framer
Well-Known Member
A deal for Clarkson makes too much sense not happen in this situation. The salaries are super easy to match with Crowder and Okogie. It would have to be for their 2023 pick unprotected but that is a small sacrifice for giving them a great shot at the championship. The good thing for us is that adding Clarkson keeps them competitive with Booker and Cam Johnson out but not great so I think that pick ends up in the 18-22 range. Come playoff time though I think the trade makes the suns the championship favorite if Booker and Cam Johnson are also healthy.
I don't think we need a 4th pick in this year's draft. Having that many picks would devalue the rest of them as the league knows we aren't adding that many rookies and would downgrade the trade value because they know that we NEED to trade one or two. I's want a 2024 pick and maybe look into that swap for this year as previously mentioned.