Damian Lillard likes tweet that suggests the Trail Blazers should send No. 7 pick for Lu Dort

I like Dort. In the same way that I like Josh Hart.

they’re basically the same player.

 

You just don't get it. You are being illogical and don't see the big picture. Guess you're not smart enough to do so.



(Hopefully no green font is necessary on this)

 

I would not disagree. Letting him walk? Not an option. Too much value. Sign and trade (to where Ayton wants to go and who wants him for $$$) or keep him in the short term and trade ASAP to get salaries in line. [And Sarver is just trying to hold onto ownership after his own issues.]

Keeping him at $30 million-plus when they have CP3 ($28.4 million), Booker ($33.8), and Bridges ($20.1) for $82+ million? 2nd highest paid Sun? They pay Crowder and Payne reasonable contracts but have Cam Johnson's $$$ to pay after next year. Ayton at their #2? When was the last time Phoenix had a center who they played through? Or used well? At least Monty Williams knows the value of a really good center, but it's not their history.

 

Exact word I was going to use.

 

[QUOTE="HoopsFanAZ, post: 5361561, member: 30527". Ayton at their #2? When was the last time Phoenix had a center who they played through? Or used well? At least Monty Williams knows the value of a really good center, but it's not their history.[/QUOTE]

If Monty knows how to use him then that is all that counts. History is irrelevant when you change coaches.
It is like USC trying to convince a MLB recruit that USC is the best place to go because of their long history of putting MLBs in the NFL
Not really relevant unless you have the same MLB coach that coached up the others.

 

"Is being a DAWG good??......"

Are eggs important to a cake?
Do guitars require guitar strings?
Do birds chirp and sing in the springtime?
Is this forum filled with shortsighted opinions who don't seem to understand the importance of eggs in a cake, strings on a guitar and the beautiful sounds of birds singing in the springtime?

Yes.

 

Ayton wants to be an actual focus on the team. Nurkic wants a bigger role than he's had, but he enjoys being a playmaker for others and is good at it. Turner with IND can step out to the 3.
Ayton is great in the paint and plays at both ends. Decent at the line. BUT Booker is an all star and Bridges is all-defensive and is a 3 and D guy. CP3 gets Ayton involved -- he takes care of feeding others. But Ayton is #3 -- at best -- on their team and wants more but isn't going to get it. Monty has guys accepting their roles. Ayton isn't in that place in his career. His next team doesn't have to be Portland, but other teams can offer a bigger role to him than Phoenix can and for $30 million he needs bigger.

 

As to Phoenix, their owner, and their history, it's in their DNA. James Jones is a heckuva GM. Monty a heckuva coach. If they had Jokic or Embiid, center would be where they'd go through. That's not Ayton. He's the best center they've had since playing Amare as de facto center though he wasn't one. And when they draft (Len) or acquire (Gortat), they don’t develop and keep them; it’s not their system and I still see no evidence of that here in AZ. They couldn't pass up Ayton. They're a guard, SF oriented team.

 

If you buy your ingredients from the dollar store it isn't going to be a very good cake.

 

So, you would say Josh Hart is the equivalent of "dollar store eggs"??

 

how would Nurkic fit this PHX team? Say a S&T were possible

 

He isn't a star. Sorry. You need stars in the league to win a title.

Adding Dort and Grant to our team puts us in purgatory still in need of another star.

 

6'2.75" barefoot with a 6'8.5" wingspan, 8'3.5" standing reach, 220 lbs. His size & athleticism are decent for a 2 guard, but the guy isn't a shooter and as such he's been very inconsistent when he's had opportunities to shine. I might be for picking him up as a FA depending on team needs and who else is available but the #7 is far more valuable then this proposal.

https://www.nbadraft.net/2019-nba-draft-combine-measurements/

STOMP

 

his really bad team

STOMP

 

Thats what I've been thinking is reasonable. Hold out, Detroit needs to move Grant and they aren't going to be good anytime soon so this fits with their timeline.

STOMP

 

How is he better than Powell, whom we gave away for free?

 

Dirt is not even as good.