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[DanSchwartzgan]

 speaking of my Crowder mention.....Not a ton there.   Sort of like the SI Dallas guys, but it is interesting how a lot of Suns fans don't expect him back this upcoming season. 

If the plan for Crowder is a salary dump (to cut down on Sarver’s $35mm tax bill), I have difficulty seeing how it happens with Dallas.  We’d need a third team to take on Powell (presumably).  A straight up trade with the Suns isn’t helping the money situation in Phoenix.  It is just swapping similarly priced players.

So, then you look for who that third team might be and the inevitable question is if they can take on Powell’s expiring $11mm, why wouldn’t they prefer Crowder’s expiring $10mm instead.  Jae’s game is much more plug and play.

If it isn’t a salary dump, but instead Phoenix is sending out a package that includes Crowder for Player X (read Durant), you end up with the same question.  Why would Brooklyn want Powell over Crowder?  The only reason would be that Dallas compensated them to make that swap, but what price would you pay for the ability to rent the 32 year old for a year?  I’m certainly in favor of the addition.  Just have trouble seeing the path.