re: Pels willing to move 1st pick; Interested in Terrence Ross

The suns get completely obliterated in that deal. No chance.

On a scale of 1-100, that trade is a negative 5 for Phoenix.

If they think they are a playoff team, why would they give up their 2nd best player and a prospect who is finally starting to come on for Niko, who could leave them?

It is a solid B or better trade for the Pels and the Cavs, but I am not exaggerating when I say its an F for the Suns

Giving up Warren is where they need to get compensated more for, I agree.

But Jackson isn't finaly starting to come on.
This is from December:

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The difference between the two shows in their on- and off-court numbers. Bridges has been a plus-minus machine as a rookie. The Suns are in the red (minus-2.0 in net rating) in Bridges’s 525 minutes on the floor, but their performance has been catastrophic in the 632 minutes he’s spent off it (minus-17.0). Jackson has had the opposite effect. Phoenix has a net rating of minus-13.6 in 485 minutes with him and minus-8.2 in 672 minutes without him. They have each played at least 100 minutes with eight different players this season, not counting the other. All eight have better net ratings with Bridges than Jackson. Bridges is making his teammates better. Jackson is making them worse.

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Just google Josh Jackson and some of the first headlines you'll see are "5 players the suns should have taken instead of Josh Jackson" and "Josh Jackson needs to quit shooting"

This is from a week ago talking about how terrible he is LINK

I havent seen much of Warren (who wants to watch the Suns right?), I thought he was more of a spot up 3&D type though...

I would take Josh Jackson in the deal, kid is only 21 and still has alot of room to grow, and has a competitive spirit

Give me DJ and Ross for Hill Johnson and a protected 1st

Jackson has so far been one of the worst, if not the worst, regular rotation players in the league. He actively makes the suns worse

who knows if he will ever get better but right now he is terri-bad

It seems clear now that Dell is keeping his powder dry and trying to swing a big deal at the deadline (think Beal or Barnes).

I'm increasingly enamored of the incremental deal, one that gives us a starting level SF and a back up PG.

It would be great if you could swing that in a two-team deal, but getting the right combo might require a third team. The only single team duo I can think of that would work would be Bazemore/Lind from the Hawks for a protected 1st + contracts from us.

Someone posted earlier that the Bucks were interested in moving Brogdon in a deal that includes Randle. I love Brogdon for us (a big PG who can shoot and run an offense). Maybe we could do a deal that included Snell. Not ideal but serviceable at SF though his contract may be a problem.

In general, I think trying to swing for the fences to get a star who will appease Davis and, perhaps, keep him in the fold, is not the correct strategy. This team needs depth and a more balanced roster. Focus on that and hopefully winning is what will keep Davis around.

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We wouldnt send Niko out in a trade for Love

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I don’t think it would make the Pels all that much better, but again ship Randle to Milwaukee for their young Brogdon

Brogdon, Maker, Pels 1st, Hill, Wes, (salary filler, if necessary) to Cavs
Randle to Milwaukee
Love to Pels

You’re still horrible on the wings but have two stretch 4s who have experience playing the 5 next to AD

I’m not a big fan of it — too much money tied into the frontcourt — but just trying to figure out how Love would fit

Maybe you can get Rodney Hood thrown in

Payton
Jrue
Hood
AD
Love

With Frank, Niko and E’Twaun coming off the bench