Waylay13 wrote:grumpysaddle wrote:The thing with Conley is that he is a great PG vet, and yeah he costs a ton the next two seasons, but if all it costs is Johnson, Jackson, Bucks pick, you do it. He helps develop the youth and maybe they start winning. If it doesn't go well you have a huge expiring to trade for a disgruntled star in their prime and maybe even another role player with the size of that expiring. Conley isnt my first choice to be around for a long time, but you can do a lot worse.
This is the same dumb idea that got the Suns to sign Chandler, Dudley, Ariza and Anderson. Being an ancient vet who is paid to much isn’t going develop the young guys at all. We have already seen that. After he retires in two years the Suns are back to the point of not having a point guard.
31 is ancient???
And you are aware that he's been putting up near all star level numbers for the Grizzlies, as recently as last season. More importantly, he's not remotely close to Chandler or Ariza in terms of poor attitude and lack of character. He's a competitor.
He's also got a ton more game and skill than either Dudley or Anderson, as easily evidenced by his statistical production, even at 31.
Again, he's also led a memphis team with far less talent than us to a better record just this last season in a ridiculously tough Western conference, and also managed to drop 35 on us too when he played us.
So he obviously still competes hard, unlike what Anderson and Ariza showed us. Yes, his contract is big, but again, it's really only 2 seasons, then it expires.
Also, The reason that he's paid so much, Is in fact due to him being a great leader and floor general. Again, as evidenced by his ability to lead his mediocre team to the playoffs, and to helping them remain competitive still.
And when it expires, I could really care less whether he chooses to retire or not, as his expiring would still give us upwards of over 30 million in cap space to use in a ridiculously talented 2021 free agency.
Also, it should be fairly clear that we could have him mentor our young guards, including if we choose to draft one of Garland or White in this draft.
So it's an unreasonable assumption that we'd in any way not have a point guard going into 2021 honestly.
Again, he's our best and most realistically attainable option for our point guard needs.