The Suns Just OUTSMARTED The Entire NBA...

[@MrSwallows]

As Suns fan who experienced the 10 year season drought (Post-Nash Era), I'm all the risk if this is what it takes to get their first NBA title.

[@Tsound1]

You'll probably take this Meat in your A for a Chip also😂😂😂

[@pimpnamedslickback7780]

They didn’t outsmart anyone. They’re just playing a very high stakes game. If it works they’ll have a chip. If it doesn’t the next 6-8 yrs is going to be a disaster for that franchise

[@zlo2889]

As long as Booker is on the team they won’t be a disaster

[@Anton1oSainz]

It's smart due to the fact that they still got some assets with picks they already swapped, in our minds they couldn't do anything else with those picks but now they do.

[@surenick3460]

Dallas is on an equally high stakes game, but they have not built nearly as well as Phoenix has. Philly too. I love PJ Tucker, he seems like a really nice guy, but his old ass was Phillys best get for their Embiid-Harden season. Phoenix is definitely gambling, but others have gambled way worse.

[@loganfloyd_23]

@@surenick3460the difference is Luka is a top 5 player who’s under 25. Booker will never be the best player on a championship team, and KD is aging fast.

[@reubengray6026]

​@@surenick3460you speak on PJ Tucker being old but I keep hearing how old ass Eric Gordon is somehow the difference maker on this team.

[@mt_baldwin]

There's an example of this in the NFL, the LA Rams since 2017, whose motto was "F them picks." It did work, they won the Super Bowl two seasons ago. Though the wheels almost immediately came off, their older players they traded for were injured, salary cap issues caught up with them and they're a bottom feeder now and have no real way to improve for anotehr couple of seasons.

[@Antzzz_Manzzz]

Rams will push one more yr n then trade their star players for assets to rebuild. You have to risk to win it all.

[@tyblandon]

Great point is 1 ring worth a potential decade of being at the bottom ?

[@lizzosbelly]

@@tyblandonin the nfl, yes but in the nba hell no

[@kevinflores1463]

​​@@tyblandonmhh... that is a tough question. It is undeniable that a championship gives the team more prestige, but at the same time that momentum is countered with the fact that you've severely hindered your chances of competing for another trophy. Maybe if Booker becomes that guy(1-5 top player) then they'll always have a shot.

[@Antzzz_Manzzz]

@@tyblandon there are many teams that have NEVER been to a Super Bowl let alone win a Super Bowl…so yes, it’s damn well worth it. Ask any fan of team that never won a Super Bowl and they’d choose win one championship for 10 years of bottom feeding !!!

[@charles4830]

Looking at their lineup and salary cap, management did really well.

[@greggperez2124]

They just opened Pandoras box. Now we are gonna have teams follow suit doing multiple pick swaps for the same damn picks.😂

[@tashied422]

Of course others are gonna follow suit. They never thought to do it and now see that it can be done

[@tommoberly2934]

At this point, anyone not doing at least 15 swaps with each of their available FRPs is not a serious team.

[@dracuno97]

Yeah what Phoenix has done is going to be exploited so much. I'm watching u Sam Presti

[@TineEdong]

I live in Tucson and used to love watching suns games for about 120 bucks for front row seats. Now those same seats are close to 3K. Insane. I am a wolves fan, but glad to see the local team doing well.

[@tashied422]

Those tickets are about to get more expensive. Hopefully you'll be able to watch the games for free now at home with the new deal Ishbia just did

[@EzMoneyMir]

Ppl blaming KD for what they doing but this entire thing has been Matt Ishbia soon as he became the owner he made the kd trade and said they’re going all in

[@tashied422]

Those people just don't like KD. Either because they're OKC, Nets, Warriors fans, or KD has yet to play on their team. We all know they wouldn't say anything negative about KD if he was on their team

[@Trouble_90210]

Some people don't like KD and always looking for reasons to hate him some more Smh

[@RD-zx6py]

@@tashied422 I wouldn't want KD on my team FR. At this point he's an injury prone aging allstar rather than the needle mover he was seen as before and alltime he's going to be very hard to rank considering his wins came after joining a 73 win team due to a bungled cap spike.

[@vedantgupta2145]

@@RD-zx6py theres no way you think that, all the teams he went to he elevated them and defo has consistently peformed.

