Signing LeBron? Ducking 2nd Apron? Predicting Phoenix Suns Offseason Surprises

The Phoenix Suns need to pull a rabbit out of a hat this offseason, could Bronny James or Jusuf Nurkic be the keys to pulling it off?
Brendon Kleen of ‪@justbasketballfans‬ is joined by Brandon Dueñas of Bright Side of the Sun to break down the LeBron James pursuit and navigating the NBA 2nd apron before going down memory lane to explore past surprising Suns offseasons.
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[@metalacop]

Lebon is forcing the Lakers to take Bronny at 17. I hope the Suns have a back up plan.

[@coreysanders6908]

That’s truly what I believe and been saying. Would be great for the Suns and LeBron also though competing for a ring if they did it though

[@SwagLordJohnJohn]

If they sign LeBron it's gonna be another 1st round exit or worst no playoffs.

[@michaelevans-im5fv]

dont need another coach killer diva plus bronny not very good

[@andrewzhou3749]

The fact that Suns fans are resorting to Lebron joining them on a vet minimum when they already have the most expensive super team ever is funny.

[@QueenShantel22]

Not a fan of signing LBJ. I’m all for dealing Nurk to get under the second apron but only if we can get a better starting center. I don’t want to let him go only to have someone like Eubanks be our starting center. Hopefully JJ is paying close attention to the teams in the playoffs right now to see how crucial having consistent role players is. Each one of the four teams have role players who contribute significantly each game which is something that we didn’t have this year

[@superdopehiphop]

If you can get LeBron James or any top5-25 player in the NBA (he’s still top5-15) for a league minimum you get that player in a heartbeat.

[@fredbarnes196]

Why would a 19 yr old want to play in the shadow of his dad? Only if he gets rich exploiting it.

[@coreysanders6908]

He’s in his dad’s shadow anyway. Might as well make history playing and winning a championship and honestly Suns have the best route to that with KD and Book

[@JTank20]

If they can pull it off it would be CRAZY!! Plus they could grab oubre and chris paul on minimums. Trade Nurk for Capella or Nick Richards

[@andrewzhou3749]

The reason that rumor is out there is so a dumb team will draft him in the first round for that reason only.

[@tezguwop3872]

Signing Lebron in his son is cheating. It would damage Kd career even more. I wouldn't want to see 3 or 4 stars on the same team that's not competitive. Having booker/kd is enough star power to win 🏆 just build around them.

[@CashEmDaily]

Wouldn’t damage KD he would be on the team already. He’ll be carrying a 40 year old Bron to chip if that happens.

[@MisterYoungSr]

It would be worse than the Mickey Mouse championship…..but way more entertaining, you want a championship or not 😂

[@coreysanders6908]

You’re just a hater clearly. LeBron would joining the team that drafted his son and compete for a championship Suns can pull it off. KD is already here

[@PrettyTone10377]

“just build around them”😂😂😂some of you still don’t get it🤦🏿🤦🏿🤦🏿

[@ThriveAliveJoshua]

Sign Lebron....you still not beating the Mavericks.

[@coreysanders6908]

You’re delusional lol

[@固體蛇]

It feels like the Suns have gone off track and keep doubling down on things that just aren't working. The Mavs now remind me of the Suns in 2022. Back then, we had two superstars along with a bunch of solid 3&D players (Johnson, Mikal, Craig, Crowder) and versatile defensive bigs (Ayton, McGee, Biz). The big difference was that CP3 was unreliable and kept getting hurt in the playoffs, unlike Kyrie. This was a major reason we lost to the Mavs in the second round. Instead of making the obvious fix of replacing CP3 with a point guard like Kyrie-who was available at the same time as KD and much cheaper-we broke up a great, flexible team to get KD. Even though KD is an amazing player, he didn't fit well and messed up our team chemistry. Then, we made it worse by adding aging, one-dimensional superstars while getting rid of the complementary pieces that were great for chemistry and necessary for winning championships. Two years later, as things continue to spiral downward, instead of changing course and rebuilding in a more sustainable way, we keep doubling down and getting even older. To make matters worse, we surrender another first round pick that could be the next promising player like Lively, beneficial for us for years to come, just to get another one-year rental. Jesus Christ, enough with this stupidity.

[@MC-qf8op]

If you trade Nurk away, what salaries do you even have to combine? Also, you can’t combine them if the result would take you back into the 2nd apron - trades judged on where you end cap wise not where you start.

[@JamesDonlan-jv8bm]

Great Job with the broadcast Brendon. Look at what the Mavs are doing by trading for the right pieces. Getting PJ, and Gaffird has them on the verge of going to the finals, Phoenix should model that and Jones needs to bring the right pieces in to surround the big 3.

[@miguelaranda4181]

Fine with it because in the end this is books team and they wanna play with him😂🔥

[@LizNicholsArt]

I do! Warrick!

[@moneymoments8307]

First

[@DWIG24]

Live the recaps. Its hard to evaluate where we are without considering the history

[@cruisernatn3]

Yea trade Nurk are yall serious. We’re is the center at do yall not see these playoffs you need a center Nurk can still give suns a good 25 minutes. Then give him a good back up. Yall just talking about anything. We lose Nurk there aren’t any centers out there. Can’t believe all these suns podcast for even entertaining this LBJ crap. I wish yall would actually use common sense bron is going back to LA we need to use that 22 second pick for a real prospect not bronny yall have been so lazy lately.

[@moneymoments8307]

The problem with Nurk is he can't finish. Also he is too slow on the defensive side and is not a rim protector.

[@cruisernatn3]

@@moneymoments8307 Still he is great rebounder he and can hold up against bigger centers they can’t push him around and suns are in the west you still need that big body. You keep Nurk and bring change of pace center in who can rim protect on the margins there are guys out there but you don’t get rid of Nurk and he is also good in the short role and play making we can’t discredit that especially when suns are getting blitzed and doubled. Yes he has his flaws but he also has his goods as well especially offensively. And if book and Beal were better on ball defensively it would help Nurk out. Suns need a better on ball defender to get around screens and another PF back up PG and Center and they will be fine.

[@homeropereyra827]

They can use Ginnis or Middleton with size paired with Nurkis.

[@moneymoments8307]

They can get Bronny to be backup guard. The problem was having Grayson play forward. He should be a guard. We need a power forward. Somebody to get rebounds, play defense, shoot the 3. Yeah, Lebron would be perfect.

[@philipedwards6222]

That trade for Chris paul was terrible. If they kept Rubio and Oubre everyone would've improved dramatically! Book would've averaged 30 DA would've been an all nba center we would've been the fastest team in the history of the game. Chris Paul ruined their developments. He gets all the credit for going to the finals but if he had been healthy in the wcf in 2021 it would've been the clippers and bucks. Chris Paul ruined our chances of winning 2 maybe even 3 championships.

[@coreysanders6908]

Draft his son and sign Lebron if possible it’s a no brainer!!!! Suns would win a championship 🏆

[@chrischarles5982]

You can’t be serious right?

[@coreysanders6908]

You must be content with all the Phoenix Suns championships

[@chrischarles5982]

@coreysanders6908 bro what will a old out of prime LeBron and his son gonna fix ! We need young studs on defense and athletic long defenders ! No way this the scenario you are saying works