But there aren’t 31 teams competing. You’re obviously not paying attention bc teams that have two such contracts literally can’t compete, others are capped out, others couldn’t offer a package we could, others wouldn’t be attractive to the player as a destination.
Suns said Ayton’s crew said 5 year max or no deal. Ayton’s crew has not denied that and there’s been enough chatter that they’ve had ample opportunity to do so. Seems pretty straightforward.
At the same time the Suns have not denied the Ayton camp claims either. I personally think the Suns were looking for an out to avoid more luxury tax and it’s possible Ayton’s team gave it to them. Doesn’t sound like the Suns tried very hard to get a deal done either.
It’s not playing semantics when that’s the verbiage they used. People usually don’t use a word like “formal” unless it’s purposeful. Otherwise they’d just say the suns never made an offer. If they know that’s a lie they throw in the word “formal” trying to gain cover for refusing to listen to anything other than 5-year max.
Sorry got that number wrong. You know what I meant. There is stills a bunch of teams competing.
Yeah after shelling out all these contracts this offseason I’m not sure I’m buying they cheaped out on tax on their third best player. And I’m a fervent Sarver hater. Ayton has had a path strewn with bad comments, lackadaisical effort, and bad decisions - I’m betting his team crapped the bed in these negotiations verses jones pulling out a masterful offseason and then crapping the bed on Ayton.
Sure there are but again, how many can offer the disgruntled player a likely playoff roster and his team a nice return of players and picks? Likely few.
That's feasible assuming that player they are trading for fills a current need and just happens to be available.
The more he talks the more comfortable I become with the decision to not max him. He says the absolute right things but they are meaningless because he has an image of himself and his game that simply does not match reality. So much potential but unless he finally realizes that he is not there yet, he'll never get there.A couple more comments from Deandre Ayton.
By Duane Rankin Arizona Republic:
"One thing about me, throughout my whole life, I've always learned to control what I can control," Ayton said. "At the same time, obviously I'm disappointed, but I'm still trying to get us back to the finals. I've still got to represent the team and myself as well. I'm just a competitor, man. Just like to compete to the best and every time I'm in between those lines, that's what you're going to see out of me. Nothing else."
"If you've been following me for a long time, I've always hit the rock bottom," Ayton said. "It's always something up with me, but for me, to be honest, I played to the best of my ability when my back is against the wall. I know the true meaning of professionalism and when I'm between them lines, nothing else matters."
Suns' Deandre Ayton 'disappointed' about failed contract talks over rookie max extension
Suns center Deandre Ayton spoke for the first time since not receiving a rookie extension from the Phoenix Suns.www.azcentral.com
I believe that the decision not to max him is more about James Jones understanding players and personalities than it is Sarver being cheap. So far, I do not have a reason to doubt James Jones.
This was sort of what I thought we would see this season. Both Ayton's. The playoffs is such a different beast and a mini-season in itself. Every player in the NBA knows what a slog the regular season is. The one thing that is interesting about the game last night? I didn't really see a change in our offense. We know that Ayton needs to create his own shot. He seemingly worked on it all offseason. I didn't see many calls go to him. So either they don't think he is ready for that yet or the Suns simply don't want to deviate from an offense built around Booker/Paul. If that trend continues I don't see how Ayton ever gets in a rhythm offensively. It's a catch 22 for him. It's always going to be pick and roll, ally oops which isn't going to help him develop the other part of his game he needs to get better at. I am getting the impression the Suns are approaching this more as "if it isn't broke, don't fix it"...they have a finals to return to.
He has turned the corner to some degree, he just isn't willing to go all the way.
Yeah but those plays didn't appear to be part of the regular offensive sets. I remember at least 3 where the play broke down and they tried to throw it to him on the block. He still should be able to do SOMETHING. Maybe it's because he was against Jokic which is no easy task for any center in the NBA. The dude is an MVP so there is that. The next 5 games or so will be interesting to see what we get out of him.
Give me a break. You demonstrate your ability to imagine it will get worse in 20 posts a day on here.
Yeah, that pretty much sums up his entire Suns career. Not sure why anyone would expect anything different.
