The Suns had LaMarcus Aldridge wavering from the Spurs, maybe even favoring the Suns at one point Friday. It would have been a franchise-altering move. There are no remaining high-impact free agents for the Suns with the kind of thunder to jolt the Western Conference. That sort of rumble is more likely to come by trade — but not anytime soon. The Suns will pursue free agents to fortify the front line and to add a third point guard. After signing Tyson Chandler to a four-year, $52 million contract, the Suns will have about $8 million of salary-cap space to do so. They will sign Brandon Knight last because they can exceed the cap for his five-year, $70 million agreement. Any free-agent additions should be kept to short-term deals, especially with most of the top free agents already claimed during the first week of free-agency negotiations. With NBA cap space dwindling, the Suns are in a position to be judicious on second-tier talent with limited options. The hard part for an organization on a five-year playoff skid will be having patience for an impactful trade to become available. Any speculation on trades for the likes of Ryan Anderson, Derrick Favors and Danilo Gallinari seems unlikely at this point, but they give examples of the types of moves the Suns could consider for help until a better trade target becomes available. David Lee was available, but a Tuesday deal sent him to Boston. Utah is firm in its position to keep Favors, who would be a catch with a valuable contract. Suns coach Jeff Hornacek knows and likes Favors from his years on the Jazz staff. Like Lee, Gallinari and Anderson have expiring contracts with murmurs that they could be on the block and have an interest in Phoenix in Anderson's case. Anderson, 27, is a career 38 percent 3-point shooter. At 6 feet 10, he would give the Suns the deep-shooting power forward they seek and his playing time future appears slim in New Orleans as long as the Pelicans want to keep Anthony Davis at power forward with centers Omer Asik and Alexis Ajinca returning. On the flip side, nobody knows the value of a stretch power forward better than new Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry. - See more at:http://www.azcentral.com/story/spor...free-agents-ryan-anderson-trade-nba/29843289/
