Suns 2024-2025 Season Discussions

[Mainstreet]

I am almost betting Richards will be gone this off season since the rest of his contract is non guaranteed. Honestly, he hasn't been the answer at center. A couple good games, but no consistency. Hoping maybe Allen or O'Neale can get us a B level Center. I am settling for less than A level at this point.

If the Suns trade Richards, that would be another silly move by the Suns front office. His contract for next season is only $5 million.

I'm hoping James Jones is gone first.

 

[Yuma]

If the Suns trade Richards, that would be another silly move by the Suns front office. His contract for next season is only $5 million.

I'm hoping James Jones is gone first.

IDK, the only way we can get a really good center option is by aggregating salaries. The only way we can doing that is to get under the second apron. Just been noticing the last three guys we obtained have non-guaranteed contracts that get us under the second apron. Sorta lines up as a move they will make. Who knows though? We may just stay in the second apron and struggle more for this next season again.

Or trade KD for many pieces in return. We desperately need defense. Try and get defensive guys with length back? Maybe just having Beal and Booker will be enough firepower on starting offense?

 

[Mainstreet]

IDK, the only way we can get a really good center option is by aggregating salaries. The only way we can doing that is to get under the second apron. Just been noticing the last three guys we obtained have non-guaranteed contracts that get us under the second apron. Sorta lines up as a move they will make. Who knows though? We may just stay in the second apron and struggle more for this next season again.

Or trade KD for many pieces in return. We desperately need defense. Try and get defensive guys with length back? Maybe just having Beal and Booker will be enough firepower on starting offense?

The Suns can get under the 2nd apron without trading Richards. Actually, I hope they extend him. Even if the Suns find a starting center they like better, they will still need backups. Look what the Suns got in return for trading Ayton.

 

[Cheesebeef]

#1 blunder was the Beal trade. #2 the Ayton one. KD trade could be done better with minor twists, like using Saric instead of Crowder and getting Yuta instead of Warren.
We lost to Nugs 2:4 with CP3 sidelined and Booker viciously injured by Green in game 4. If we had Hachimura from a hypothetic trade for Crowder and Yuta who was hot alongside KD that season, we might have had a chance to beat the Nugs. So, the main blunder was the deals in the ensuing offseason, where it was rumored that Mavs was interested in Ayton (+Shamet and 2nds for Irvin s&t). Imagine we had done that and opted out of CP3 contract, we'd then have had the KD/Book/KI big 3, with still the exceptions to sign a C and other pieces, most crucially Camara stil here.

As much as I hate this team, I would actively root against them if that piece of crap Kyrie was on it. Same as I did the second I found out Kidd beat his wife over a damn French fry.

 

[leclerc]

The Suns can get under the 2nd apron without trading Richards. Actually, I hope they extend him. Even if the Suns find a starting center they like better, they will still need backups. Look what the Suns got in return for trading Ayton.

The standard we've had at C the last years has been pretty awful. Keep Richards please, but sign or trade for someone better for the starting position.

 

[Chaplin]

As much as I hate this team, I would actively root against them if that piece of crap Kyrie was on it. Same as I did the second I found out Kidd beat his wife over a damn French fry.

Sad but true. As otherworldy as Kyrie is, he is just a miserable human being.

 

[95pro]

After seeing CP3 and KD jaw at each other the other day, I'm curious if KD made a push for Paul to go. We know KD was part of recruiting Beal, that's been revealed. There's the Phoenix side though that didn't really get any coverage since Monty was fired and we were all celebrating Shamet being gone.

We really didn't give up much for KD in terms of tradeable value. A handful of second round picks and second dibs on swap rights aren't much. Paul being dealt was a key part.though.

I’m thinking this is why Ayton wanted out too. I mean he did want a bigger role within the team but when KD came along that was out the window.

Then when Ayton played with Eric Gordon for the summer, he made a jab that he played with the best teammates ever.

There were two remaining players prior to that summer, KD and Book.

 

[95pro]

As much as I hate this team, I would actively root against them if that piece of crap Kyrie was on it. Same as I did the second I found out Kidd beat his wife over a damn French fry.

I missed what is going on with Kyrie but why this view of him?