PG. If we didn't want Ulis then no one else will.

Not a lot of decent unrestricted free agents left. Really it guys on their last leg like Wade, Crawford, Nick Young. Len might be the best unrestricted free agent left.

jcsunsfan · Post #1000 » by **jcsunsfan** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 3:25 pm

bigfoot wrote:
WeekapaugGroove wrote:
DeAndre Ayton wrote:no nba team will sign len or ulis this guys are useless.
I'd be shocked if Len isn't in the league next year. He's limited but he's good enough to be a backup big. His sheer size is something that is useful off the bench.

Ulis will have a tougher time. Some teams will cross him off their list simply because of his size. It also hurts that almost every team has some young PG they are trying to develop and teams seem to prefer their own guy.

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Suns one of the few teams in the market for a PG. If we didn't want Ulis then no one else will.

Not a lot of decent unrestricted free agents left. Really it guys on their last leg like Wade, Crawford, Nick Young. Len might be the best unrestricted free agent left.

We are in the market for a starting pg, not a back up. Some team looking for depth might pick up Ulis.

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