Nov 30, 2001 11:03 AM EST
According to the Arizona Republic, Suns forward Tom Gugliotta is used to hearing the buzz of trade rumors. They're probably inevitable when a player making $10.1 million this season is averaging 7.1 points and 5.9 rebounds.
Gugliotta has two more seasons after this one on his contract. And he's got a 15 percent trade kicker attached to his contract, meaning that if he were traded today, his new team would have to cut a check to him for about $4.5 million within 30 days after the trade.
The kicker also makes his salary-cap number higher, and thus more difficult for another team to fit. And it means the team that trades for him must give up more to match the number.
Those issues, and the fact that he has a reconstructed knee, make Gugliotta a very difficult player to trade.
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Nov 27, 2001 12:16 PM EST
Suns coach Scott Skiles decided to give Tsakalidis his first start of the season for defensive purposes on Utah star Karl Malone. It paid immediate benefits on both ends of the floor, according to Bob Young of the Arizona Republic.
Tsakalidis scored seven points in the first 6:30 of the game, and his defense against Malone early and especially late in the game was a key to the outcome.
"Jake was the only guy we had who did a good job on him," Skiles said. "I was waiting to bring him back (late in the game) because I didn't want him to foul out. He ended up being all right. He didn't fall for all of Karl's shot fakes."
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Nov 20, 2001 10:56 AM EST
John Gambadoro rants in the Arizona Republic: The Phoenix Suns acquired a player that they had coveted for quite a few years on Friday and with that took on a large financial obligation for the next three years. Now they will attempt to rid themselves of a player they never really wanted and a salary that has become a huge burden. The Phoenix Suns are attempting to trade power-forward Tom Gugliotta. And not because of the addition of Bo Outlaw, who will make roughly $6 million per year over the next three seasons. Outlaw is a nice role player who will bring a lot of energy and defense to the Suns roster. But he is in no way the ideal power-forward the team so desperately needs. The problem is that neither is Gugliotta.
If the Suns are to move Gugliotta, they would likely have to throw in draft picks and take on players who may not figure in their plans but will be free agents within the next year or two. The Denver Nuggets and Philadelphia 76ers are two teams that have some interest in Gugliotta. But with Googs being under contract for the next two seasons after this one, it will be quite an accomplishment if Suns General Manager Bryan Colangelo can pull off a deal at all.
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Suns Nov 2001 Archive
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| Nov 19, 2001
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| Nov 19, 2001
Skiles and Penny were teammates in Orlando
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| Nov 18, 2001
Bob Young writes in the Arizona Republic that although forward Jud Buechler gives Orlando a valuable shooter, it's clear the Magic's motivation in this week's three team deal revolved around the salary-cap - and maybe more.
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| Nov 18, 2001
When the Hawks signed backup center Nazr Mohammed to a five-year, $25 million contract last summer they may have raised some eyebrows.
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| Nov 17, 2001
SPORTS IS ABOUT more than just numbers, right? More than money, more than making column A agree with column B?
Take yesterday's three-way NBA trade as one argument, or a Raptors' record that wasn't as another.
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| Nov 17, 2001
The Suns kept saying they wanted to get tougher.
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| Nov 17, 2001
Bo goes from the Magic to the Suns.
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| Nov 17, 2001
Chris Tomasson of the Akron Beacon-Journal reports: Had small forward Lamond Murray given the OK to a deal, he would have suited up last night at the Alamodome for San Antonio rather than for the Cavaliers.
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| Nov 17, 2001
The Magic traded forward Bo Outlaw and a first-round draft choice to the Phoenix Suns Friday, acquiring forward Jud Buechler and an upgraded second-round pick in 2005.
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| Nov 16, 2001
Magic Gain Salary Cap Flexibility
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| Nov 15, 2001
The Washington Post reports that The Wizards have held trade talks with several teams regarding center Jahidi White and several other players, sources with knowledge of the situation said.
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| Nov 15, 2001
A pretty Penny so far
If Penny Hardaway keeps this up, he may become the best comeback story of this NBA season.
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| Nov 15, 2001
This was vintage Patrick Ewing, circa 1994, back when the hopes of an entire franchise rested somewhere within that funny release of his jump shot.
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| Nov 14, 2001
Player of the game: Phoenix has another triple threat besides Randy Johnson, Curt Schilling and Luis Gonzalez.
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| Nov 14, 2001
It was a night to go inside.
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| Nov 14, 2001
Who: Orlando Magic (3-5) vs.
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| Nov 14, 2001
Jerry Brewer of the Orlando Sentinel reports: Tracy McGrady's right shin is not broken, but that doesn't mean he will play tonight when the Orlando Magic take on the Phoenix Suns.
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| Nov 14, 2001
It's hard to avoid the comparison, even if this NBA season barely has begun.
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| Nov 13, 2001
SERIES - This is the first meeting between the teams this season.
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| Nov 13, 2001
You know things aren't going well when the Suns are not even a month into their season and they're talking about "turning points" and "must-win games," according to Bob Young in the Arizona Republic.
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| Nov 13, 2001
The Sonics would have gotten more use out of a spa than its training facility yesterday.
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| Nov 12, 2001
Elton Brand had 25 points and 11 rebounds, and Quentin Richardson scored seven of his 17 points in the final eight minutes as the Los Angeles Clippers beat the visiting Phoenix Suns 111-102 Saturday for their third victory in four games without the suspended Lamar Odom.
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| Nov 11, 2001
According to the Arizona Republic, It has been no secret since the first day of training camp that the Suns lacked a strong, physical forward and figured to struggle with rebounding.
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After saying the Suns will never win an NBA championship, Jason Kidd cut his old club a little slack Wednesday during an NBA teleconference.
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| Nov 4, 2001
Shaquille O'Neal had 36 points, 13 rebounds and made 16 of 18 free throws as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Phoenix Suns 117-94 Friday night for their third consecutive win.
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| Nov 3, 2001
LOS ANGELES - Even on his bad nights, Shaquille O'Neal is usually too much for the Suns.
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| Nov 2, 2001
OAKLAND - Welcome back Penny Hardaway.
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| Nov 2, 2001
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| Nov 1, 2001
Denver Nuggets point guard Nick Van Exel might have been better off just walking away with a win and a smile after his team's season-opening victory Tuesday against the Phoenix Suns.
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| Nov 1, 2001
The Arizona Republic is reporting that Phoenix coach Scott Skiles is a tad peeved about having the entire World Series game shown on the Jumbotron during the Suns home opener.
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| Nov 1, 2001
Give Jake Voskuhl credit for this much.
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