Suns 2024-2025 Season Discussions

[Ronin]

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[Yuma]

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F yeah! This will make a good watch. We know what Nurkic brings already. Let's see the rest of the center brigade! Bring it!

 

[Mainstreet]

The Suns seem really high on Oso Ighodaro as a backup 5 but since he only has a push shot, I wonder if NBA defenders will simply leave him alone outside.

Gerald Bourguet writes another great article about individual Suns players.

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[Mainstreet]

Outside shooting is what worries me the most about the Suns drafted rookies, Ighodaro and Dunn.

By Gerald Bourguet at PHNX Suns Podcast:


That push shot is an effective tool, but also a necessary one, since Oso Ighodaro has no range outside of 12-15 feet from the basket. He took a grand total of two 3-pointers over his four years at Marquette and missed them both. At the NBA Draft Combine, out of 72 participants in the spot-up shooting drill, Ighodaro ranked 71st in percentage…with his Suns twin, Ryan Dunn, ranking 69th.

Oso Ighodaro 2024-25 Suns season preview: Playmaking big

On Day 5 of Phoenix Suns 2024-25 Season Previews, rookie Oso Ighodaro can make an impact with his playmaking and switchable defense.

gophnx.com

 

[GatorAZ]

You are right. I haven't heard much about Josh Okogie at all. If there were a trade, it would be nice to get a 2nd round pick out of it.

Why would anyone trade an asset for Okogie? If he’s traded it will involve our future 1st.

 

[Mainstreet]

Why would anyone trade an asset for Okogie? If he’s traded it will involve our future 1st.

I think if the Suns entertain trading their first round pick, it will be a much bigger trade involving a larger salary.

However, I can see another team having interest in Okogie for maybe a second round pick if they suffer and injury and like him.

It's all in the eye of the beholder. The Suns upped his salary for a reason.

 

[95pro]

Why would anyone trade an asset for Okogie? If he’s traded it will involve our future 1st.

Another flaw in making Okogie more tradable theory is giving him a bigger contract.

Why would someone want him and his bigger contract if he’s not performing?

Maybe if a team is looking to dump salary halfway through the season.

 

[Hoop Head]

Another flaw in making Okogie more tradable theory is giving him a bigger contract.

Why would someone want him and his bigger contract if he’s not performing?

Maybe if a team is looking to dump salary halfway through the season.

That and he's not guaranteed beyond this season. So we might be able to get a 2nd rounder or two from him around the deadline.

 

[Yuma]

The Suns seem really high on Oso Ighodaro as a backup 5 but since he only has a push shot, I wonder if NBA defenders will simply leave him alone outside.

Gerald Bourguet writes another great article about individual Suns players.

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You can't leave a guy alone that can pass like he can. That's where he is really deadly. If I was another team, I would want him to use the push shot. No way I want him making easy passes for assists. You have to play up on him. We have a lob threat at center now. Been missing that for awhile now.

 

[Mainstreet]

You can't leave a guy alone that can pass like he can. That's where he is really deadly. If I was another team, I would want him to use the push shot. No way I want him making easy passes for assists. You have to play up on him.

Yeah, but you don't want five on four defense if Oso is left alone outside.