2016-17 Around the NBA

[unseenaz]

Lots of rumors tying the Suns to Butler. Next best thing to #3.

i'd rather stick with the rebuild tbh

 

[Russ Smith]

For LeBron?

I think it's more for George if they trade for him they still will have to sign him after next year, or they can wait and sign him as an FA. But yeah salary to make room for LeBron could be an issue too. I think it's more likely he and George wind up teammates in LA, as in Cleveland.

 

[devilalum]

i'd rather stick with the rebuild tbh

If the Suns had won 45 or more games last year acquiring a player like Butler would make a lot more sense.

 

[Russ Smith]

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If this pans out Lonzo is going to be the happiest kid on the planet.Anybody that follows him at all knows LeBron is his favorite player. and one of his first interviews at UCLA, in the "just a kid out of Chino" story, included him saying he was a big Paul George fan. Everyone knows he wants to play for the Lakers, and now it's actually possible in the near future he'll be a Laker with George, and LeBron on the way

 

[unseenaz]

If this pans out Lonzo is going to be the happiest kid on the planet.Anybody that follows him at all knows LeBron is his favorite player. and one of his first interviews at UCLA, in the "just a kid out of Chino" story, included him saying he was a big Paul George fan. Everyone knows he wants to play for the Lakers, and now it's actually possible in the near future he'll be a Laker with George, and LeBron on the way

the more likely story is that lonzo is a bust and lebron doesn't go to LA.

i'll collect laker tears as their rebuild is set back 7-10 years

 

[Mainstreet]

I'm sure Magic is dancing.

The Lakers got the 2nd pick in the draft three years in a row. Hmm.

 

[sunsfan88]

Remind me of his best accolades when he pulled the shots in Phoenix please.

He never pulled the shots here. But he was highly regarded among his peers when he was here and he thought he would get the job here when the Suns instead hired Lance Blanks over him.

The biggest two mistakes Sarver has made in terms of FO personnel was hiring Blanks over promoting Griffin and promoting Lindsay Hunter over Majerle.

 

[sunsfan88]

I'm sure Magic is dancing.

Funny how his tone changed on Russel really quickly

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[Mainstreet]

Funny how his tone changed on Russel really quickly

So much for mentoring. Ugh.

 

[hsandhu]

Lakers tanked a season to dump mozgov's contract!

Im always looking down the road and who are the young teams in the west we have to worry about as competition in 4 years, Minnesota obviously, but lakers were in that conversation.

Not anymore, who cares if they sign going on 34 year old lebron next season, even going on 28 year old paul george.

And from their standpoint they still are getting smoked by golden state if they get lebron and george, the smart move was to build around youth.

 

[Russ Smith]

the more likely story is that lonzo is a bust and lebron doesn't go to LA.

i'll collect laker tears as their rebuild is set back 7-10 years

People may not have noticed but Lebron has a MASSIVE house in LA and has a ton of business dealings there. He went back to Cleveland to win a title, he did that, in incredible fashion. I think he's now looking for where he wants to end his career and LA makes lots of sense

 

[SirStefan32]

i'd rather stick with the rebuild tbh

Well, the question is whether or not #4 pick is going to end up better than Butler. In my opinion, it's very unlikely. He is a very good two-way player. He scores, rebounds, defends, makes plays for others. Tatum is NOT going to be that good. Fox isn't either due to his inability to shoot. Isaac might be the one player who (assuming everything goes right for him) could turn out better, but in my opinion that's not likely.

 

[unseenaz]

Well, the question is whether or not #4 pick is going to end up better than Butler. In my opinion, it's very unlikely. He is a very good two-way player. He scores, rebounds, defends, makes plays for others. Tatum is NOT going to be that good. Fox isn't either due to his inability to shoot. Isaac might be the one player who (assuming everything goes right for him) could turn out better, but in my opinion that's not likely.

he's 27.

 

[unseenaz]

People may not have noticed but Lebron has a MASSIVE house in LA and has a ton of business dealings there. He went back to Cleveland to win a title, he did that, in incredible fashion. I think he's now looking for where he wants to end his career and LA makes lots of sense

it's been rumored literally every single year that lebron was at a point where he was able to get out of a contract. the lakers are the cowboys of the nba.

 

[Mainstreet]

he's 27.

And turning 28 in September.

 

[SirStefan32]

he's 27.

That's your argument? "He is 27?" So what?

 

[unseenaz]

That's your argument? "He is 27?" So what?

he doesn't fit into our rebuild because he's 27.... adding him maybe makes us a 7 or 8 seed. great. trading for jimmy butler just sets back the work we've been doing the last few years

 

[SirStefan32]

he doesn't fit into our rebuild because he's 27.... adding him maybe makes us a 7 or 8 seed. great. trading for jimmy butler just sets back the work we've been doing the last few years

So we shouldn't have anyone on the roster who's old enough to drink?

 

[unseenaz]

So we shouldn't have anyone on the roster who's old enough to drink?

well.. the roster is full of teenagers basically.. by the time they are ready to be a complete basketball team butler will be past the point of being the player he is today.. I can't believe I have to spell this out..

it's fine man, root for us to trade for butler. whatever.

 

[hsandhu]

well.. the roster is full of teenagers basically.. by the time they are ready to be a complete basketball team butler will be past the point of being the player he is today.. I can't believe I have to spell this out..

it's fine man, root for us to trade for butler. whatever.

I'm pretty sure almost everyone else on the board agrees with you. If after watching the Warriors in the playoffs anr your play is let's move our chips in this year.... gotta question want you are smoking.

 

[SirStefan32]

He is 27, not 35, for God's sake!

 

[devilalum]

he doesn't fit into our rebuild because he's 27.... adding him maybe makes us a 7 or 8 seed. great. trading for jimmy butler just sets back the work we've been doing the last few years

San Antonio has always had a nice mix of young and vet players. Look at all the young teams that have spent many years in the lottery.

Right after the draft Casey Jacobson was on the radio saying the Suns should trade the #4 for a really good player. He talked the need for balance and that the Suns needed another quality vet to pair with Bled and Chandler.

I'm not saying this is what's best but it is a reasonable argument. If the Suns added Butler, yes, it is hard to imagine them being any higher than a 7 or 8 seed. But that would take 45-50 wins in the west. All that winning would do a lot more to improve all the young guys than 3 more years of lotto fever.

 

[Mainstreet]

well.. the roster is full of teenagers basically.. by the time they are ready to be a complete basketball team butler will be past the point of being the player he is today.. I can't believe I have to spell this out..

it's fine man, root for us to trade for butler. whatever.

Adding a 27 year old All-Star is never a bad idea.

 

[unseenaz]

Adding a 27 year old All-Star is never a bad idea.

yeah, but at what cost? doesn't add up to me in this scenario for a number of reasons, mostly covered in the last page

 

[Mainstreet]

yeah, but at what cost? doesn't add up to me in this scenario for a number of reasons, mostly covered in the last page

If we are talking about the #4 pick, one has to listen. Of course the devil is in the details.