Suns 2024-2025 Season Discussions

[GatorAZ]

That's just a salt in the wounds.


I was thinking about Ayton last night because I was playing 2k at like 1am and was actually playing with a guy who plays for the Rams. I made a joke about betting against them Sunday because he was awful at the game but still playing at 1am. Then I noticed they played the Cards today and won. I didn't know they played today or that it was against the Cards until after the Suns game. Glad I didn't put money on the Rams losing.

For the record, the player in this case is a defensive end and had 1 tackle in the game so he did play.

Thought an athlete playing 2k before game day story was relevant when Ayton is mentioned, especially since I experienced it less than 24 hours ago and it ties back to AZ sports.

I’d rather have Tounami back. They can keep DA in the Pacific Northwest forever.

 

[Phrazbit]

That's just a salt in the wounds.


I was thinking about Ayton last night because I was playing 2k at like 1am and was actually playing with a guy who plays for the Rams. I made a joke about betting against them Sunday because he was awful at the game but still playing at 1am. Then I noticed they played the Cards today and won. I didn't know they played today or that it was against the Cards until after the Suns game. Glad I didn't put money on the Rams losing.

For the record, the player in this case is a defensive end and had 1 tackle in the game so he did play.

Thought an athlete playing 2k before game day story was relevant when Ayton is mentioned, especially since I experienced it less than 24 hours ago and it ties back to AZ sports.

Another bad trade. Nurkic is so terrible, terrible to an extent that him TRYING is worse than Ayton not giving a crap... on both ends. Allen is an 8th or 9th man. He can get hot from 3, but he can do little else, bad defender, not a ball handler... and now he's on a bad contract.

I don't miss Ayton, he's the most mercurial player I've ever experienced, but that trade sucks, Ayton, even being a child he was, is better than Nurk on both ends, and by a wide margin. We traded for a downgrade. Camara being thrown in is salt in the wound.

 

[Finito]

Another bad trade. Nurkic is so terrible, terrible to an extent that him TRYING is worse than Ayton not giving a crap... on both ends. Allen is an 8th or 9th man. He can get hot from 3, but he can do little else, bad defender, not a ball handler... and now he's on a bad contract.

I don't miss Ayton, he's the most mercurial player I've ever experienced, but that trade sucks, Ayton, even being a child he was, is better than Nurk on both ends, and by a wide margin. We traded for a downgrade. Camara being thrown in is salt in the wound.

Ayton averaged 18/10 here on 60% shooting while being a top 5 center defensively.

Did he have bad nights sure and even on his bad nights he still would get you what Nurkic averages 9/9, but on his good nights he could get you 25/16 something Nurkic could never dream of.

Once they started putting his name in trade rumors JJ should have pulled the trigger. We legit could have had Sabonis but nope another horrible move by James Jones.

 

[Mainstreet]

Another bad trade. Nurkic is so terrible, terrible to an extent that him TRYING is worse than Ayton not giving a crap... on both ends. Allen is an 8th or 9th man. He can get hot from 3, but he can do little else, bad defender, not a ball handler... and now he's on a bad contract.

I don't miss Ayton, he's the most mercurial player I've ever experienced, but that trade sucks, Ayton, even being a child he was, is better than Nurk on both ends, and by a wide margin. We traded for a downgrade. Camara being thrown in is salt in the wound.

The Suns should have known Nurkic had lost much of his athleticism due to injuries before the trade.

It's not his fault he is a shadow of himself.

Edit: If there was a difference maker in the trade, it should have been Grayson Allen but he has disappointed.

 

[Mainstreet]

Ayton averaged 18/10 here on 60% shooting while being a top 5 center defensively.

Did he have bad nights sure and even on his bad nights he still would get you what Nurkic averages 9/9, but on his good nights he could get you 25/16 something Nurkic could never dream of.

Once they started putting his name in trade rumors JJ should have pulled the trigger. We legit could have had Sabonis but nope another horrible move by James Jones.

IIRC, Myles Turner was rumored to be another trade option when Ayton had more value.

 

[AzStevenCal]

IIRC, Myles Turner was rumored to be another trade option when Ayton had more value.

Yeah, a lot of Sabonis and Turner rumors, don't know how real they were but we heard them often.

 

[Mainstreet]

Yeah, a lot of Sabonis and Turner rumors, don't know how real they were but we heard them often.

I'm not 100% sure if Sabonis was available in trade for Ayton, but I think Myles Turner was early on.

 

[AzStevenCal]

I'm not 100% sure if Sabonis was available in trade for Ayton, but I think Myles Turner was early on.

I have no idea if either player was but both were mentioned often in possible DA trades.

 

[Mainstreet]

I have no idea if either player was but both were mentioned often in possible DA trades.

Yes, they both were. It's hard to know for sure. However, a few years back it seemed like the Turner trade rumors were always out there.

It took Tyrese Haliburton to get Sabonis, so the Pacers set a high price.

 

[Hoop Head]

The Suns should have known Nurkic had lost much of his athleticism due to injuries before the trade.

It's not his fault he is a shadow of himself.

Edit: If there was a difference maker in the trade, it should have been Grayson Allen but he has disappointed.

I'd rather have Camara than Grayson, especially when you look at the financial cost. Somehow the Suns were roped into helping Milwaukee land Lillard by providing the youth Portland sought. James Jones got played like a fiddle, which doesn't inspire confidence of him being able to create a multi-team deal to bring in help.