[@Ronthegoat2]

@@RD-zx6pytoe on the line…if his foot wasn’t a size 14 we would be having a different convo rn

[@dingytv538]

IF things go fully south in the next 3-4 years, Phx can still trade Booker (majorly in his prime) and Ayton for big time draft potential to do a rebuild....

[@westcoast9285]

Ayton stock is low, nobodies tradin big moves for him or he’d be gone they were damn near forced to keep him since he signed a restricted deal with the Pacers. I am betting heavy against phx winning a chip this year or next year. Injury probe beyond belief. Yeah they unloaded CP3 (injury prone) but got Beal(also injury prone but younger at least). It’s a mad scientist pocketbook type team: throw all the crazy ingredients possible and hope for the best Booker is their biggest future trade chip I’m sure they could get something for Beal too (is his no trade claus still active?)

[@philippculture489]

@@westcoast9285 Beal had to waive his no-trade clause to get traded to Phoenix, so no, it's gone. But Booker is maybe one of the biggest assets in the entire NBA right now. KD still is on a 3 year deal. Beal has 4 years left (3 and a PO for 57mil $). If it falls apart, they just trade them away for young players with all-NBA potential and picks and they still will be competitive. They have to go the Brooklyn way, just compete as good as possible because tanking isn't an option due to having no own picks.

[@westcoast9285]

@@zeus4885 the Suns got wrecked last year, and they have 3 off ball guys (with no true ball handler),injury prone guys who don’t play defense and extremely minimal depth(they’re even trading off guys for tax apron purposes).I made money on the Suns burning out 2 years in a row. Pheonix is a place dreams go to die and legacies are ruined/time wasted in the NBA and n general. The Nuggets are still contenders big duh, they did lose a lil depth but they’re still solid I agree I never mentioned them. So idk where your statement idk ball is, but just stop with the hate bro I’m trynna keep it civil.

[@westcoast9285]

@@zeus4885 also never mentioned Lakers or Warriors. I was talking about Pheonix so if your a fan of theirs and just up in your feelings just chill man.

[@westcoast9285]

@@philippculture489 bookers contract has essentially 2 years left(this year and a player option next) he could opt out of seasom doesn’t go well. KD has made a point of being high maintenance with the team/owners, like Harden has and you see how difficult it is to trade him. And yeah nice thankyou for that info on Beal I wasn’t sure how that no trade clause works after like if it was something he still had power over in the future, but if he’s tradeable yeah he’s def worth something then cause he’s 29/30 rn if I remember correctly. And Brooklyn got picks they unloaded their headaches (Kyrie and KD) that weren’t bringing them chips. If KD never wins one without the Warriors his legacy is tarnished

[@sylviaadkins6208]

The thing with this is as long as you got booker and ayton in their prime ages you're a title contender anyway so with kd and Beal or just one of them you're still a top team and got a chance to win so this was a power move no matter what and just one of them can get you a rebuild let alone 2 or 3 of them guys

[@alexquintana7267]

Really appreciate the explanation of pick swap rules. Also great deep future analysis as usual

[@jso416]

This Phoenix Suns team will go down in history as what NOT to do when trying to build a franchise into a championship culture that will compete for years on end.

[@gqlovalova]

I’m nervous as hell for my suns. I hope Beal comes back into form and KD remains healthy most of the season.

[@dirtyface-capone7622]

Cutting edge & creative.Most basketball fans seem to be rooting against the Suns, tho.Phoenix is long overdue for a title.They've always had really good teams every decade beside the 2010's.I think it's cool to see them go all in for once.They should've done this going into the '22 season.They had a lackluster offseason that year.I knew that team was fools gold despite winning 60+ games.The Mavs really exposed them in the playoffs that season.This new owner seems really hungry for a title.I have no doubt he'll eventually deliver a ship to the Suns.

[@gurhhjde2937]

Most fans are gonna root against them cuz they are a superteam

[@tashied422]

They couldn't go all in during that time because they still were under their former owner and not Ishbia. Sarver was the exact opposite of Ishbia

[@tashied422]

​@@gurhhjde2937 They were rooting against the Suns before they became a super team, so nothing has changed.

