Nets @ Suns Wednesday game thread, November 27th, 2024

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

No, only the 2028 1st rounder swap (from the Durant-trade) did happen before the Beal-deal, the others came after.

The pick swaps make any rebuilding moves more risky since if the Wizards' rebuilding sooner or later ends, our pick might worsen easily.

Wake me when this happens.

 

[hcsilla]

Yes, it is not likely to happen anytime soon, but if it does even in 2029, it still might hurt our possibe rebuilding.

 

[hcsilla]

We disagree. Overpaying for Durant was the Suns' biggest mistake. It set off a chain reaction of after effects.

I definitely would not have included Mikal Bridges in any trade. This has been my position all along.

If Beal had still waived his no trade clause to come to Phoenix, it was a risk worth taking, especially with Paul in decline.

When the Suns traded for Nurkic, trading for three players with a history of injury was asking too much.

Nurkic is not the same player physically as when he entered the NBA.

Yes, overpaying or not is debatable but Bridges was a key part of the deal, without him the Nets wouldn't even have started the negotiations.

I don't think that the Suns traded for Nurkic. Instead they did get rid of Ayton and Nurkic (together with Allen) seemed a servicable return. Injury prone or not, the Suns probably did not have the luxury of entertaining multiple offers for Ayton, they took what they could.

 

[Mainstreet]

Yes, overpaying or not is debatable but Bridges was a key part of the deal, without him the Nets wouldn't even have started the negotiations.

I don't think that the Suns traded for Nurkic. Instead they did get rid of Ayton and Nurkic (together with Allen) seemed a servicable return. Injury prone or not, the Suns probably did not have the luxury of entertaining multiple offers for Ayton, they took what they could.

Again, I wouldn't have traded Mikal Bridges, certainly not in this scenario. I would have gone another direction either at the February 2023 trade deadline or waited until the summer.

I never understood the philosophy the Suns had to make that trade. The Nets had all the leverage.

As for Ayton trade, the Suns really didn't improve their team. He would have minimally been an expiring contract next season.