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Mainstreet

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McD wanted Ayton and SGA. Jones overruled him for Bridges because they wanted an older NBA ready wing. That was the start of Sarver siding with JJ and McD was fired a few months later.

Idk why ppl think Ayton going to AZ affected their mindset. If it’s about eye balls and hype you take the internationally known phenom.

I read reports Robert Sarver wanted Mikal Bridges, perhaps James Jones as well. How ironic it would be, with all the bad drafts under Ryan McDonough, if he had his way and traded for Shai. Drafting Devin Booker would be on his resume as well.

This is not taking anything away from Mikal Bridges, but Shai would have been the better choice for Phoenix.

I don't think Ayton going to UofA had anything to do with it either, but there is a connection. Personally, I wanted the Suns to draft Ayton. Where he attended college should have nothing to do with it.
 

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Sarver went to UofA. He was set on Ayton. I don't think Jones was really that involved on the Luka or Ayton decision.

While McD did want SGA that was after he was told Ayton was the pick. He's said since being fired he wanted Luka. He did hire Luka's coach also.

I don't believe McD was entirely sold on SGA where he was locked into taking him but since he knew the Suns needed a PG, Shai was just the best PG available at that point.
Sarver went there but that’s the extent of his connection to UA. Multiple AD’s have tried to get him as a booster to the program and failed. He doesn’t care.

SGA fit the McD prototype as a prospect. Young, raw with athletic upside. He never would’ve taken Bridges in the lottery IMO. I think McD is probably lying about the Luka stuff after he became a star.
 

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if we want to be relevant again right away ish needs to pony up pay for his mistakes and buy beal the funk out - straight up - we can still and undoubtedly will trade kd but beal literally hurts this team in the way some try and say kd does but back to ish

if ish doesn't pay beal $100 million to leave then ish is paying $100 million to ensure better lottery picks for whoever has our picks - between the injuries - the salary - and us having no draft picks this signing is unsustainable - we can't wait around for the expired contract dilly


beal needs to be the first to go - if he isn't gone we can't move on - and screw ish - you brake it you buy it
 

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if we want to be relevant again right away ish needs to pony up pay for his mistakes and buy beal the funk out - straight up - we can still and undoubtedly will trade kd but beal literally hurts this team in the way some try and say kd does but back to ish

if ish doesn't pay beal $100 million to leave then ish is paying $100 million to ensure better lottery picks for whoever has our picks - between the injuries - the salary - and us having no draft picks this signing is unsustainable - we can't wait around for the expired contract dilly


beal needs to be the first to go - if he isn't gone we can't move on - and screw ish - you brake it you buy it

Buy him out, sit him, or send him home is all the same really as his $50m+ salary is counted against the cap.
 
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