[@nenevz2948]

@@gurhhjde2937they are not even close to a super team

[@blaxson10]

"Outsmarted" is a drastic overstatement

[@sitonmuhdeckasshole]

They have the most talented roster we’ve seen since the Warriors on paper. They built this from a team that was looking mediocre before the KD trade. They outsmarted the league, stay salty. 😊

[@rome8180]

This is a loophole that will probably be addressed in the next CBA. What's to stop a team from doing this over and over again? They brought in a third team. Why not bring in a 4th, etc? I'm surprised no one's done this before.

[@____Riley____]

Teams have done this before

[@James-tw3hy]

What stops them is the other team saying no. Yes, they are creating this “new asset out of thin air” but with each additional team added to them swap, it’s getting less and less valuable.

[@drewmusolino3032]

Let's say they use those 2nd Rd picks at the deadline this year, 2024(Sas), 2028(Bos), along with someone who's not fitting to bring in a more needed rotation piece. Then eventually trade Ayton next offseason and hopefully get good value in return, (like a cheaper center and a 1st rounder or abunch of 2nd's..) especially if Booker comes back with a new contract. Which leaves them with.. 2024 late 1st Rd swap 2024 2nd Rd pick (Den) 2025 1st Rd pick??? (Ayton trade) 2026 late 1dt Rd swap 2026 2nd Rd pick (Det, Mil or Orl) 2028 late first Rd swap 2028 2nd Rd pick (Mem) 2029 2nd Rd pick (Mem) And possibly having Booker, Beal and Durant together for at least 3 years..Beal and Duran could retire there, or trade them in the last year of their contracts. Really doesn't look bad how you look at it and honestly the Sun's have a pretty good window to win a championship, if they're able to resign Booker of course and get rid of Ayton's 30 mil. F Toumani Camara and PG Jordan Goodwin look good in the summer league and could be part of the future or become assets. Drew Eubanks could make a nice career for himself in Phoenix and consistently signing smart minimum free agents every year could work out. Can't wait to see it pan out lol

[@SirskiMula]

This is gonna b the most stacked second round exit ever

[@34Pixels]

Casual

[@SirskiMula]

@@34Pixels I casually said it a couple months ago too😂

[@tashied422]

​@@SirskiMula Why would anyone believe they were capable of getting to the Finals and then winning it with just 20 games played together? Anyone who believed that was being unrealistic. Now they have all season to build chemistry so yes you're being a casual about this this time around.

[@SirskiMula]

@@tashied422 mam’ with all due respect u seem like a lovely lady imma say this as respectfully as possible the lakers made it 2 the western conference finals with the same amount of time I have more faith in that better and deeper roster than the super suns

[@thegoldenhero]

​@BOOMM555 if Suns are healthy come postseason they will better than the Lakers...also willing to bet they have a better regular season record...Suns gotta worry about the Nuggets

[@daltonfarris]

Im not afraid of booker, durant, and beal. I am afraid of the bench and the bol bol talent. (As a nuggets fan, bol bol still has a high ceiling with play time.)

[@howdareyouexist]

lol bol is trash

[@HardKnocks160s]

This Suns team will have a whole season together with decent chemistry and a good coaching staff offensively and defense minded with an actual bench now it will be hard for the nuggets to beat them now I don't think the nuggets will get past Phoenix now

[@HardKnocks160s]

@@zeus4885 😂 nuggets ain't winning this year.

[@johnmeraz7348]

The funny thing is people think Phoenix future is ruined and won’t get any draft players but many frogot Ayton and booker are still on the team Barley into there primes. If all else fails booker is still a top 3 SG and many teams will definitely trade for him and phx can receive 1st rounders or young players in exchange. As a sun fan I hope booker dosent leave but if we win a championship it will all be worth it.

[@TenThumbsProductions]

Phoenix Suns starting 5 5 - Deandre Ayton 4 - Kevin Durant 3 - Devin Booker 2 - Bradley Beal 1 - Julian Newman

[@nenevz2948]

Julian not starting, but subbing for Ayton

[@brandonryce6801]

Let's not forget phoenix was sneaky smart to grab Bol Bol from free agency.

[@theleadingbrand]

Great video. As a lifelong Suns fan, I can't wait to see this entire comment thread eat crow when we get that ring

[@howdareyouexist]

only in your dreams lmao

[@Htiy]

What ring

[@ShadowX2406]

Good luck with that dream.

