Poll: Was selling the draft pick for cash a good move?

[Chris_Sanders]

In an effort to clear up any potential confusion on my part, I am making this poll.

Was selling the #24 pick in the draft for nothing but cash a good move? We all have our reasons for being on one end of this debate or the other.

 

[Cheesebeef]

if it means we actually sign someone in FA who can contribute AND we keep KT until his contract expires, then yes. But it's not a one or the other IMO - BOTH of these things need to happen for it to be considered a good move.

 

[Chaplin]

Incomplete.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

You have to wait until the poll is set up. I tried to make the poll questions encompasse all the arguements presented.

 

[SunsTzu]

if it means we actually sign someone in FA who can contribute AND we keep KT until his contract expires, then yes. But it's not a one or the other IMO - BOTH of these things need to happen for it to be considered a good move.

I agree and selling the pick was alteast shortsided unless they know for certain they will get that FA.

 

[Nasser22]

If it means we keep KT then yes, but we should've gotten a higher 2nd round pick with it and we didn't.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

If it means we keep KT then yes, but we should've gotten a higher 2nd round pick with it and we didn't.

Than your answer should have been no, you don't believe trading assets for nothing is wise.

 

[Chaplin]

You have to wait until the poll is set up. I tried to make the poll questions encompasse all the arguements presented.

I meant my answer to the question is "Incomplete".

 

[Chris_Sanders]

I meant my answer to the question is "Incomplete".

Than you are a maybe

 

[F-Dog]

The Suns are going to regret sending Fernandez to the Blazers.

I agree with Fran Frischilla that he's lottery talent, and it won't be that long now before the Blazers are a contending team.

 

[Nasser22]

Than your answer should have been no, you don't believe trading assets for nothing is wise.

But I am a maybe...I'm waiting to see how this all turns out.

 

[Cheesebeef]

The Suns are going to regret sending Fernandez to the Blazers.

I agree with Fran Frischilla that he's lottery talent, and it won't be that long now before the Blazers are a contending team.

yup - just the veery few highlights they had made him look like a dead ringer of every good euro that you always hate unless he's on your team.

 

[JS22]

It's never a good move to sell your draft picks. However, this team is 8 million over the cap, and has the 4th highest payroll in the league. Unfortunately we are not New York or LA, so it's not logical in a business sense.

 

[Cheesebeef]

It's never a good move to sell your draft picks. However, this team is 8 million over the cap, and has the 4th highest payroll in the league. Unfortunately we are not New York or LA, so it's not logical in a business sense.

even though we're the 2nd most profitable team in the league? It's really a question of, when you're really profitable, or you interested in just being able to maintain that profit or fo you turn that profit into doing what it takes to achieve absolute greatness, especially considering that if you do, the windfall will more than take care of the financial output to get there.

 

[fordronken]

Dumping Jones is a great financial move if they actually sign Grant Hill. If it was just for cash, I'd be pissed, since they could have grabbed Fernandez, Splitter or Kopponnen and kept them overseas.

 

[Joe Mama]

Actually, the poll is not accurate. It makes no mention of moving James Jones contract.

Dumping Jones is a great financial move if they actually sign Grant Hill. If it was just for cash, I'd be pissed, since they could have grabbed Fernandez, Splitter or Kopponnen and kept them overseas.

I'll agree with you as long as they have to spend more then than $1.5 million to get him. I really think this has more to do with keeping Kurt Thomas, the potential to make a trade, or signing someone else... at least I hope so.

I know last summer at this time I really didn't think there was any way the Phoenix Suns would re-sign Diaw and Barbosa and pay for a free agent.

Joe

 

[sunsfn]

I think they did give up an asset that you should not do. They needed to get back another pick or?

This was the #24 pick in what is supposed to be one of the best all time drafts, there had to be someone that could have contributed this year at that spot, or they could have taken Splitter and left him overseas for another year.

 

[hafey]

Is cash not an asset?

 

[Steel Sun]

even though we're the 2nd most profitable team in the league? It's really a question of, when you're really profitable, or you interested in just being able to maintain that profit or fo you turn that profit into doing what it takes to achieve absolute greatness, especially considering that if you do, the windfall will more than take care of the financial output to get there.

so the #24 pick was going to bring us greatness?
we are already way OVER the LT threshold and if it was take Rudy or keep KT I'll take the latter.who the heck would have guarded Duncan this year ? Sean Marks?
And by the way we are also the team paying the 2nd highest LT behind the woeful knicks.

 

[F-Dog]

so the #24 pick was going to bring us greatness?

Fernandez is going to be a player.

It would be a year before he came over, but after that, he'd slot right in at fourth guard and help the Suns right away.

 

[PhxGametime]

If this deal was made to pick up Grant Hill, I'm going to be very upset but since when has the Sarver management group cared what the fans think...

 

[Cheesebeef]

so the #24 pick was going to bring us greatness?
we are already way OVER the LT threshold and if it was take Rudy or keep KT I'll take the latter.who the heck would have guarded Duncan this year ? Sean Marks?
And by the way we are also the team paying the 2nd highest LT behind the woeful knicks.

did you read anything else I said in this thread?

 

[elindholm]

If nothing else, selling the #24 was just plain inconsistent and/or risky, since they then took Tucker at #29. The salary difference between 24 and 29 is trivial, so if they wanted him, they should have taken him at 24 and sold 29.

Did they have a backup plan at 29? If so, why not draft both players -- Tucker at 24 and the backup at 29? And if not, why gamble that Tucker would get taken in the meantime?

 

[HooverDam]

I voted for the maybe option, because if they do great stuff in free agency, sure its worth it. But in my heart I know they won't. They probably need to sign 3 free agents at this point, 2 of which are rotation worthy and I just don't see it happening.

 

[Joe Mama]

If nothing else, selling the #24 was just plain inconsistent and/or risky, since they then took Tucker at #29. The salary difference between 24 and 29 is trivial, so if they wanted him, they should have taken him at 24 and sold 29.

Did they have a backup plan at 29? If so, why not draft both players -- Tucker at 24 and the backup at 29? And if not, why gamble that Tucker would get taken in the meantime?

The Phoenix Suns already have an almost full roster. We all knew last year there was no way they were going to draft more than one player in the first round. Besides, they answer to your question is easy. They were confident that Tucker would be there #29, and Portland was willing to pay $3 million and take James Jones for the #24. It's not like they told the Phoenix Suns they would do that for either pick.

I mean seriously, are we just looking for something to criticize at this point? It sure seems that way with a lot of these posts. I have my fair share of gripes with the moves the organization has made, but some of these posts are just nitpicking IMO.

Joe Mama