Suns get Aaron Brooks

[Joe Mama]

Aint that the truth. I was a big Goran fan but anyone who was disgusted with this trade hadn't watched the Rockets the previous 2 seasons. Brooks is a legit stud and if he is your fourth best player, you are doing things.

I hate to say this but had the Suns signed Amare (and I am still in the camp that NY will eventually regret that contract), not signed Warrick or Childress (although I really like Warrick off the bench) and still made the trade for Gortat, Carter, and Pietrus as well as Brooks.......

SMH

I mean you needed Turk to get the Orlando trade done but how far could that team have gone had they made the money work?

I know he was actually Orlando's pick at that position, but I keep thinking what if the Phoenix Suns had just drafted Gortat instead of selling that pick for $500,000? I'm one person who can really not blame them for not taking Rondo. The guy is a horrendous shooter.

I'm still not sure how I feel exactly about Pietrus. I love him defensively, but every game I can count on about a third of his shots just being bad. That's not because he misses them. It's because they just should never be taken.

I like Brooks off the bench, but I can't even imagine them playing together on defense. I mean they would have to be scoring every time down on offense and making a fair number of three-pointers because they'd be giving up two pointers and trips to the free throw line every time I'm on defense. And I still don't think the Phoenix Suns should have had to trade away one of their first-round draft picks to get that deal done. I imagine they go into talks with both sides just assuming that the Phoenix Suns will be giving a first-round pick.

KG is an a-hole, but when he's playing as hard as he was last night I think he's the best all-around player in the game still, and I don't think that's hyperbole.

 

[AzStevenCal]

I know he was actually Orlando's pick at that position, but I keep thinking what if the Phoenix Suns had just drafted Gortat instead of selling that pick for $500,000? I'm one person who can really not blame them for not taking Rondo. The guy is a horrendous shooter.

I'm still not sure how I feel exactly about Pietrus. I love him defensively, but every game I can count on about a third of his shots just being bad. That's not because he misses them. It's because they just should never be taken.

I like Brooks off the bench, but I can't even imagine them playing together on defense. I mean they would have to be scoring every time down on offense and making a fair number of three-pointers because they'd be giving up two pointers and trips to the free throw line every time I'm on defense. And I still don't think the Phoenix Suns should have had to trade away one of their first-round draft picks to get that deal done. I imagine they go into talks with both sides just assuming that the Phoenix Suns will be giving a first-round pick.

KG is an a-hole, but when he's playing as hard as he was last night I think he's the best all-around player in the game still, and I don't think that's hyperbole.

I wish we hadn't had to give up a pick but I just don't think Dragic had much value. Three years into his career and he's only had a handful of strong appearances and none this season. Brooks showed as much potential last night (while still injured) as Goran has on any of his good nights (minus 2 games in last years playoffs). Once his ankle heals, this is going to look like quite a deal in our favor, IMO.

Steve

 

[devilalum]

For all you kids out there crying about the pick you might want to consider that Sarver was happy to give it away. Two first round picks means 2 rather hefty guaranteed contracts. A lot of owners would rather have a high second round pick than a low first.

He probably would have sold one of the firsts anyway. At least this way we get a quality player. I prefer this to Sarver pocketing another $3 million.

 

[HooverDam]

For all you kids out there crying about the pick you might want to consider that Sarver was happy to give it away. Two first round picks means 2 rather hefty guaranteed contracts. A lot of owners would rather have a high second round pick than a low first.

This isn't the NFL. No one can reasonably describe NBA rookie scale contracts as "hefty"

 

[devilalum]

This isn't the NFL. No one can reasonably describe NBA rookie scale contracts as "hefty"

Over the 3 years it is guaranteed for a #20 pick runs about $6 million. I know one owner that would definitely describe this as hefty!

 

[Manu4five]

Over the 3 years it is guaranteed for a #20 pick runs about $6 million. I know one owner that would definitely describe this as hefty!

I know 29 owners that would not.

 

[jagu]

That's why Sarver is better, he is unique, thinks out of the box and his creativity is unmatched!

Ok joking aside, screw the stupid draft pick. Go Brooks We'd need a leprechaun to fall off a rainbow into the U.S. Airways center with a pot full of rabbit's feet in his hand to be lucky enough to get anything of use in a draft pick, especially anyone as good as Brooks.

 

[elindholm]

Over the 3 years it is guaranteed for a #20 pick runs about $6 million.

It is guaranteed for only 2 years and runs about $2.8 million (look at the salaries of last summer's #20 pick, James Anderson of the Spurs). And since the roster spot would, in most cases, be otherwise filled by a minimum salary player, the extra expenditure is less than $2 million total over the two years. Even for a tightwad owner, that's chump change. The intimidating financial commitment that late first-round picks entail is a myth.

 

[ninous26]

AB has been looking better than nash right now these past few games.

 

[Manu4five]

AB can play and I guess it was actually a decent/good trade for the Suns. As a Spurs fan maybe I value draft picks too much.