[@NunoVippan]

Hypothetically, they can go and do it 29 times. That's insane... I'm astonished that the regulation covering pick swaps didn't forsee this and limit it in some way (such as 3 teams involved max)...

[@blablablaa14]

Its not that smart of a move. A swap is a gamble. Most NBA GMs don't like to bet on their team future

[@NunoVippan]

@@blablablaa14 I agree it's a gamble. I'm just saying it's crazy that the bylaws hadn't forseen that sort of thing, and (just for the practicality of keeping track of things) limited the number of teams involved in swapping a single pick.

[@blablablaa14]

@@NunoVippan The bylaws aren't designed to prevent teams from doing something stupid youre right

[@MavenFade]

@blablablaa14 they created 2nd rounds picks out of nothing, id hardly call that stupid.. whats the difference for PHX if they get pick # 25 instead of #18? Practically nothing

[@blablablaa14]

@@MavenFade They didn't. They pretended to. They offered a second round pick swap but they only get it back if San Antonio falls exactly between 50-55 which is unlikely. They just added more leverage to an overly over leveraged team

[@JaredTG.]

I'm not sure if it's outsmarting anyone. They're just creating the most volatile/boom or bust situation possible. It is creative though, I'll definitely give them that. But it's nothing more than betting even more on 1-2 years than they already had. I am curious as to whether the league is gonna outlaw this kind of thing. Imagine how complicated this could get when some idiot GM goes 7 teams deep into a swap with 4 or 5 different picks lol.

[@alexfatzinger9584]

Thank you for putting the visual off the pick swaps for a millisecond 😂

[@____Riley____]

This isn’t the first time that teams have further traded their swaps. Just off the top of my head the clippers, thunder and rockets as well as the nets, Sixers and Jazz had done it in of the drafts over the last couple of years.

[@shadonbonney2259]

Imagine things don’t work out and KD leaves mid season😂

[@tashied422]

Looking at KD's record going from one team to another, the odds of that happening is low. So even saying this is ridiculous

[@matthewcastaneda8895]

The best quote that applies to this video is this: Winning cures all.

[@suprcrzy]

This reminds me of how the 2008 financial crisis happened lol. Just stacking crap (swaps) on top of crap (more swaps). 😂

[@EdeDizon]

Having a roster in which 3 players take up 90% of your cap isn't outsmarting anyone.

[@RD-zx6py]

Having an owner who tried to steal the ball from the MVP isn't either. Ishiba's about to rival Dolan for bad ownership.

[@ryanmahon2956]

@@zeus4885let's see if he wins anything. Personally I respect patience in ownership but we'll see

[@tashied422]

​@@ryanmahon2956 What you really respect are the cheap owners. Those owners don't really care whether they win a championship or not. They just want the revenue their star player brings to the organization. To the star player's face they'll say how they're doing their absolute best to build a good team around them when they really aren't

[@ryanmahon2956]

@@tashied422 don't tell me what I respect or not. I said I respect patient, I didn't say cheap so don't put words in my mouth. I see why the suns are doing what they're doing but I personally don't like it. My team took their time, paid their players, and just won a chip. Not cheap, but patient

[@alexanderboulton2123]

I didn't even know this was possible

[@baylenrutherford9601]

Not necessarily how you described the pick swap scenario. The first team traded with, doesn't get the second team traded with pick if it is higher, just the higher pick between them & phoenix. So Phoenix will always have the lowest of the three, but the other two depend on when the trade was made.

[@kennylynch8575]

Suns will win championship if healthy

[@savonwoods980]

Creating assets out of thin air doesn't seem like a sustainable thing for the league itself. If both the wizards and magic finish below PHX and get a higher draft position then the trade becomes a moot point and no value was provided right? Or am I missing something

[@jordanryanethanowona2974]

The quality of your content is amazing

[@hoverdivision9866]

If this blows up in their face I could see a new rule against it

[@MrRapmaster19]

Pick swaps are not a thing in any sport except for the NBA, even the sports with larger 7 round drafts like the NFL and NHL. Why the NBA still allows it is pretty wild and I could see it being banned in the next CBA, but even then that'll be years down the line.

[@drew1008]

Thank you for breaking that down!

[@SP.007]

I swear i've seen something like before.

[@cldtcts]

Why does that sound like someone in finance or banking came up with the strategy? Very creative tinkering.

