Magic won't give up #1 for Donovan.
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Magic won't give up #1 for Donovan.
I think they would if all they had to give up was Fultz/Ross
Jazz can ask, but I assume the Magic would just take Chet or Paolo.
I'd get that, but idk, the Magic have sucked *** for a while. I think they would just take it.
I think the most likely Gobert trade scenarios involve Gobert ending up in Atlanta, Charlotte or maybe Washington.
If San Antonio were motivated enough, they could trade for Gobert with Poeltl, Z. Collins, J. Richardson, Vassell and #9.
I think there's an outside chance the Kings would discuss #4 in a deal for Donovan. They want to win now.
If San Antonio were motivated enough, they could trade for Gobert with Poeltl, Z. Collins, J. Richardson, Vassell and #9.
I think there's an outside chance the Kings would discuss #4 in a deal for Donovan. They want to win now.
I'd do that in a blink and probably draft Jabari Smith, or trade back to #3 and take Ivey/Sharpe plus additional assets.
homeytennis
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The Jazz are down an assistant coach. A couple of names have bubbled up in the past day. It sounds like Horney and the Rockets are cutting ties. Also the Weber State head coach abruptly retired yesterday. He recruited Dame and Bolomboy and Dame thinks the world of him. Both are interesting possibilities and might lead to some players wanting to come here maybe encouraging a trade. Former Weber State head coaches have enjoyed success in the NBA.
The Jazz Wonderbra
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Gobert played better in the regular season than Ayton. Ayton played better in the playoffs than Gobert. For that reason I think that Ayton's price sets the price for Gobert.Phoenix is expected to explore sign-and-trade options for Ayton, so they don't get cornered into either accepting or rejecting a max deal in restricted free agency.
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The Suns don't have any leverage here. Ayton can walk and sign a big deal with whichever team he chooses. The Suns will then have to deal with that team and try to get something in return, but it won't be the kind of haul that would set a market for Gobert.
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Or they could match the deal… they have a lot of leverage.
Fine, but if the Suns match on Ayton it won't set the trade market for Gobert. It will just mean someone offered Ayton a max deal and the Suns are matching it to keep him. The key point is that Ayton gets to choose where he's willing to sign, not the Suns.
The Suns will try to line up deals for Ayton that are in their team's interest, but Ayton has veto power over any deal. I don't expect the Suns to get a great haul for Ayton in the end.