11-14-2020, 07:46 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-14-2020, 07:48 PM by Scott41theMavs.)
(11-14-2020, 07:34 PM)KillerLeft Wrote:(11-14-2020, 07:29 PM)DanSchwartzman Wrote: I don't know if you listened all the way to the end, but in the final few minutes they had a similar debate regarding the price of Chris Paul to the Suns. Hollinger instantly went to Rubio/Oubre/10 for Paul and 25. Nate was like wait a minute here. If I'm Phoenix, my offer is Rubio/Oubre and someone like Ty Jerome. If OKC has a better offer, put your cards on the table. Otherwise, we aren't bidding against ourselves.
I did hear that. My takeaway was a confirmation of my logic that #10 was what OKC would be most interested in attaining.
I DID almost bring this thought here at some point the other day, but didn't: of the names rumored, Rubio has the most undesirable contract in terms of length (though it's not a terrible contract, imo). I can see the Mavs offering to take THAT contract as a means to get #10, in which case I'd probably give you guys the nod for being correct, even though Rubio ended up here.
But, I don't think that deal would get done.
Presti: Suns, we don't do this deal unless we get #10.
Suns: That's funny, because there's no deal whatsoever that includes #10.
Donnie: We'll eat Rubio's contract if you give us #10.
Presti and the Suns in unison: Shut the eff up, Donnie; the grownups are talking here.
In short, OKC and PHX's mutual stances mean that there's no way a deal that nets Dallas #10 gets done. The Suns will probably eventually cave on #10. Zero way Presti does - if #10 is changing hands, it's going to OKC, or there's no deal, no way, no how.