[@Savenmi]

It would be hilarious if they get swepped in the 1st round 😂

[@rob.parsnips]

They need to start offering mystery boxes and coupons to be other teams’ butler for a day

[@timskaggs3762]

Great breakdown, Tucker. I personally think Phoenix FO is overplaying their hand. I believe Durant is due for a major cliff dive just about any time now. I doubt he plays more than 50 games this regular season, but if he’s healthy when the playoffs start, maybe they take Denver to six games again. I don’t see this roster winning a ring though. Beal doesn’t play defense and Ayton doesn’t play well with others. That leaves getting the Suns over the hump squarely on Durant’s shoulders. I seriously doubt his body will hold up much longer. When he can no longer jump, he’ll no longer have an advantage.

[@thegoldenhero]

He is still an elite player after a rupture achilles it is more likely KD will be an elite player until he KD 38.

[@timskaggs3762]

@@thegoldenhero Respectfully disagree. He doesn’t have a compact body like Chris Paul. He missed significant time in all but one of his Brooklyn seasons, and had at least one season in OKC where he missed 30 games because of a foot injury. Only person with his body type to play effectively at 38: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was heavy into yoga, and had few injuries his entire career. Durant’s window is almost closed right now. Too much wear and tear, not enough PM along the way.

[@thegoldenhero]

@timskaggs3762 Chris Paul has missed time through his career and during the worse times like the postseason....we'll see but I'd put money on KD still being elite 3 years from now due to his scoring ability and size though i expect his defense to fall off.

[@thegoldenhero]

@timskaggs3762 The player who I would expect to fall off a cliff is someone like Kawhi, who body seems to be breaking down even with load managing due to his degenerative knees.

[@timskaggs3762]

@@thegoldenhero guess we’ll have to wait and see. For sure, I’m personally not rooting against him or the Suns.

[@blerdbuffetpodcast8730]

They didnt do anything yet. Suns made a mistake in the durant and cp3 trade imo. This team was young outside of those 2 i think they could of build something better with bridges and cam johnson.

[@jaysonjoyce9708]

You haven’t been paying attention if you think that

[@Htiy]

People overrate youth.. warriors didnt want to send a wiggins wiseman poole package for siakam

[@blerdbuffetpodcast8730]

@@Htiy That's way to much for a guy who plays the same position is draymond

[@MavenFade]

@hxt.q Wiggins they definitely should keep, he was a key piece in that last title run, but i do agree people do overvaul youth to a degree

[@jakestakes9075]

You would’ve broken up the Denver nuggets before they won a ring

[@michaelwatkins9479]

Im not sold. This team is a 2nd round exit in my eyes. A bunch of injury prone superstars, absolutely no defense, and a center the franchise turned its back on. Denver in 5.

[@saucyb3585]

So Suns get better, deeper, and better on D, Denver gets worse and Suns win one less game in the playoffs? Got it.

[@michaelwatkins9479]

@@saucyb3585 yep. I don’t expect 2 of their 3 superstars to be healthy.

[@saucyb3585]

@@michaelwatkins9479 Denver is worse for sure. I’m not counting on them having a fully healthy team either. Both teams fully healthy with a full season Suns in 6.

[@michaelwatkins9479]

@@saucyb3585 guess only time will tell.

[@nenevz2948]

@@saucyb3585Barring major injury, Denver will be better next year

[@Marco-br2wi]

Im surprised this hasnt been done before. Doesnt seem so complicated

[@Reqzy10]

That’s because they’ve given up literally EVERYTHING. They have nothing left for themselves if things go wrong

[@xavierb9061]

@@Reqzy10 argument makes no sense..booker great player attracted paul n durant hes not liliard. Durant always brings players. Injuries might cost championship but franchise will be good next 10 years with this owner

[@Reqzy10]

@@xavierb9061 I didn’t say it was a dumb idea. I’m just responding to why other teams probably haven’t done it. Personally I’m happy if the suns fail tho since they knocked out my lakers in the ‘21 playoffs and acted like they were those guys 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@marcusslade]

What nobody is talking about is that every Phoenix pick is going to be 30th for the next 7+ years due to their excessive salary. If we stay heavily into the cap, the new CBA says that you go to last in the draft. So these pick swaps are worth nothing.

