Suns updates and discussion for the 2020-21 season

[ColdPickleNachos]

Interesting scenario. Really thought he’d be part of their base. High efficiency scorer. Shoots more threes, at a greater percentage, than I expected. High level athlete and okay rebounder. Don’t know much about his defense.

I haven't watched a lot of Hawks games lately, but his reputation as a defender is not good.

 

[Mainstreet]

The Portland game on February 22nd will be especially important the way they are playing.

They remain only one game behind the Suns.

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[Hoop Head]

Collins got popped for PED's right after Ayton did last year. I imagine that has something to do with his low trade value and why Atlanta doesn't want to max him out. He's a solid player, more of a 4 than 5 but can play both. Good rebounder but lazy defender. He's got a short wingspan also so his potential on D isn't very high. I remember that being a knock on him entering the league.

 

[GatorAZ]

Collins would be great but we don’t have any assets. We traded our 22’ 1st which prevents up from trading a pick until 2024 and Jalen Smith is a flop. Another team will snatch up Collins.

 

[Mainstreet]

Jalen Smith to play for Agua Caliente Clippers in Orlando bubble. All that worry for nothing.

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[Cheesebeef]

Jalen Smith to play for Agua Caliente Clippers in Orlando bubble. All that worry for nothing.

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great. That’s exactly where he should be. Wish we had a G-league squad where we could monitor and coach him though.

 

[Mainstreet]

The Agua Caliente Clippers have a game tomorrow. Maybe Stix will get some minutes.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Jalen Smith to play for Agua Caliente Clippers in Orlando bubble. All that worry for nothing.

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Maybe Jalen didn’t know yet and they didn’t want him learning this way.

 

[Mainstreet]

Maybe Jalen didn’t know yet and they didn’t want him learning this way.

I suspect he knew something was up. The G-League is the right place for him as he needs playing time.

 

[Mainstreet]

Here is a link to an article on Jalen Smith being sent to the G-League.


By Jake Anderson |Arizona Sports:


Selected with the No. 10 overall pick by the Suns in the 2020 NBA Draft, Smith has only played 50 minutes in eight appearances this season.


That’s largely due to the rookie contracting COVID-19, which caused him to be out from late December to early January.

He also missed some time due to an ankle injury as well.


https://arizonasports.com/story/254...smith-to-nba-g-league/?show=comments#comments

 

[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

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[GatorAZ]

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Another guy @Mainstreet and myself liked in the draft but passed on lol.

 

[Ronin]

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[Mainstreet]

Another guy @Mainstreet and myself liked in the draft but passed on lol.

I really liked the depth in the 2020 draft. It was a tossup after Haliburton was off the board. I liked Jalen Smith, Precious Achiuwa and Zeke Nnaji as well. Also Isaiah Stewart looks to be really good.

It would have been a nice draft to trade down.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

Another guy @Mainstreet and myself liked in the draft but passed on lol.

Saddiq Bey was one of my favorite players in this draft. Had him right behind Haliburton personally.

 

[Sunburn]

I really liked the depth in the 2020 draft. It was a tossup after Haliburton was off the board. I liked Jalen Smith, Precious Achiuwa and Zeke Nnaji as well. Also Isaiah Stewart looks to be really good.

It would have been a nice draft to trade down.

Still don't know how we didn't take Haliburton. The table was set perfectly. Ill give him the benefit of the doubt, but I really would like to hear Jones' justification for it.

 

[Mainstreet]

Still don't know how we didn't take Haliburton. The table was set perfectly. Ill give him the benefit of the doubt, but I really would like to hear Jones' justification for it.

The word was Haliburton only wanted to go to the Kings. This is supposedly why teams passed on him.

 

[Phrazbit]

Jones has been proving the critics wrong so far but... yeah... passing on Haliburton was a real head scratcher. Seemed like everyone who pays any attention to the team was thrilled when he slipped to us.

Hopefully things click for Smith in the G-League.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Jones has been proving the critics wrong so far but... yeah... passing on Haliburton was a real head scratcher. Seemed like everyone who pays any attention to the team was thrilled when he slipped to us.

Hopefully things click for Smith in the G-League.

It was a head scratcher for several teams but there were concerns about the guy and given that he was refusing to work out for anyone but the Kings, passing on him was understandable.

 

[GatorAZ]

I really liked the depth in the 2020 draft. It was a tossup after Haliburton was off the board. I liked Jalen Smith, Precious Achiuwa and Zeke Nnaji as well. Also Isaiah Stewart looks to be really good.

It would have been a nice draft to trade down.

If Zeke came back to Arizona he would’ve been a top-10 pick. That was a sneaky good pick for Denver.

 

[Ronin]

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[Mainstreet]

If Zeke came back to Arizona he would’ve been a top-10 pick. That was a sneaky good pick for Denver.

No doubt. Zeke has all the tools for a big man. I'm mildly surprised James Jones did not draft a big man that was more physically developed and ready to play.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

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7 years to not get even a single weekly honor. Let that sink in . . .