2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[mvossman]

I think the only realistic name on the list is Richaun Holmes, maybe an outside shot at Jusuf Nurkic.

Of course if they put Brunson on the table, then all bets are off.

My targets

Draft
Goga (if we trade with the Pacers for THJ, he´d be my #1 target, cheap rookie contract, legit big center with rebounding and shot blocking coming into his own to complement Powell/Kleber)
Holmes (low value due to fallout)
Bamba (forget the draft position and see him for what he is: a gettable young cheap center option with upside)
Hartenstein (same as Bamba)

Cheap veterans

Biyombo
Robin Lopez
Drummond
Dieng
Thompson

Realistically you don´t even need to spend much to make one of cheap happen. 

Wildcard: Dario Saric. For all of his career he seems to be a big moment player and I doubt he is in the long-term plans of the Suns anymore after the ACL injury.

My thing on a list like this is how many of these guys would you want to be on the court finishing a playoff game?  Holmes and Nurkic (who I'm not sure really fits) are the only two on this list.  

If we are just looking for a guy to eat 20 minutes, then who are our finishing big(s)?  In my mind this is the biggest potential for improvement right now.  We really need a defensive anchor that won't completely wilt away offensively in crunch time, but is mobile enough not to get run off the court.