[@johnmeraz7348]

People forget about his and still hating . Plus even if all else fails by the end of the 20s booker can be traded for huge amount of assets back so rebuild won’t be that hard. But either way I don’t want Booker to leave he’s a sun4life

[@hectorwatt9712]

I really think you should make a whole video about the raptors, I think that massive moves are inevitable because they owe their pick top 6 protected to the spurs and Pascal and OG can be unrestricted fa

[@MrRapmaster19]

Issue is Pascal has told other teams he will not guarantee re-signing with them if they were to trade for him. He allegedly loves it in Toronto and doesn't want to leave, which puts the Raptors in a total bind since they really need to blow it up and rebuild top to bottom but they're being handcuffed by Pascal and their own incompetency re: the OG situation. Both Memphis and NY are offering large packages for him and the Raptors are refusing for seemingly no good reason.

[@DynamicUnreal]

Kevin Durant + Devin Booker + Bradley Beal < Prime Jokic

[@PassivesAbseits]

So you can technically trade away one draft pick 31 times, thus securing, that you will draft last... and then really fuck up your salary cap and draft last, due to the new salary cap punishments...

[@Zl0N]

Phoenix Suns, YOU are the next Brooklyn Nets of the Decade 🎉

[@leojones22]

ZION, YOU are the next Greg Oden of the Decade

[@CactusJackFit]

Gonna come back here when suns win the chip

[@nenevz2948]

@@CactusJackFitgood to see you are planning to live a long time 👍

[@CactusJackFit]

@@nenevz2948 there’s gonna be a party in my cityyyy

[@nenevz2948]

@@CactusJackFit Pride Parade in June: should be a good time

[@TreyLopez482]

Suns honestly have good depth…No excuse to not make finals tbh from a talent perspective

[@kojo0711]

Only 1 team wins an NBA championship. The idea is to be entertaining and competitive. So imagine A combo of Miami and klKings

[@richcantgame]

I don’t think this is a good idea by the Suns, but a hell of a play. Didn’t even know you could do this

[@brandonsnow2152]

Nets 2.0, didn’t work then. Won’t work now.

[@tashied422]

Thats what you want them to be. Only time will tell what this team will be

[@brandonsnow2152]

@@tashied422 nets 2.0 but less talented. Harden at the time of trade> Beal. Kyrie> Book and Young KD>Old KD

[@TheBadbambino]

Your right its gonna get really really bad !!!

[@zureai]

Bruh Phoenix is not winning shit lool. Their so called leader doesn't even believe in defence... and the only time he won was when the team had defence

[@pacman7658]

Bruh ... You can't even spell defense 😂

[@zureai]

@pacman7658 "everyone needs to speak like me and spell like me because im ignorant, or maybe im just too stupid to understand there are multiple languages so there could be more than one way to spell a word" -- pacman7658

[@bamiseogundipe]

How do pick swaps make sense in trades for worse teams? Why should the wizards want a swap with the Suns when they will clearly be the wise team anyway ?

[@EnjoyTheSilenc3]

Outsmarted every one to a first round exit.

[@joesmith8622]

I don't really understand but would like to know more. I don't get how an asset was created out of "thin air" or why other teams would try to replicate this. I don't understand how this a swap on a same swap. Between Washington, Magic, and Suns there are three picks in 2026 according to the narrator. The three teams just agreed albeit independently that among these three picks pheonix will end up with lowest one for win-now assets right? Isn't it as simple as that? Its not a swap on a swap that'd be crazy no? Why do I feel like I am not understanding this

[@ahb5819]

They didn't outsmart anyone, they are just walking on a very thin line of risk and reward, imagine if it doesn't work out for the,then they are ruined for next 8 years atleast.

[@GrandmasterZen]

No team has ever thrown together a team one year, and won the chip the next year.. Chemistry matters. But goodluck to them.

[@rocketsfan05]

Teams wouldn't trade so many picks if they could just trade consecutive picks IMO. It's time to get rid of the Stepien rule

[@BabaTv__]

luv the vid

[@TheSmoothViewASMR]

I still dont get the Wizards, Magic and Suns analogy. Suns get the worst outcome of the picks and Orlando gets 2nd outcome and Washington 1st. But what is Suns already have worst pick and Orlando gets better pick than Wizards? Does this mean Wizards get Orlandos better pick?

[@carolcaua9745]

Suns are stacked

[@Casian96]

This was Orlando outsmarting the league. They don’t need second round picks so why not try to move up a few spots?

