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I imagine the outcry to trade Nash will grow louder and louder as the pathetic losses mount. We all know that Nash won't demand a trade and the Suns won't consider trading him unless he does. But compunding losses could change both sides' rationale.
So I decided to compile a list of teams that the Suns could potentially deal with. The first criteria is that the team receiving Nash must be at the very least a playoff contender who feels adding Nash could vault them into title contention. Teams like Chicago and OKC with no need for a point guard or an upgrade at the position can be immediately eliminated.
That leaves us with New York, Indiana, Atlanta, Orlando, Miami Dallas, Portland, and Los Angeles (Lakers).
In return for Nash the Suns will require expiring contracts, a draft pick, and/or young talent. This eliminates New York, Miami, Orlando, Indiana, and Los Angeles as they do not have a large enough expiring contract to send in return for Nash. These teams would have to pursue compensation for the Suns from a third team. I'll leave the multi-player concoctions to they guys at RealGM and concentrate on the basic two-team trades.
That leaves us with Atlanta, Dallas, and Portland as the only possible two-team trade options. Indiana could still technically be an option as they are under the cap and could potentially absorb a large amount of Nash's contract without having to return equal value depending on the how the new CBA works.
Atlanta: Any deal with Atlanta would have to center around Kirk Hinrich's expiring $8 mil deal. Atlanta owns their own pick this year and has Jeff Teague as their only real young prospect worth a look.
Dallas: A trade with Dallas would have to include either Jason Kidd or Jason Terry. Hoopshype shows Lamar Odom having a team option next year so I suppose he could be a possibility as well as long as his contract isn't partially guaranteed. The Lakers own their 2012 pick and their only young talent of note is Roddy Beaubois and Ian Mahinmi.
Portland: Either Marcus Camby or Raymond Felton would have to be sent in return for Nash. Portland doesn't really have any interesting young talent besides Batum (not realistic), but they do own their own pick.
Indiana: They have some nice young talent like Paul George, but they aren't giving up him for Nash. I don't think the Suns have much interest in Collison. Their pick and a filler contract like Foster would be the only real possibility.
So the bottom line is that it is slim picking for the Suns especially when considering straight-up trades. A multi-team deal would seem to be the only scenario in which the Nash is traded. The time to trade Nash has come and gone. Only another GM's desperation could help us net any value for Nash
So I decided to compile a list of teams that the Suns could potentially deal with. The first criteria is that the team receiving Nash must be at the very least a playoff contender who feels adding Nash could vault them into title contention. Teams like Chicago and OKC with no need for a point guard or an upgrade at the position can be immediately eliminated.
That leaves us with New York, Indiana, Atlanta, Orlando, Miami Dallas, Portland, and Los Angeles (Lakers).
In return for Nash the Suns will require expiring contracts, a draft pick, and/or young talent. This eliminates New York, Miami, Orlando, Indiana, and Los Angeles as they do not have a large enough expiring contract to send in return for Nash. These teams would have to pursue compensation for the Suns from a third team. I'll leave the multi-player concoctions to they guys at RealGM and concentrate on the basic two-team trades.
That leaves us with Atlanta, Dallas, and Portland as the only possible two-team trade options. Indiana could still technically be an option as they are under the cap and could potentially absorb a large amount of Nash's contract without having to return equal value depending on the how the new CBA works.
Atlanta: Any deal with Atlanta would have to center around Kirk Hinrich's expiring $8 mil deal. Atlanta owns their own pick this year and has Jeff Teague as their only real young prospect worth a look.
Dallas: A trade with Dallas would have to include either Jason Kidd or Jason Terry. Hoopshype shows Lamar Odom having a team option next year so I suppose he could be a possibility as well as long as his contract isn't partially guaranteed. The Lakers own their 2012 pick and their only young talent of note is Roddy Beaubois and Ian Mahinmi.
Portland: Either Marcus Camby or Raymond Felton would have to be sent in return for Nash. Portland doesn't really have any interesting young talent besides Batum (not realistic), but they do own their own pick.
Indiana: They have some nice young talent like Paul George, but they aren't giving up him for Nash. I don't think the Suns have much interest in Collison. Their pick and a filler contract like Foster would be the only real possibility.
So the bottom line is that it is slim picking for the Suns especially when considering straight-up trades. A multi-team deal would seem to be the only scenario in which the Nash is traded. The time to trade Nash has come and gone. Only another GM's desperation could help us net any value for Nash
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