27 Mar 2019 10:07:02
If Suns pick drops to 4-6 and Morant is of the board.

Cavs - Knicks - Suns

Cavs gets:
Warren
2020 1st rd pick (Bucks)

Knicks gets:
2019 1st rd pick (Suns #4-#6 overall)

Suns gets:
Love
Smith Jr.
Dotson
2020 2nd rd pick (Hornets)
2021 2nd rd pick (Hornets)

1.) 27 Mar 2019
27 Mar 2019 11:01:49
Suns don't have the cap for this, do they?

2.) 27 Mar 2019
27 Mar 2019 11:43:47
Dear cavs fans- nobody wants Love. He is overpaid and hurt. He was ok as a expiring deal but your dumbass resigned him.

3.) 27 Mar 2019
27 Mar 2019 12:57:54
Suns have cap space this summer.

4.) 27 Mar 2019
27 Mar 2019 12:58:41
I believe a team like the Suns would trade for a former star in Love to pair with Booker and Ayton.

5.) 27 Mar 2019
27 Mar 2019 13:57:48
OK, the Suns are pretty messed up (top to bottom) but just how does a wacked out deal like this help them? Right, it doesn't. The K. Love ship to PHX (and most other places) thing sailed over 2 years ago. J. R. Smith? Seriously? True that the Suns are likely looking to move Warren and Jackson but not in a deal like this one.

6.) 27 Mar 2019
27 Mar 2019 14:33:43
I’d assume he meant Dennis Smith Jr. Also, just seeing what Love has done for the Cavs young guys since coming back, I think he’d be good for the Suns. He just makes an offense work so much better. He’s a high end shooter, he can play in the pick and role, he draws double teams in the post, he’s a really good passer out of the post, he starts the break, he’s a high end rebounder, he gets guys in foul trouble, he’s a good teammate, he can be the number one option and he can be affective without plays being called for him, he tries on defense, and he rotated correctly. He’s going to give Booker and Ayton the room they need and make the smart play when he touches the ball. He’d be an interesting mentor for Ayton. The Suns just need smart veteran players that fit next to their guys and know how to win at this level. Love isn’t the perfect guy, but he’s a good fit and he comes cheaper than other players that offer what he does. If you add him, a top 5 pick, and another veteran or two plus you get another year of development and I think you have a realistic chance at contending for a playoff spot. They really need to make some big moves this offseason to build a winning culture.

7.) 27 Mar 2019
27 Mar 2019 17:07:55
Magnusarn- do the suns have enough cap for this deal to be possible?

8.) 27 Mar 2019
27 Mar 2019 17:17:54
according to Spotrac, the Suns have $4.4 mil in available cap space next year if Johnson opts in + their cap holds on Daniels and Oubre.

That is not counting the cap hold for the first round draft pick. Assuming that Phoenix gets the #2 pick for Morant, that is a $7.2 cap hold. This puts them over the projected salary cap of $109 mil.

Now, Phoenix can waive all their cap holds except for Oubrie and Morant which total $9.4 mil. Then $9.4 + $4.4 - $7.2 = $6.6 mil under the salary cap.

$37.1 (Phoenix outgoing salary) + $6.6 cap space - $44.6 (Cavs outgoing salary) = -$1 mil. Not enough cap space

So Phoenix would have to waive one of their non-guarenteed contracts (Ferdette or Spalding) to make the numbers work.

9.) 27 Mar 2019
27 Mar 2019 22:06:05
Love for Johnson no picks no knicks.

10.) 28 Mar 2019
27 Mar 2019 23:59:59
Add Johnson to the Cavs and it could work.

11.) 28 Mar 2019
28 Mar 2019 13:23:08
That trade doesn't warrant the 4th pick alone much less Warren and another first. Phoenix could ha e had Smith jr for the bucks pick before the deadline but they didn't want him. So why would they give up a top 6 pick along with Warren for love and his horrible contract?