OPTIONS GALORE: Suns Bold Moves REVEALED, Why Mark Williams Isn’t a Priority, Could Aaron Gordon Be?
Phoenix Suns eye major upgrades as offseason heats up—will Colin Gillespie and Jordan Goodwin stay, and could Aaron Gordon really return to the desert?
Benjamin Garcia breaks down the Phoenix Suns’ biggest offseason priorities, revealing why retaining Mark Williams isn’t at the top of the list. The analysis spotlights the Suns’ mid-level exception and trade options, dissecting how Grayson Allen, Royce O’Neale, and free agents like Dean Wade could fit into next season’s roster. With expert insight from Bobby Marks and John Gambadoro, the discussion explores salary cap flexibility, crucial free agent decisions, and what realistic moves the Suns can make to boost their chances in the hyper-competitive Western Conference. Can Phoenix assemble the right supporting cast around Devin Booker for a deeper NBA playoff run?
00:00 Reflecting on the Suns’ season
05:58 Discussing Suns salary and trades
08:45 Suns’ options for roster moves
14:50 Negotiating Suns’ player contracts
19:21 Suns’ trade strategy discussion
20:27 Phoenix Suns roster priorities
27:55 Discussing a potential Aaron Gordon trade
31:56 Dean Wade?
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David McCormack rocks the rim! Start with this guy he is a walking double -double and a 6'10' 245lb enforcer. He got double doubles in the last six games of the year in 2022 in-route to a Jayhawks Championship.
I don't want Gordon put oso at power forward
I hate the play in
Oso should b starting not royce
How is kobe a free agent when we drafted him
Mark Williams' injury prone nature came back to bite us. He missed the entire first round and both play in games if I remember correctly. STAY CLEAR. A big man with nagging foot issues is a NO GO, just ask Bill Walton(if he were still alive).
N 2 years we b great
What if another team offers all of the fa more money
What if colin Jordan and mark get offered 20 million per year
Colin is a huge keeper. We would make a huge mistake not keeping him. It's nice to hear someone not blowing off his contribution.
Ship Grayson and Royce back to Utah along with oso and Bouyea , we get Lauri and Brice from jazz . Successful trade in trade machine.
its very illogical that suns will not be contenders for next 2-3 years and booker will be 32 by then. booker in his prime now and cant lead this team to 2nd round how r u expecting him at 32 to be that guy. what is the logic ? i dont get this atall.
Not sure but I think we get hard capped if we use the exception. It might not be an option. AG @ 37 million is tough to swallow. Injuries and age are not your friend. We need YOUNG cheap and energetic too, we tried old and expensive. No bueno.
Trade Ben, Oso and Royce for Giannis Antetokompu. Ben is a developing powder forward we might regret it but Giannis can get us over the play in hump
I’ll rather try to get Bobby Portis or Sabonis
If we bring Mark back he should be on a permanent mins restriction no back to back games lol but tbh I would rather see who else I can get preferably some one who’s payed 70+ games consecutively and can be just as affective or add to Maluach and Oso.
Idk about Aaron Gordon he is a beast though, but who else is on a similar level as him ? Dean Wade not a bad idea
Gordon lost his step just watch how bad he was beat in playoffs and hurt trying to keep up
No Gordon, old, hurt often.
Hey BG, nice show, we have a solid core to build on: Fleming, Malucha, Oso, Goody, once resigned, Gillespie, once resigned and Book. I hope we don’t extend Brooks, nice player, nasty, tough but needs the ball on offense to be effective. Green can penetrate and score but also needs the ball to be effective on offense. O’Neale, Allen, Dunn, Brea and Highsmith are all nice pieces. I have proposed a possible trade with New Orleans, Brooks and Green for Derek Queen. We need muscle, height and toughness in the middle and Queen addresses and answers that concern.
Can’t bring back mark Williams. Trade O’Neal and Allen for picks. Maybe see if you trade Dunn as well re sign Goodwin and Gillespie , Coffey , brea, sign Richard’s draft a 6’8 3and D wing .
@18:17 Bird Rights are named after Larry Bird not Early Bird as if we were going for a breakfast special at IHOP.
Goodie and Collin is a plus. But it's Goodie over Collin. How do you think the team get second chance points
I dig longer shows.
I watched Cavs game today and still don't know who Wade is. He's not a good pick up
Suns are actually limited on new trades due to Bookers high salary and Beals buy out still on the books.