05-06-2023, 08:11 AM
(05-06-2023, 07:14 AM)Mapka Wrote: I don't want to pay that much for Ayton.
We maybe Wood/THJ/#10 for Ayton and their pick?
They have to send something else somewhere too.
The timing is tricky for a deal with Wood and #10. Dallas would be making a really high pick on behalf of Phoenix without knowing for sure that Wood would agree. I get that we can negotiate with our own FA's, but anything he agrees to in June isn't enforceable in July. When there is an announcement in June and completion in July, teams control all aspects of the trade and are just waiting for the new season to make the trade legal. An option would be to substitute a future pick for #10 so that Wood can be included. I don't think 2027 is appropriate here as it has to be unprotected.
We'll have colonies on Mars by the time Phoenix can trade a #1 pick. I could see involving Brooklyn with the Nets getting #10 while sending Claxton to Phoenix and #22 to Dallas. That reduces our outgoing from #10 to the value spread between #10 and #22. Could you get by with Phoenix getting THJ and McGee if the Suns also receive Claxton?