Suns @ Jazz game thread 3-15-18

[JCSunsfan]

Eh, don't care about his age, but his contract is ugly. I wouldn't touch that contract with a ten-foot pole. Twice as bad as Knight's, and twice as long too. No thanks.

That's my problem with Drummond too. I would love to have the player, but that contract is so ugly.

 

[Carolinacacti]

Mcd. has a knack for good contracts. Knight will be back and if the Suns draft a PG Payton will get the Len treatment.

 

[sunsfan88]

Suns don't have Canaan hanging around. He was released after his injury to create a roster spot. Shaq is a minimum contract (probably non-guaranteed), and Knight is a non-factor. Suns are stuck with his salary for another two seasons no matter what. You can't rely om Canaan, Shaq, and Knight to be your PG rotation, and this is coming from a guy who really likes Canaan and Harrison.

An argument could be made that Shaq is better than Payton.

Payton at this point looks like a poor man’s Ish Smith.

 

[SirStefan32]

An argument could be made that Shaw is better than Payon.

Payton at this point looks like a poor man’s Ish Smith.

I assume that by "Shaw" you mean Shaq. If you mean Shaq O'Neal ten years ago, then sure. If you mean a G-League guy, then no, there is no comparison. This is also coming from a guy who likes the kid. Payton is a legitimate NBA player, at the very minimum. Shaq is a G-League guy who's made the most out of his opportunity.

 

[Chaplin]

An argument could be made that Shaw is better than Payon.

Payton at this point looks like a poor man’s Ish Smith.

No, not even close.

 

[sunsfan88]

No, not even close.

Their per 36 stats for their career are too similar for it to be "not even close". Payton has a 3% advantage in TS% for his career but that's about it. Even for this season, both have the very same amount of winshares at 3.0.

 

[Hoop Head]

I wouldn't call Payton the poor man's Ish Smith but I would call Ish the poor man's Elfrid Payton.