[@kike6359]

dude look abnormal wit no beard

[@MrE_]

Informative video

[@Schi8694]

I know he was before your time, but I remind everyone about Ted Stepien, the awful owner of my Cavs 40+ years ago, and the reason for the "Stepien rule." The NBA might have to institute a new rule to again save teams from themselves. We'll see how this fleshes out...

[@jkh5]

They didn’t outsmart anyone. They’re trying the outdated big 3 thing. Typical new owner syndrome.

[@JolteOnWisconsin]

Right? I love this channel but he brings up the KG/Pierce Nets and Harden Nets like they were dynasties…neither one even won a title after trading so many future assets for aging stars just like the suns

[@xavierb9061]

Big 3 outdated dumb comment. Always gonna have big 3s whether draft or trade. Magic kareem worthy....

[@willstrickland9952]

That team will crumble at the 1st sign of adversity

[@WolfsDE]

I agree that it is a high stakes game. Time will tell if Phoenix has outsmarted anyone or if they look dumb as hell for doing this. The more pressing decision this season is does Beal or Booker start at PG and which one is the SG. Both are good passers and ball handlers. But neither of them are a true PG. At least to this point in their careers. Chris Paul was that. A true floor general. He may not have the physical gifts he had a few years ago, but he still is a smart, highly skilled pg with great decision making skills and the ability to pass to people in really tough situations. The Warriors have a really smart addition to their locker room. But with the Suns....they have some decisions to be made how they want that starting lineup to work. I do think with how much they were restricted by being top heavy, that they did make some good minimum contract signings. But they don't have a lot of balance to take care of the team if anyone gets injured. That trade exception, will probably be very valuable to them this season.

[@86puffpuff86]

un guessing ur not a suns fan. the suns have ALWAYS had a very solid true PG. kevin johnson, nash, kidd, even cp3 in there...... we are still waiting on a championship. we can try less of a positional team,

[@xcvsumextra]

Get this man a beard

[@ShadowX2406]

Phoenix are taking major risks since Matt Ishbia took over the team back in February. They are too heavy on offense with their starters. Granted they managed to squeeze in a bench. Essentially, I don’t think the moves will be enough when the playoffs come back around in 24. The lack of quality defense will be their downfall

[@victorcardiel1444]

Lol the suns were a top 7 defense last year and now they added a defensive maestro in vogel and younger longer bigger pieces why do you feel that their defense is gonna be so subpar?

[@MegaGiants89]

Josh Okogie, Bates-Diop, Eubanks, Camara, Lee, and Goodwin are all solid defenders. The Suns have enough to win a Championship. The Suns were #7th in Defense last season even though most of that was before the KD trade.

[@MegaGiants89]

The Suns defense doesn't need to be Great, as long as it's at least middle of the pack I don't see anyone beating them.

[@alohatigers1199]

People are missing the point. Either you are going all out or go full rebuild. There is no in between. Why? Because if you spend a decade being just a mid team, you have to ask yourselves: Are you going all out or scrap it and go rebuild? You don’t want to spend 10 years and still be mid. You want to spend those 10 years either rebuilding or contending. There is no in between. You can’t be mid. While a team is so mid, you have teams rebuilding and there’s a chance in the next 5 years they will start to compete. It’s a pendulum swing. Those are rebuilding will be contending and those are contending will be forced to rebuild. You can’t be in the middle. You are wasting your time.

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

Jaylen Brown your next video Sporting Logically 🙏🙏🙏

[@ryanandrew9233]

Nuggets in 5

[@ryanhagey3761]

If they are still spending too much, aren't they going to pick last each year?

[@chinesememer]

3:25 I don’t think that’s how it works. Why would magic do this? How tf is Washington entitled to get Orlando’s pick if orlando’s pick is better?

[@andrecambridge4474]

Damn. Tucker mighta crossed the clickbait singularity

[@bryandsil2396]

Fuckin Genius

[@coreyroberts47]

Calculated risk. Hope the get the biscuit

[@seancooney8799]

The problem with the Suns is they have only a season or two to jell and become a team to win a championship... Thats goong to be significantly harder because you have to figure out the dynamics between beal and booker. Honestly I think the Suns will be a second round exit at best. We seen this show with the Nets , Irving , Durant and Harden couldnt get done ... And this team seems like seems like Nets 2.0 with bigger issues

[@tashied422]

They have the same mindset. They will gel just fine. Youre putting too much thought into this

[@thegoldenhero]

Nets couldn't get it done because of injuries. KD, Harden, Kyrie only played 16 games together and went 13-3...injuries, Kyrie not taking the covid shot, and Harden leaving mid-season is what killed the Nets.

