3rd overall pick seems a bit much for Ayton. Maybe just swap anfernee for him and send 3rd overall pick plus Nurk and Little to Brooklyn for Bridges. One can dream.
Multiple sources have confirmed Portland has interest in Deandre Ayton & could be willing to discuss a deal centered around the 3rd overall pick and additional pieces. Scoot Henderson & Brandon Miller are both considered to be foundational players in this upcoming NBA Draft.
— FLEX From Jersey (@FlexFromJersey) May 19, 2023
by Jalo66
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Nononononono
Fuck. I fucking swear if we trade the 3rd pick for Deandre fucking Ayton i’m gonna puke. We cannot be settling for mediocrity just to appease Dame.
I love this franchise so much.
If we trade pick 3 for Ayton I don’t know if I can love them anymore.
This won’t happen. Not for the 3rd pick, that is.
Would be dumb. It seems obvious the team wants to move away from Ayton, and we all watched him shrink in this years playoffs. There is so much less value coming from their side
I think even the turd that comes out my dogs ass has enough of a brain to know that this is the type of trade that probably makes a GM never get a job in a front office again lmao
0 chance. Phoenix reporter of course
If it smells like bullshit…
Ayton isn’t even worth a top 10 pick at this point. This report is an offensive joke
Seems like an attempt to start a bidding war.
3rd Simons 2 unprotected firsts 2 swaps and three anal beads for Ayton
Makes sense that a report like this comes from Flex of all people
That would pissimg away our 3rd pick yo
3rd pick for ayton.. no… Simons + Nurkic + future picks
Guys. It’s smokescreen season. This is just bs put out by talking heads working for teams to increase value for assets. “Oooooh Portland might KEEEEEEP the #3 because scoot is Sooooooooo good!!!! You hear that Toronto!! We don’t want your stupid siakam. Scoot is gonna be amaaaaazing.”
It’s bs. Even posting these tweets here is a waste of time and energy. Regardless of what you think of cronin, nobody is stupid enough to throw away an asset like this for deandre ayton.
I think a great move would be to buy low on a guy like Ayton or KAT using Simons. I LOVE Simons, but I think using him and some first rounders while keeping 3 is the move to make. Maybe you can swing 3 for OG, 14, and a future 1st then trade Simons for Ayton and have
Dame-Sharpe-OG-Grant-Ayton, take Leonard Miller or Derrick Lively at 14 and maybe move Nurk + 23 + future 1st to get something else? Idk it would suck hard to miss out on someone great at 3… I’m still in favor of keeping the pick there but this is just a way if we want Ayton
This pique my curiosity and then I realized this was Flex from Jersey.
What?! The #3 for Ayton? Aw nah! I’d be ok with sending Nurkic and a $50 gift certificate Powell’s or Burgerville, that’s it.
This is all just to get the Pacers to offer up their pick. It’s just not happening
If Ayton becomes a Blazer and you guys make the playoffs against the Suns, he has the potential to do the funniest thing of all time in all of NBA history.
Would be maybe the biggest mistake we’ve ever made
Desperate attempt by the Suns to pump up Ayton value
Nurk and Little for Ayton final offer no picks
That… that does not sound legit.
I’ve read from multiple sources in this thread that it’s 100% bullllllllshit
Nurk and ant. Throw in a future protected pick makes some sense. The third plus any assets is silly.
A package around the 3rd and other pieces for Ayton? Is Ayton even worth a #3 pick straight up? Let alone including “additional” pieces?
This would destroy our team.
per LOCAL Suns reporter…
Nothing to see here aside from wild speculation.
What the fuck
I am a little confused. I thought the Suns were trying to win now. If they did trade Ayton wouldn’t they want win now type players back. Why would they be interested in the number 3 pick? Plus is Ayton really an upgrade over Nurkic?
I think DA would fit well here