Suns targeting picks?

[jagu]

With all these one year deals, it has me wondering. Are the Suns setting themselves up for a season of wheeling and dealing at the deadline to accumulate picks, picks that they will trade to move higher in the draft pecking order or get multiple first rounders?

Any thoughts?

 

[Mainstreet]

With all these one year deals, it has me wondering. Are the Suns setting themselves up for a season of wheeling and dealing at the deadline to accumulate picks, picks that they will trade to move higher in the draft pecking order or get multiple first rounders?

Any thoughts?

I think the Suns are honed into the philosophy that they should build their team mostly with FA or trade available players that have yet to reach their potential with other teams sort of like when the Suns acquired Gortat. I sure miss the days of head scout Dick Percudani when the Suns invested resources in drafting talent. I think the Suns are more apt to trade picks for players than draft them unless we are talking early lottery picks.

 

[asudevil83]

the suns team you have now will be the suns team you see at the draft IMO. the ONLY opportunity for them to accumulate draft picks was with the two guys they let go...Carter and Pietrus. they could have pulled a Cleveland and took a crap contract and a pick for Carter. BUT they arent doing anything that adds salary for next season, hence all of the 1 year deals. Same this with Pietrus. but they gave him away.

Telfair is a season filler. Paying GH $6.5mil this season is so they can keep him for the vet min next.

also, have the suns recently been wheelers and dealers FOR first rounders. Seems like everything they do ends up costing them one. i think you are giving them way too much credit thinking they have some sort of elaborate plan.

 

[Griffin]

With all these one year deals, it has me wondering. Are the Suns setting themselves up for a season of wheeling and dealing at the deadline to accumulate picks, picks that they will trade to move higher in the draft pecking order or get multiple first rounders?

Any thoughts?

If the Suns are keen on pursuing max-type free agents next summer, then they will probably not be drafting more than one first-rounder as those take up cap space even when not signed. I only hope the Suns don't trade their pick for a future one in order to create a little more cap space.

 

[JCSunsfan]

I think they would be happy with two good first rounders in this draft. They do have pieces they could move for picks, but those would probably be late first round picks. The only team with early picks that might be interested in dealing at the deadline would be the Clippers.

 

[AfroSuns]

the suns team you have now will be the suns team you see at the draft IMO. the ONLY opportunity for them to accumulate draft picks was with the two guys they let go...Carter and Pietrus. .

I thought Pietrus is still with the Suns?

 

[BC867]

I thought Pietrus is still with the Suns?

Yes, he is. The trade has been called off because he failed the physical.

Put him on the IR and leave him there for the mini-season.

 

[JCSunsfan]

If the Suns are keen on pursuing max-type free agents next summer, then they will probably not be drafting more than one first-rounder as those take up cap space even when not signed. I only hope the Suns don't trade their pick for a future one in order to create a little more cap space.

What max-type free agents will be available? If Paul and Howard are off the market, there aren't any unrestricted free agents worthy of max money. We could go for restricted FA's but that is not any easy thing to pull off. You usually have to significantly over pay for restricted FA's

 

[asudevil83]

Yes, he is. The trade has been called off because he failed the physical.

Put him on the IR and leave him there for the mini-season.

wow...i had not heard that

i figured both teams knew he was pretty useless and didnt care about his health

 

[Griffin]

i figured both teams knew he was pretty useless and didnt care about his health

Not quite. Toronto has no incentive to make this trade unless they get something out of Pietrus. Why pay $4.3M ($5.3M salary minus $1M cash the Suns were sending) to a guy who's going to be sitting on your bench in street clothes?

 

[JS22]

Yes, he is. The trade has been called off because he failed the physical.

Put him on the IR and leave him there for the mini-season.

UGH.

Didn't know that.

 

[sunsfan88]

Yes, he is. The trade has been called off because he failed the physical.

Put him on the IR and leave him there for the mini-season.

He didn't fail his physical. He had some swelling in his knee after a workout, that's all.

 

[BC867]

He didn't fail his physical. He had some swelling in his knee after a workout, that's all.

That's all? You left out the part about the knee surgery that preceded it.

That's like saying that someone who had triple bypass had a few chest pains, that's all.

No matter what you call it, Bryan killed the deal, to our disappointment.