[@votiskygabor]

As a suns fan I'm just like it cant be worse then Josh Jackson Marquese Criss and Dragan Bender, sooo why not trade the future away?

[@Legem123]

People sleeping on the suns for real took the Nuggets to 6 with Chris Paul out

[@atsk3281]

They where 0:2 with Paul. Suns start winning AFTER Paul got injured! Paul is not a starter level player anymore.

[@Legem123]

@@atsk3281 yeah they traded him for Beal who can still hoop

[@Gdfsandoz]

I still don't think anyone is scared of them. They are the new nets 😂😂😂😂

[@toptiercrip]

​@@Gdfsandozthey are better than nets lol ring next season fasho

[@pacman7658]

And ayton was out and booker hurt his ankle in game 5

[@Max-me9ol]

you always have these super successfull businessmen buying franchises and basically make their franchise horrible for at least 5-8 years after 2 seasons. youd think a businessman would have something like....a longterm vision? i mean this isnt as bad as the nets, but it will be up there i think edit: i mean the retirementclub nets

[@joshawarapin]

They still have Booker no matter what. Trade him if need be in the future. End of the day living in Arizona and playing with Book should keep players wanting to go there and keep them solid regardless of draft picks.

[@nenevz2948]

And they can be close to Kari Lake

[@easonchen8815]

KD out here trying to take down suns with him if he doesnt win a championship with them lol. Its sad to see how a once great player fall down and become an injury prone parasite trying to look for people to carry him while he can still walk lol

[@drestay_]

I can all most guarantee KD gonna get some type of knee or ankle injury we all know you can’t trust Dbook hamstrings they go whenever they please

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

NBA Champion or BUST 🤔🤔💀

[@gracilism]

They didnt trade all their 1 rounders for KD. They traded half of them.

[@2okaycola]

Over the 🔝 indeeed

[@nenevz2948]

KD is not washed, but he has been thoroughly rinsed

[@Chris-fl8lv]

Did Nets do this in the Royce O’Neal trade?

[@gdjaybee742]

Theoretically speaking, the Suns can go to another team and swap this asset again... Endless swapping 😂😂😂😂

[@norsco28]

Suns are playing chess when everyone is playing checkers, they built the best team in basketball in 5 months with a new owner. If it doesn’t work then you blow up the team like any team would in the situation, if it works then great why not go all in if it doesn’t work and they blow up the team anyways people act like they can’t get 7-10 first rounds picks to rebuild the team dealing KD, DA, Beal and Book. There is no risk and nothing to loose you either win and it’s worth it or you blow the team up and if you blow the team up you can get a haul of picks for the starters on the team alone.

[@michaeldedios9328]

Looks like they’re playing stock market now.

[@akirakurusu4215]

I think Ishbia is looking for a quick buck. Go as all in as possible right away, win a title or two, sell high, leave the next guy with aging players and no/bad picks.

[@tashied422]

Its because of Ishbia that more than 2 million households in Arizona can now watch Suns games for free once the season starts. Dont care what you think about him. He's been the best thing that has happened to this franchise since Jerry Colangelo

[@RH-hz9ly]

Any suns fan, are you a fan of this move(s) I mean some owner even didn't want to do anything to the team, compared to this, which one?

[@victorcardiel1444]

I am a fan of what they did the suns have played it safe for the last 55 years we've got zero titles to show for it the minute they traded for kd that was it its time to go all in. As for the so called suns gonna suck a long time not really they have picks besides how many young developing players do you want on a team like this? Second if in 3 years time it doesn't work and there really that horrible they can easily trade booker or ayton or both and completely replenish their talent and first rounds picks this is not like when the nets traded for Paul pierce garnett lol suns still have 2 young very good pieces who will be in there prime when that time comes

[@RH-hz9ly]

@@victorcardiel1444 alright, thanks for answering this 👍👍

[@WorrenWright]

Have you and Logan Webb ever been seen in the same room before?? Just saying man