Could This Simple Trade FIX The Phoenix Suns?

Could This Simple Trade FIX The Phoenix Suns?

this team is going to have to struggle to improve their roster there are not a lot of moves out there that you’re GNA make that are home run moves that you’re like oh yeah that definitely was a good move MCO we’ve got Grace and Allen in exchange for lendel Carter Junior uh so he is 25 years old also averaged 11 points per game 6.9 rebounds per game 1. 1.7 assists shot 37.4% from Deep while attempting 3.1 threes a game so that is an aspect of of his game that is valuable to the Suns team yeah he he doesn’t take a ton of Threes but he shot them pretty efficiently he’s worked pretty well uh to improve that area of his game recently so he provides more of a floor spacing component that the Suns currently don’t have and something that Mike buen holer has had uh in his last two stops in Atlanta and Milwaukee my thing is he’s kind of got some similar concerns in terms of like the health Factor um I think he’s only played what was it 62 games in a season that’s his career high so far he missed 27 last year so he’s a good big he’s a better defensive big um he actually did hold opponents to wor shooting at The Rim which is a good thing and he was unlike Mitchell Robinson a really good finisher around the basket I think he shot 73% at The Rim this year which is really really good that would be an improvement from nerk but um again I I don’t I don’t know if this moves the needle far enough this is one of the bigs that I like the most out of the list that kind of fit within his contract um and the magic could use shooting still right now but will they still need shooting come October are you look are you looking at Carter to be that that backup center or are you starting power forward I would probably look at him as the starting center to be honest with you or at least the backup center who then probably becomes the starting center depending on the playoff matchup um but but is it worth giving up Grayson for a backup SL starting this is the closest I think I’ll get yeah um with all the proposals because I think Grayson Allen just provides you so much consistency um and the ball handling uh when we saw that you know this team could struggle uh once KD Booker or Beal were not on the court so I what are you replacing with that you’re replacing him with uh again things that they need they need length they need athleticism they need younger players like and I think he definitely checks those boxes though there are concerns of his I think he’s a good solid allaround player so I could be convinced to like this trade I think this is the closest I would get but um yeah I mean I think every single one of these guys has concerns hell even Grayson when he came here we had concerns about him but they all seem to work out I think there’s two contingencies on this right Orlando doesn’t get the shooter they want in in the off seon right and the Suns move nerk and get guys that solidify other areas but they don’t feel confident come October and training camp or preseason time where they’re at at the center position and then you can might have to consider a deal like this right where you don’t necessarily want to give up Grayson but you understand roster construction might require you to if you’re not feeling confident where you are but I really would prefer they didn’t put themselves in a situation where in October you’re like well I don’t really trust what we did from a big man perspective you know because then and I saw somebody online saying this do you wind up trading your point guard issues if you get a point guard for just a giant hole at Center where you’re trying to do the same thing so yeah maybe you’re considering this in October but I think that would mean you’ve done some things uh June through you know through September that might not have put you in the best position and that that’s kind of the conclusion I’ve been coming to with the trades for nasier little the trades for Yousef nurkic now for grayon Allen this week for the people that are asking in the chat what we’re doing here because these players are worse than Grayson well if the disclaimers didn’t spell it out for you here it is this team is going to have to struggle to improve their roster there are not a lot of moves out there that you’re going to make that are home run moves that you’re like oh yeah that definitely was a good move you’re probably if you are going to make moves you’re going to have to make a second subsequent move to address whatever position of need you now have after that trade like these second tax apron restrictions really limit what you can do and trust me I’m trying like I’ve gone through all 30 teams cap sheet to figure out which salaries match and which ones work there’s not a lot of good options out here so that’s kind of the point of this whole thought exercise like you’re not going to get that much better with a Grayson Allen trade but these are some options that might put you close so you’re our Matt tellum just looking at everything I mean I’m sure he’s I’m sure he’s probably got better ideas but there’s really not a lot you can do here guys well and it also just kind of sets the stage that if and likely when the Suns do kind of run things back in a similar way obviously you’re going to Tinker around the margins and different vet minimum contracts in here and you’re maybe frustrated towards the beginning of the Season like why didn’t we do anything right because we couldn’t do a whole lot that would actually make a big difference because this is the type of stuff you’d be able to do but then you have to give up something for that and we don’t have a lot of assets to be able to give up

If the Suns choose to trade Grayson Allen (which can’t happen until mid-October btw) they’ll need to be sure that the move makes them better. On today’s PHNX Suns Podcast we looked at options and discussed a Grayson Allen for Wendell Carter Jr. trade.

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