Suns 2024-2025 Season Discussions

[Cheesebeef]

Don't know about the league rules, but I think there's no chance they do it.

I know we all love to accuse Ishbia of having a constantly fruiting money tree, but we are never going to waive and stretch Bradley Beal.

I don’t know. Some people thought we’d never bring him off the bench either because of his salary. If the league rules would get us under that apron, and we could start signing FAs and not having our picks locked to the bottom of the first, I wouldn’t be shocked if we did that.

 

[ProdigalSun]

It may take a while, but could this be the new version of the twins… that is, if they are not traded?

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I think Dunn might have a higher ceiling than Mikal or Cam

 

[Mainstreet]

I think Dunn might have a higher ceiling than Mikal or Cam

That would be a high ceiling indeed, but Dunn may be more athletic than either.

 

[Mainstreet]

No trade is imminent for Nick Richards per Gerald Bourguet.

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[GatorAZ]

I don’t know. Some people thought we’d never bring him off the bench either because of his salary. If the league rules would get us under that apron, and we could start signing FAs and not having our picks locked to the bottom of the first, I wouldn’t be shocked if we did that.

The Suns stretched Nassir Little who was owed 3 years /$22m. He’s on the books for $3m a year thru 2030. I can’t imagine them closing that to a player who owed $110m beyond this season.

 

[Finito]

No trade is imminent for Nick Richards per Gerald Bourguet.

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I’d be shocked if they got anyone to take him

 

[Cheesebeef]

The Suns stretched Nassir Little who was owed 3 years /$22m. He’s on the books for $3m a year thru 2030. I can’t imagine them closing that to a player who owed $110m beyond this season.

It would be a stretch, for sure.

(See what I did there?!)

 

[ProdigalSun]

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Dunn has been one of the bright spots on this team

 

[Mainstreet]

I’d be shocked if they got anyone to take him

If the Suns took on an extra year of a bad contract like Grant Williams, maybe, but it's a long shot.

 

[GatorAZ]

It would be a stretch, for sure.

(See what I did there?!)

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There’s just not a big enough difference between the first and second apron to push that much salary down the road.

 

[Hoop Head]

If the Suns took on an extra year of a bad contract like Grant Williams, maybe, but it's a long shot.

Can't believe he's hurt again. Feel for him because he seems like a good dude and that's got to be frustrating as an athlete. His career is basically over with another year long injury. I think that's the 3 year in a row he's suffered from something like that.

 

[Sunshooter]

If the Suns took on an extra year of a bad contract like Grant Williams, maybe, but it's a long shot.

Disable player exception can be used in 2nd apron team?

Nurkic for Richards and Williams...

 

[Yuma]

There isn't. Not in a million years will that happen.

Because the owner wouldn't eat the money? Or because the math doesn't math?

 

[Hoop Head]

Because the owner wouldn't eat the money? Or because the math doesn't math?

No one would eat that much money. The stretch provision uses a calculation of twice the years plus one extra and spreads the salary evenly. So 5 years and $110 million would cost the Suns roughly $22 million annually, which is more than Nurkic's salary. No one would pay that and anyone suggesting it as a solution doesn't account for the ramifications of it over the remainder of the 2020's.