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I believe Riley ahs to draft Beasley and can't trade him before July 1st, something like that.
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Originally Posted by JohnnyRedStorm
I believe Riley ahs to draft Beasley and can't trade him before July 1st, something like that.
Damn I hope the Sonics and Heat can get this trade done. Beasley, Durant, and Green would be a great combo. I'm getting hyped up now
You talkin like the deal is imminent, If I were you I wouldn't get too excited.
and I hope Chicago has fun with Rose, better hope he works on that jumper
Originally Posted by lnMyMind
/\ How did we learn that Kevin was playing out of position? He looked great on the offensive side of the ball for the second half of the season and was decent on D all year long.
Originally Posted by Sick Ik 23
Damn I hope the Sonics and Heat can get this trade done. Beasley, Durant, and Green would be a great combo. I'm getting hyped up now
" How did we learn that Kevin was playing out of position? He looked great on the offensive side of the ball for the second half of the season and was decent on D all year long"
Coach PJ had Kevin leaking out on the fast break the first half of the year to get him and the team easy baskets which helps and hurts at thesame time....that limits his rebounding capabilities which he is capable of double digit boards if he plays in his more natural position which is a 3! can heguard another teams 3?? thats a good question... but he has the length and the wingspan to bother most of the 3's in the west. the sonics need scorers andim not saying Bayless can't score but Mayo and Beasley can change the course of the franshise IMHO!
Originally Posted by cleansneaksonly21
Originally Posted by Sick Ik 23
Damn I hope the Sonics and Heat can get this trade done. Beasley, Durant, and Green would be a great combo. I'm getting hyped up now
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People said the same thing about Atlanta and they are one of the most promising teams in the league...Originally Posted by The Wizard
Originally Posted by cleansneaksonly21
Originally Posted by Sick Ik 23
Damn I hope the Sonics and Heat can get this trade done. Beasley, Durant, and Green would be a great combo. I'm getting hyped up now
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That would be a terrible combo. Seriously, why would the Sonics use 3 1st round picks in 2 years for players that play similar positions when they have greater needs.
the heat can not draft beasly,wut position he gonna play?pg
Originally Posted by Al3xis
I'd prefer Bayless to pair with KD and Jeff than Mayo.
http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/articles/2008/06/19/20080619sunsnotes.html [h1]Trade talk swirls around Diaw, LB[/h1]
17 comments by Paul Coro - Jun. 19, 2008 10:11 PM
The Arizona Republic
In the week before the NBA draft, the only speculation that keeps up with deciphering the next Suns' selection is talk about possible trades.
Since the season ended, any Suns deal figured to include Leandro Barbosa or Boris Diaw. Consideration for such moves has accelerated and cooled in recent weeks but remains a possibility with Phoenix looking to move up in Thursday's draft order or acquire another first-round pick to go with its No. 15 selection.
With Barbosa, the talks of most substance have been with Portland and New York. A Portland deal would have sent 21-year-old swingman Martell Webster[color= rgb(255, 0, 0)], next week's No. 13 pick and another piece for Barbosa.[/color] Webster, who is 6 feet 7, averaged 10.7 points and hit 39 percent of his 3-pointers as a starter last season while improving his defense and rebounding. He missed the final seven games due to an irregular heartbeat.
Webster will make $3.8 million in the upcoming final year of his contract. Barbosa, who averaged 15.6 points and hit 39 percent of his 3-pointers last season, will make $27.4 million in the next four years.
New York, with its No. 6 draft slot, often comes up as a trade destination for Barbosa since Mike D'Antoni accepted the Knicks job last month. Barbosa's tutor, Dan D'Antoni, also will join the Knicks staff.
Barbosa does not want to be traded. He met new Suns coach Terry Porter, saying "his personality is perfect for us."
Barbosa passed on playing for Brazil in an Olympic qualifier next month so that he could spend more time in Phoenix, where he works with Suns athletic trainers to strengthen his upper body and balance to help his defense.
"I'm always worried about that," Barbosa said of a trade after five seasons with the Suns. "I don't like the word trade. I feel this is my home."
