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Go get Baynes

I wonder what it would take to get him? He's 33 and his contract expires at the end of the season so I find it hard to believe anyone would give up a 1st for him, I could be wrong though. I think he would fit like a glove on this team and be a MAJOR upgrade over Davis and Bradley.
 
NAOS said:
this wasn’t a realistic proposition a month ago, but Phoenix is sliding down the standings, and they can’t like their chances of making the playoffs very much at this point. The development of Ayton is a priority over playing Baynes (an expiring contract), obviously.

And obviously nobody is going to offer a first for Baynes.

So, here we are. We offer Ed Davis and two second-round picks. Ed battles Kaminsky for minutes at backup C.

This makes too much sense at this point, so it probably won’t happen. But it should. Phoenix doesn’t get a better offer, imo.
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Comfortably your best ever idea.
 
NAOS said:
this wasn’t a realistic proposition a month ago, but Phoenix is sliding down the standings, and they can’t like their chances of making the playoffs very much at this point. The development of Ayton is a priority over playing Baynes (an expiring contract), obviously.

And obviously nobody is going to offer a first for Baynes.

So, here we are. We offer Ed Davis and two second-round picks. Ed battles Kaminsky for minutes at backup C.

This makes too much sense at this point, so it probably won’t happen. But it should. Phoenix doesn’t get a better offer, imo.
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I'm on board with the idea, but Davis has a two-year contract, and it actually goes up slightly next year (from $4.7M to $5M). They may baulk at trading an expiring to add salary for next year, since they project to be ~$17M under the cap next season. However, we could also send cash (up to $5.6M) to facilitate an off-season buyout. They'd actually save cash this year and still be the same amount under the cap next season.
 
Baynes would be the perfect fit here imho. He brings defense, toughness, rebounding, and shoots the 3 ball well enough to match the squad better than Davis.

I loved the idea of davis but count me as another who would love a trade to pick up Baynes.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Why don’t we just try Morgan at backup 5... last night Clips had Green as a backup 5 he’s not much different size-wise.

Do we have to sit through 5-6 games of Bradley screwing up before we go down the line? Get Bradley a little burn now I guess but it’s clear Quin and DM aren’t big fans... DM has been really demonstrative when Tony screws up... maybe he figures some things out...
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Imo Bradley is what he is and hasn't been anything else for since we drafted him. He's an above average g-league big, and borderline NBA player. He isn't going to get much further than he is now.
 
Bradley SUCKED balzac when he came into the league. Now he plays with balzac.

In other words, he has improved significantly even if he isnt that great yet.
 
Dwayne Dedmon apparently wants to be traded. How about Dwayne Dedmon for Davis and Bradley. Then hold a roster spot? It's not nearly as good as a fit as Baynes... 3 years 13 million per, more expensive, etc but he is on a fire sale.
 
LogGrad98 said:
Imo Bradley is what he is and hasn't been anything else for since we drafted him. He's an above average g-league big, and borderline NBA player. He isn't going to get much further than he is now.
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So you are telling me we passed on a bunch of useful role players that could have helped us on the cheap for a guy that at his best would be a backup at a position that is easy to fill? At least we got to invest three years in his development only to have him disappoint. If I were Quin I’d play him just so that it is clear to DL and JZ he ain’t it. Either that or try out 1 of our 7 minimum guys we signed. It’s time for Howard if we are sure TB ain’t gonna help.
 
The Jazz Wonderbra said:
Dwayne Dedmon apparently wants to be traded. How about Dwayne Dedmon for Davis and Bradley. Then hold a roster spot? It's not nearly as good as a fit as Baynes... 3 years 13 million per, more expensive, etc but he is on a fire sale.
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If that was remotely close to working for salary matching then sure but we don’t have the salaries to put together for a player making that much. It’s not worth discussing.
 
The Jazz Wonderbra said:
Dwayne Dedmon apparently wants to be traded. How about Dwayne Dedmon for Davis and Bradley. Then hold a roster spot? It's not nearly as good as a fit as Baynes... 3 years 13 million per, more expensive, etc but he is on a fire sale.
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Handlogten's Heros said:
If that was remotely close to working for salary matching then sure but we don’t have the salaries to put together for a player making that much. It’s not worth discussing.
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As HH said, the salaries don't work. But the salaries that DO work is Davis, Bradley, and NWG for Ariza. Then go sign Noah or Bogut.

Conley
Mitchell
Ingles
Bojan
Gobert

Clarkson
Royce
Ariza
Bogut/Noah
 
infection said:
As HH said, the salaries don't work. But the salaries that DO work is Davis, Bradley, and NWG for Ariza. Then go sign Noah or Bogut.

Conley
Mitchell
Ingles
Bojan
Gobert

Clarkson
Royce
Ariza
Bogut/Noah
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How is Ariza doing this season? He seemed washed up last time I saw him playing.
 
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