Both teams get future firsts. I wonder if they are for this year or next...

Posted by Andrew:

Hmmm....maybe we swap # 30 for their #21?

All reports state future first round pick so I doubt we can swap our picks this year.

I'm assuming any Swap of picks has to be next year, because while they can announce the deal, they can't make it official untill after July.

Unless of course PHO makes our pick at 21 and we make there's at 30. Man, I just want to get official details alread.

Posted by VDesai:

I'm assuming any Swap of picks has to be next year, because while they can announce the deal, they can't make it official untill after July.

Really? When in July can it be official?

it would suck if Phoenix gets our #1 pick next year, the 15-16 pick if say we make the playoffs and we get Phoenix's #1 which will be in the late 20s.

It would be great if they are swapping 30 & 21 to make it work financially!

an educated guess here. The Suns will be under the cap with the new CBA, and there's a good shot they will trade this year's pick to keep it. Something like Suns's #21 for our #1 next year, which is a good swap for us

Posted by BRIGGS:

yeah, if he plays like a chucker, it's not a good trade on the basis that we wont improve. added chunks of back end salary and would be stuck with an undiscplined player. If we dont instill discipline back into his game, the trade would be bad if it was for howard eisley. This is a good, not great trade that depends on development, but he has the tools to do it.

But if he is able to go back to the form he had his first two years than the value of the trade is very reasonable

If we can improve his game and limit the 3's, this is a great trade. However, even if we can't, Isiah is giving us much more flexibility for the future. KT's value is done after this year and we are getting a younger player who has a fair contract.

The only reason I saw swapping next years #1 for their 21st pick this year is b/c next years draft will probably be extremely shallow b/c of the new age limit. Not even Oden will be in the draft. So who else is there? Boone and Gay?

Only time will tell. Marbury-Q-Crawford are a very talented backcourt on paper. I pray for great things to come. Q is still very young at 25. But there is still a ton of work to do on this roster.

I keep reading that Q is 6'6''. I know that's what he's listed at on the Suns website but I'm almost positive the Clipps had him listed as 6'4. On the court he definitely looks small.

However, he is definitely able to make up for this height difference due to long arms and the fact that he's as strong as an ox. He loves posting up and plays bigger than he is. However, I think he's a 2 all the way and think he'd be playing out of position at the 3.

I agree that we should take Bynum, Granger, or Graham. Granger is going to be gone at 6 more than likely. However, you put a beast like Graham at the 3 next to Marbury and Q and we have ourselves a very nice foundation. It gives us the flexibility to move either Crawford or Marbury. Q instantly becomes our best post player and we would have a very effective offense. Add a guy like Boozer and we are so solid on both ends of the court for years to come.

Marbury, Q, Graham, Boozer, Hunter(MLE)
w/ Crawford, Ariza, Sweetney, Rose, pick 30 off the bench

Thats a youthful team that can play at both ends. We address perimeter defense (Graham), post defense (Boozer, Rose), and shotblocking (hunter). We have some post up options on offense with Q and Sweets.