A Diaw trade possibility involved Toronto, where talk centered on Diaw leaving for point guard T.J. Ford and the Raptors' No. 17 pick in Thursday's draft. Talks cooled but might reignite with Porter aboard. In Porter's first season as Milwaukee's head coach, Ford helped the Bucks to a 41-41 playoff season. When Ford missed the next season after neck surgery, the Bucks went 30-52 and fired Porter.
Ford, 25, is drawing interest but is a risk after having two vertebrae fused in 2004. He has three contract years worth $25 million remaining.
The Raptors, run by ex-Suns President Bryan Colangelo, just bought out Jorge Garbajosa and might be looking for a versatile forward such as Diaw, who will make $9 million in each of the next four seasons.
Suns General Manager Steve Kerr does not comment on player trade speculation but talked this week about moving up in the draft.
"There are guys we like that won't be there," Kerr said, referring to his 15th pick.
[h3]Barbosa, Nash to team up[/h3]
Barbosa said he and teammate Steve Nash will host a charity game in Brazil in September. Teammates Amaré Stoudemire and Shaquille O'Neal are expected to play.
Nash has a charity event Wednesday in New York City. He will play U.S. soccer star Claudio Reyna in a one-on-one soccer match at a park.
Originally Posted by ShannonsCrooks
Originally Posted by Al3xis
I'd prefer Bayless to pair with KD and Jeff than Mayo.
I don't see why though. It isnt as if Bayless is more of a point gaurd than Mayo. If anything I think Mayo is a better distributor and defender than Bayless and would fit nicely with those two.
Ohio State's Kosta Koufos continues to earn praise from his workouts. He's outplayed several more heralded prospects (like Kevin Love, DeAndre Jordan and JaVale McGee) in workouts. And he's measured a legit 7-foot-1 in shoes with a 7-foot-4 wingspan and 36-inch vertical jump.
If you are a legit 7-foot-1 w/a 7-foot-4 wingspan, shouldnt you be a better rebounder, shot blocker, defender and a better scorer in the paint? Koufos is soft.
Where the Sonics missed up imo was getting Jeff Green, sorry AI3Xi, him and KD are the same position but because of Green's intangibles andunselfishness they think they will compliment each other and he was the best player available so they got him..i'm sure they didnt think then thatthey'd have a chance to get Beasley this year. if they go get Beasley you start him... and if you get Mayo he plays 2 imoOriginally Posted by lnMyMind
People said the same thing about Atlanta and they are one of the most promising teams in the league...Originally Posted by The Wizard
Originally Posted by cleansneaksonly21
Originally Posted by Sick Ik 23
Damn I hope the Sonics and Heat can get this trade done. Beasley, Durant, and Green would be a great combo. I'm getting hyped up now
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That would be a terrible combo. Seriously, why would the Sonics use 3 1st round picks in 2 years for players that play similar positions when they have greater needs.
Originally Posted by lnMyMind
Well...these dudes are premium athletes and multi talented...in todays NBA there is no such thing as being locked into a position. Kevin can play 3 positions...Jeff can play 3 positions...Mike can play 3 positions. All effectively...because of the abilities they can each bring to the table...again I see no problems with the three of them playing together. Kevin didn't miss out on rebounds because he played the 2 position...he missed on boards because he's not there yet strength wise to go down there and grab them. At Texas he played the 5 and he played damn near 40 minutes per game so it wasn't hard to grab boards. Jeff can play and defend both the 3 and the 4 position. He's got good size...he's a great athlete...he's strong and he proved to be a better scorer than many people figured he'd be in his first year. He was the perfect compliment to Kevin last year. Mike brings to the table what neither one of them does...low post scoring. An Inside-Out game with Kevin/Mike would be dangerous...along with Jeff facilitating...not too many teams have that type of versatility and size...god forbid one of those 7 footers develops then they're even more dangerous. Like I said...people kept questioning Atlanta's acquistions of guys who played the "same position" but failed to realize how versatile they all were. They manage to put about 4 guys 6'8 and taller on the floor at the same time and are successful at it. All it took was a point guard to get them in the right direction. So if the Sonics were to land Beasley...a legit NBA starter caliber PG who can distribute and shoot would make them the most promising team on the West right with Portland.