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[SleepingHero]

Does anyone else remember when Maxi was coming back and Kidd said “the stats will tell you Wood and Maxi are good together” and proceeded to not play them together or is that just me?

I do remember that. 

It's funny because I'm sorta with you Dougie that Wood should've been given a bigger chance when he returned from injury. I'm just not convinced that Wood was a difference maker and playing him more would've resulted in more wins. 

I just think, like many others here, that we had to do something different to just try. Kidd wasn't willing to do it (and I can see why he didn't want to). Though, if the ship is sinking and the coach doesn't at least try some hail mary shit to get some water out of the boat, is that better than just accepting the outcome and letting the team continue the status quo?

ANY WHO moving on...

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https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/...54048?s=20

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1007...uns-center

The Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks, Portland Trail Blazers and Charlotte Hornets are reportedly viewed as potential landing spots for Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton in an offseason trade.
ESPN's Tim MacMahon reported Friday that the Suns are likely to "aggressively explore" an Ayton trade, and Ayton "would be excited about a fresh start with another franchise."

Comparing packages here, Mavs KYRIE Chip (I don't have the creativity for an acronym like we used to use in yesteryears) beats out anything these other teams I think would realistically throw out for Ayton.

Portland is desperate, but I don't see a match here unless they're willing to facilitate a Grant SnT deal though that kind of just replaces Aytons overpaid deal with another and doesn't really solve their depth right? Hornets have some valuable assets, but do any of them make sense for a PHX team with a 35 year KD that's all in for the present?

Bulls have Vucevic, Caruso, DeRozan, etc. yet the article blatantly states that the Suns aren't really interested in Vucevic. And I don't see how DeRozan fits on a team with KD+Booker. 

I wonder if a hypothetical Ayton for Depth deal is the best route for all parties. In which case I still think the Mavs have the best mix of role players for a win-now team. Not sure though. Whaddya think?