JJ hasn't had a good trade since he's been here. The ones that are decent, trading down for Cam Johnson, can be attributed to someone else, Jeff Bower or OKC/CP3 where Paul basically said "trade me there" and Sam Presti obliged.

 

[Mainstreet]

I'd rather have Camara than Grayson, especially when you look at the financial cost. Somehow the Suns were roped into helping Milwaukee land Lillard by providing the youth Portland sought. James Jones got played like a fiddle, which doesn't inspire confidence of him being able to create a multi-team deal to bring in help.

JJ hasn't had a good trade since he's been here. The ones that are decent, trading down for Cam Johnson, can be attributed to someone else, Jeff Bower or OKC/CP3 where Paul basically said "trade me there" and Sam Presti obliged.

Yeah, I was talking about what the Suns got in return for Ayton. Trading Camara to Portland was a mistake.

 

[Phrazbit]

The Suns should have known Nurkic had lost much of his athleticism due to injuries before the trade.

It's not his fault he is a shadow of himself.

Edit: If there was a difference maker in the trade, it should have been Grayson Allen but he has disappointed.

I don't think Nurkic has ever been anything better than a below average starter. He just doesn't bring a lot to the table. Not a scoring threat, not a defender at all... he rebounds all right but nothing that comes near balancing out the deficits.

 

[Mainstreet]

I don't think Nurkic has ever been anything better than a below average starter. He just doesn't bring a lot to the table. Not a scoring threat, not a defender at all... he rebounds all right but nothing that comes near balancing out the deficits.

I really like what I saw of Nurkic when he played in Denver and thought he had tremendous upside. He only played 20 games for Portland his first season there because of injury. Of course, I've always been a fan of Zubac as well.

It's easy to see why the Nuggets traded him for Mason Plumlee with Jokic there.

 

[Finito]

IIRC, Myles Turner was rumored to be another trade option when Ayton had more value.

Sabonis was first then we said no then it moved on to Turner.

This is one of my biggest problems with JJ. We were coming off the finals if you know you don’t want Ayton sell high.

I said over and over KD was coming off a rare healthy year it’s clear this team isn’t going anywhere sell high but nope he’s gonna trade him for Pennies on the dollar watch

 

[Finito]

Yes, they both were. It's hard to know for sure. However, a few years back it seemed like the Turner trade rumors were always out there.

It took Tyrese Haliburton to get Sabonis, so the Pacers set a high price.

Haliburton wasn’t Haliburton yet in Sac they chose Fox over him

 

[Mainstreet]

Haliburton wasn’t Haliburton yet in Sac they chose Fox over him

The Kings were in the advantageous position of having two star quality point guards, where they could trade one for a big man. That's why I always believe in drafting BPA.

I was sold on Haliburton before the NBA Draft, so I was not surprised. I couldn't believe he was there at #10 when the Suns drafted.

 

[Mainstreet]

Sabonis was first then we said no then it moved on to Turner.

This is one of my biggest problems with JJ. We were coming off the finals if you know you don’t want Ayton sell high.

I said over and over KD was coming off a rare healthy year it’s clear this team isn’t going anywhere sell high but nope he’s gonna trade him for Pennies on the dollar watch

The Suns should be so lucky.

The price tag on the Durant trade, if measured in first round draft picks the Nets will receive, is likely to be 10 or more first round picks, of which 8 are unprotected. I won't even get into swaps and second round picks.

 

[Hoop Head]

The Suns should be so lucky.

The price tag on the Durant trade, if measured in first round draft picks the Nets will receive, is likely to be 10 or more first round picks, of which 8 are unprotected. I won't even get into swaps and second round picks.

They got 5 for Mikal so they're sitting at 9 first and they flipped Jae Crowder for 5 second rounders. It's insane how well they were set up.

 

[Mainstreet]

They got 5 for Mikal so they're sitting at 9 first and they flipped Jae Crowder for 5 second rounders. It's insane how well they were set up.

And we will have to wait and see what the Nets get in return for Cam Johnson. I figure at least 1-2 first round picks plus players.

 

[elindholm]

I said over and over KD was coming off a rare healthy year it’s clear this team isn’t going anywhere sell high but nope he’s gonna trade him for Pennies on the dollar watch

Any trade that gets positive assets for Durant would be good for the Suns. I think he has been exposed and I would expect the market for him to be very soft.

 

[taz02]

I wonder what trading Booker would return. It would have to be more than we paid for KD, right.

How about Booker for Fox? Fox is 15mil cheaper and expires the same year as Durant.

 

[Ronin]

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[Phrazbit]

I wonder what trading Booker would return. It would have to be more than we paid for KD, right.

How about Booker for Fox? Fox is 15mil cheaper and expires the same year as Durant.

When all is said and done, the KD trade will probably be the costliest one in NBA history… I don’t think we’re going to get similar value from any potential Booker trade.

 

[Mainstreet]

When all is said and done, the KD trade will probably be the costliest one in NBA history… I don’t think we’re going to get similar value from any potential Booker trade.

It's really disheartening if one measures the Durant trade in terms of draft picks. It boggles the mind.

 

[Superbone]

It's really disheartening if one measures the Durant trade in terms of draft picks. It boggles the mind.

Especially when you consider that most of us fans thought we gave up too many assets in the trade. Ishbia didn't have any patience when making that deal.