Gortat will reportedly sign an offer sheet with Dallas for the full MLE.
Selling him to Orlando was just one of many money-saving moves during the current Sarver era that didn't get much attention at the time. But I keep hearing how we don't do that anymore and yet again this year we sold our 57th pick for cash, the same pick that we used to draft Gortat with and sell him in 2005. So why hasn't there been more criticism of the Suns again selling a pick this year? I guess we'll find out in a few years if this move will too come back to haunt us. Haven't the management yet learn from their mistakes, or are they simply incapable of thinking about the long-term?
For those who wish to revisit our recent draft history:
Selling him to Orlando was just one of many money-saving moves during the current Sarver era that didn't get much attention at the time. But I keep hearing how we don't do that anymore and yet again this year we sold our 57th pick for cash, the same pick that we used to draft Gortat with and sell him in 2005. So why hasn't there been more criticism of the Suns again selling a pick this year? I guess we'll find out in a few years if this move will too come back to haunt us. Haven't the management yet learn from their mistakes, or are they simply incapable of thinking about the long-term?
For those who wish to revisit our recent draft history:
Players drafted by Phoenix and subsequently traded since 2004:
Assets received in return:
Other recent players drafted with picks that at one point belonged to Phoenix:
[*]2004: Loul Deng
[*]2005: Nate Robinson
[*]2005: Marcin Gortat
[*]2006: Rajon Rondo
[*]2006: Sergio Rodriguez
[*]2007: Rudy Fernandez- 2009: Emir Preldžič
Assets received in return:
- Cash or draft picks that were later sold too
Other recent players drafted with picks that at one point belonged to Phoenix:
- Sean May (given away to unload White)
- David Lee (Barbosa trade, at least we got value in return)
- Serge Ibaka (given away to unload KT)
- Malik Heirston (Dragic trade)
- DeJuan Blair (Dragic trade)
- 2010 Unprotected first round pick? (given away to unload KT)
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