Aaron Brooks

[TJ]

Thought about him when I saw Kenyon Martin take the floor today for the Clippers.

I assume the Chinese b-ball season is over and Brooks can come back and play in the NBA. I understand that he is a RFA but don't know the ins and outs of the situation. Is he able to return this season? Does he have to wait until next season because he is a RFA? Do the Suns want him back?

 

[Griffin]

Thought about him when I saw Kenyon Martin take the floor today for the Clippers.

I assume the Chinese b-ball season is over and Brooks can come back and play in the NBA. I understand that he is a RFA but don't know the ins and outs of the situation. Is he able to return this season? Does he have to wait until next season because he is a RFA? Do the Suns want him back?

I think Chinese regular season is over, but the playoffs are just beginning. Brooks plays for the best Chinese team so he will likely be still in China for most of March.

As far as I understand he can return this season, but it is not clear whether he would be playoff eligible. However I believe he can no longer accept the qualifying offer for this season so he would have to negotiate a new contract with the Suns or with another team that the Suns would have an option to match.

 

[Mainstreet]

I think Chinese regular season is over, but the playoffs are just beginning. Brooks plays for the best Chinese team so he will likely be still in China for most of March.

As far as I understand he can return this season, but it is not clear whether he would be playoff eligible. However I believe he can no longer accept the qualifying offer for this season so he would have to negotiate a new contract with the Suns or with another team that the Suns would have an option to match.

I would so like to trade Brooks for a first round pick so the Suns can be sitting there with two first round picks plus all that money.

 

[slinslin]

Grant Hill, Robin Lopez, Shannon Brown

Those 3 could maybe fetch a late first round pick each. Grant Hill and Shannon Brown are expiring contracts. Lopez too.

Hill and Lopez might be attractive for a contender. Some other team might see some hope in Brown to be a contributor long term.

Not sure if the Suns can trade Brooks, I think they won't be able to sign him before the trade deadline and it would have to be a sign and trade.

 

[Mainstreet]

Grant Hill, Robin Lopez, Shannon Brown

Those 3 could maybe fetch a late first round pick each. Grant Hill and Shannon Brown are expiring contracts. Lopez too.

Hill and Lopez might be attractive for a contender. Some other team might see some hope in Brown to be a contributor long term.

Not sure if the Suns can trade Brooks, I think they won't be able to sign him before the trade deadline and it would have to be a sign and trade.

Trading any or all of the three above mentioned players for a first round picks is very attractive to me. I just do not know how the Suns view Grant Hill especially while Nash is still here.

 

[jagu]

A late first round pick. YahooO!!!!

 

[Mainstreet]

Below is a link to an update on Aaron Brooks written by Paul Coro dated 3-7-12 at azcentral... all the ifs ands and buts. It sounds like the Suns likely will come out the loser on this one.

If the Suns signed Brooks for the remainder of the season, he would be an unrestricted free agent in July. If the Suns do not sign him, he would be a restricted free agent in July, but the Suns would not have sign-and-trade rights because he did not end the season on the roster and they might not match another team's offer to him.

The Suns can give Brooks a multiyear contract this month, but that would cut into the salary-cap space they have awaited for this summer.

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/sun.../20120308phoenix-suns-aaron-brooks-china.html

 

[Magnus]

Saw this on nba.com

http://www.nba.com/video/channels/tnt_overtime/2012/03/08/20120308_top5_inside2.nba/?ls=iref:nbahpt1

 

[Mainstreet]

Saw this on nba.com

http://www.nba.com/video/channels/tnt_overtime/2012/03/08/20120308_top5_inside2.nba/?ls=iref:nbahpt1

IMO, if the Suns could sign him to a reasonable multiyear contract this month, at the very least he would have trade value later on if things did not work out. The thing that really comes out on the video, he reality wants to play basketball, he enjoys the team experience and he is willing to survive on a less than lavish lifestyle.

I wonder what the Suns are thinking... probably another asset they will let walk.

 

[jagu]

I would keep Brooks if he was a cheap sign. Otherwise nope.

 

[Mainstreet]

Aaron Brooks will be playing further in China as the team for which he plays advances.

It is interesting to note Stephon Marbury scored 53 points on Friday. The question of caliber of play arises.

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/219584

 

[Griffin]

Brooks is going to be a problem for the Suns. If they sign him this season, he will eat into cap space this summer. If they don't sign him now, he'll still eat into that cap space unless they renounce his rights. If they sign him only for the remainder of this season, they'll lose the right to match any offers this summer. They can no longer sign-and-trade him. They haven't seen him play since a disappointing last season.

 

[jagu]

Brooks is going to be a problem for the Suns. If they sign him this season, he will eat into cap space this summer. If they don't sign him now, he'll still eat into that cap space unless they renounce his rights. If they sign him only for the remainder of this season, they'll lose the right to match any offers this summer. They can no longer sign-and-trade him. They haven't seen him play since a disappointing last season.

What exactly will extra cap space give us? In my eyes, extra cap space means more $$$ to make bad decisions. No good FA would come here IMO.

 

[Griffin]

What exactly will extra cap space give us? In my eyes, extra cap space means more $$$ to make bad decisions. No good FA would come here IMO.

Possibly, but signing Brooks to a multi-year deal could also be a bad decision. I don't think he will come particularly cheap. I think he'll get around the mid-level starting salary from someone. The fact that he was out of the league this year won't lower his market value, whatever that may be. Childress was out of NBA much longer and look how much the Suns paid him.

