Pointgod wrote:Godymas wrote:a starting line-up of Devin Booker, Bradley Beal, Grayson Allen, Kevin Durant, and Jusuf Nurkic
that is what the Suns have locked themselves into
Guys like Eric Gordon and Drew Eubanks will likely walk. Josh Okogie might come back because realistically who's going to throw him a ton of money.
Vogel seems to be shouldering the blame (again) as if he's supposed to actually save a team that is built this poorly.
It's not the fact that these 3 guys could NEVER potentially beat out teams off of pure offense, but the lack of a true point guard to tie everything together is the bigger issue.
I mean to be honest, this team needs a Draymond Green, desperately. I don't think Draymond would ever be available though, but if there was a way to send Beal to Golden State and somehow get Draymond back, the only reason you do this is because Golden State is turning a new leaf and Klay is also out the door. Curry obviously stays in, he gets a younger co-star in Beal with a solid basketball fit, the Warriors lose Draymond but they hold onto CP3.
But is it really possible to blame the FO? Pretty sure the talks were that the FO wanted to hold onto their young guys but the ownership butted in and said "get us the stars now" and they made these moves. No one legitimately thought this team NEEDED Bradley Beal, no one was thinking "oh yeah the Suns should trade for Bradley Beal" and yet they did it.
Is there a poor man’s Draymond Green available? If they don’t have a natural PG, then a point forward is the next best option and replacing Nurkic with a defensive big, but no assets left to move
maybe Kyle Anderson. can still play solid defense, and he's been underrated in the passing game this year. he's a UFA this off-season, no clue what his true value is coming off the $18 million 2 year he signed recently.