They made the trade

[Joe Mama]

I don't feel like listing the players right now but the one reported in the Channel 10 thread below is just reported as finalized by Channel 12.

Joe Mama

 

[arthurracoon]

WHY?!?

We NEED Big Jake for Shaq, and Bo was our hustle guy!?!

HE MADE OUR FULL COURT PRESS WORK!!!



Anyway...who are the guys we traded for? Never heard of them...

Was this a cap move...talent move...what?

 

[az1965]

Financial move, to avoid luxury tax...

 

[Joe Mama]

Originally posted by arthurracoon
WHY?!?

We NEED Big Jake for Shaq, and Bo was our hustle guy!?!

HE MADE OUR FULL COURT PRESS WORK!!!



Anyway...who are the guys we traded for? Never heard of them...

Was this a cap move...talent move...what?

The only time the Phoenix Suns beat the Lakers last season Big Jake was not in the lineup. In the one-game Big Jake did play against the Lakers Shaquille O'Neal scored just 22 points. However he was 8-12 from the field and 13 rebounds, 7 assist, and 6 blocked shots.

And in two of the three games against the Lakers Big Jake did not play in Shaquille O'Neal scored 25 points.

If I remember correctly the Phoenix Suns reported a $2 million loss in revenue last season. This season if the luxury tax kicks in it will be much worse. It will probably be somewhere around $20-25 million. If the luxury tax kicks in again next year this move alone would save the Suns about $10 million.

Joe Mama

 

[hcsilla]

Originally posted by Joe Mama


If I remember correctly the Phoenix Suns reported a $2 million loss in revenue last season. This season if the luxury tax kicks in it will be much worse. It will probably be somewhere around $20-25 million. If the luxury tax kicks in again next year this move alone would save the Suns about $10 million.

Joe Mama

According to researches and calculations of Dan Rosenbaum (Prof. of the NCU) Suns' profit was about 25 mil. last season.

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