 

[Magnus]

Aaron Brooks will be playing further in China as the team for which he plays advances.

It is interesting to note Stephon Marbury scored 53 points on Friday. The question of caliber of play arises.

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/219584

Obviously, the NBA is several steps above the chinese league associaton. Makes it a lot easier for NBA players.

Case and point: JR Smith scoring 52 points and 22 rebounds, looks like he is on a holiday vacation half of the time, not even trying hard.
At this point in his career, Marbury would probably be a nobody in the NBA. Well, maybe not a nobody, but not the first player on any team for sure. But he's a superstar in China, probably the most famous player there, and gets good money still. He made a good choice for his career.

 

[JS22]

I think Brooks was dealt a bad hand here. It was a terrible situation, coming off an injury and being thrown in as Nash's backup. I'd still have rather had Dragic and the 1st, but Brooks probably would have been a lot better this year. One of the better backup PG's and a legit scoring option off the bench on a team that REALLY needs one.

 

[BC867]

Suns' Sebastian Telfair buoys reserves with steady play

I am not saying that Telfair is the Suns answer at backup Point Guard, but Paul Coro of the Az Republic thinks that he is a solid reserve. More than ASFN posters have thought.

It never is a perfect world behind Steve Nash, but it has been a much more stable one of late with more consistent play from Sebastian Telfair.

The Suns are 4-1 since the All-Star break, and Telfair has maintained a two-to-one assist-to-turnover ratio in that time and bumped his shooting from 33.6 percent before the break to 39.1 percent since it.

The Suns bench has been erratic behind the starters -- who have NBA's best five-man plus-minus -- but Telfair has been the steadiest.

Apparently, so does Alvin Gentry.

(Telfair)'s made unbelievable strides to be like he is now.

I am wondering about your reactions to these professional opinions.

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/sun...ix-suns-sebastian-telfair-buoys-reserves.html

 

[AzStevenCal]

I am not saying that Telfair is the Suns answer at backup Point Guard, but Paul Coro of the Az Republic thinks that he is a solid reserve. More than ASFN posters have thought.



Apparently, so does Alvin Gentry.



I am wondering about your reactions to these professional opinions.

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/sun...ix-suns-sebastian-telfair-buoys-reserves.html

He looked lost out there at the beginning of the season but you can see he's made strides of late, he doesn't look as wild and out of control. It would help if he could work on his outside shot a bit but his defense has really surprised me.

Steve

 

[Mainstreet]

He looked lost out there at the beginning of the season but you can see he's made strides of late, he doesn't look as wild and out of control. It would help if he could work on his outside shot a bit but his defense has really surprised me.

Steve

I might accept Telfair being the Suns third PG but nothing more. Here is a link to his stats.

http://www.nba.com/playerfile/sebastian_telfair/career_stats.html


Actually I like Zabian Dowdell better.

http://www.nba.com/playerfile/zabian_dowdell/career_stats.html

 

[Mainstreet]

Lance Blanks is to visit with Aaron Brooks in China apparently to gauge his future with the Suns. This is not a scouting trip per the article.

http://www.nba.com/suns/news/suns-g...oks?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

 

[elindholm]

It's not clear to me that Brooks's potential with the Suns is substantially higher than Telfair's.

 

[Absolute Zero]

It's not clear to me that Brooks's potential with the Suns is substantially higher than Telfair's.

Telfair is doing a nice job lately, no doubt.

But talentwise, it is clear from what I saw of Brooks last year that he is leaps and bounds ahead of Telfair and plays on a much higher level. Even though he was playing through an injury, we saw flashes of this last year. Brooks was simply amazing at times.

I think the lockout screwed things up and unfortunately Brooks jumped ship to China. Had he been with the Suns from the getgo this year, I think we would be holding a playoff spot (6-8).

Going forward, Brooks "bargain" years with the Suns are probably gone. If he becomes a free agent, I really don't see the Suns dishing out major dollars to keep him after he missed a full year with the team, especially if it turns into a bidding war with other teams.

 

[JCSunsfan]

It's not clear to me that Brooks's potential with the Suns is substantially higher than Telfair's.

Can't believe that is being said. Telfair was in everyone's doghouse a month and a half ago. So what has happened? Is he finally maturing?

 

[JCSunsfan]

Telfair is doing a nice job lately, no doubt.

But talentwise, it is clear from what I saw of Brooks last year that he is leaps and bounds ahead of Telfair and plays on a much higher level. Even though he was playing through an injury, we saw flashes of this last year. Brooks was simply amazing at times.

I think the lockout screwed things up and unfortunately Brooks jumped ship to China. Had he been with the Suns from the getgo this year, I think we would be holding a playoff spot (6-8).

Going forward, Brooks "bargain" years with the Suns are probably gone. If he becomes a free agent, I really don't see the Suns dishing out major dollars to keep him after he missed a full year with the team, especially if it turns into a bidding war with other teams.

Brooks China experience might give the Suns a chance to sign him cheaper than if he was playing in the league this year. If they can get some decent salary out of him, I would do it. I suppose the best thing to do is let him hit free agency and match whatever offer he gets if it is reasonable.

 

[mojorizen7]

Why would we want Brooks back? High energy guy...but he's a chucker who cant play any D.