but every trade rumor for him was for nothing.
Yeah, but you also screwed the rest of the league over by taking him, for NOTHING.
They weren't helping out the Heat when they took Beasley, they were helping out themselves by acquiring a young player with loads of potential (needs to get his head on straight). If the Timberwolves hadn't stepped up and taken him off the Heat's hands, someone else would have (like Charlotte, who came out and said they were going after him).
Why does helping Miami matter anyway? Not like Minnesota is going to meet them in the Finals the next 5+ years and they just hurt themselves with that move. It's a different conference also
As of now, its:
Flynn/Sessions/Rubio
Webster?
Beasley/Wes Johnson
Love/Al Jeff
Darko/Pekovic.
Sure, you can say "as of now" and the lineup looks a little off tilt, but let's not be stupid here. Everyone and their uncle knows Al Jefferson is going to be traded. So I cross him out. Rubio is not on the roster next year, so don't include him like he's on the roster yet. Beasley is not a SF, he's a PF. Not only does his body fit better as a PF he plays significantly better as a PF.
Lineup is this:
PG- Flynn, Sessions
SG- Webster, Ellington
SF- Johnson, Brewer
PF- Love, Beasley
C- Milicic, Pekovic
(that's without including who/what the T'Wolves would get back for Al Jefferson)
Halfcourt, triangle (fits Love, Milicic, Pekovic). On the break, fast pace (Flynn, Webster, Johnson, Brewer, Ellington, Beasley). You can't have every single player on your roster do the exact same thing.
I would love a trade for Iguodala, but I'm not anticipating it. However it would work out PERFECTLY for both Philly and Minny if they decided to go through with it (cap wise and position wise).
Suns near acquisitions of Hedo Turkoglu, Josh Childress
LAS VEGAS - The Suns are on the verge of acquiring forwards Hedo Turkoglu and Josh Childress, swiftly rebounding from the loss of Amar'e Stoudemire with two quality impact players.
The Suns would send guard Leandro Barbosa to Toronto for Turkoglu, a 6-foot-10 Turkish forward with versatile skills to shoot from long range and be a playmaker.
Turkoglu, 31, has played 10 NBA seasons with four teams and wanted out of Toronto after an unhappy first season there. He averaged 11.3 points last season on 40.9 percent shootings, his lowest scoring average and shooting percentage in six years. Two seasons ago, Turkoglu was the NBA Most Improved Player when he averaged 19.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.6 assists with Orlando and followed it up with a 2008-09 season with averages of 16.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.9 assists.
Turkoglu could become the Suns' starting power forward in place of Stoudemire, allowing new acquisition Hakim Warrick to come off the bench with Childress, Channing Frye, Jared Dudley and Goran Dragic.
Phoenix would acquire Childress in a sign-and-trade deal with Atlanta, which still has his rights after he left the Hawks and the NBA to take a three-year, $20 million deal with the Greek team Olympiakos in 2008. Childress, 27, is able to leave Greece early and has agreed to a five-year, $30 million deal with the Suns. He is a 6-foot-8 swingman who averaged 11.1 points over four seasons with Atlanta, shooting 52.2 percent from the field and 36 percent on the 3-pointers.
Phoenix will give up a future second-round pick to acquire Childress.
The Suns would use some of their remaining $12.2 million trade exception to make both deals. They acquired the exception in the Stoudemire sign-and-trade Friday and used the first $4 million of it to do a sign-and-trade for Warrick.
Turkoglu is represented by Lon Babby, who leagues sources have said will be the next leader of the Suns' basketball operations. Until recently, Childress was represented by Babby's agency before he switched to Octagon.
What is Phoenix doing?
They weren't helping out the Heat when they took Beasley, they were helping out themselves by acquiring a young player with loads of potential (needs to get his head on straight). If the Timberwolves hadn't stepped up and taken him off the Heat's hands, someone else would have (like Charlotte, who came out and said they were going after him).
As of now, its:
Flynn/Sessions/Rubio
Webster?
Beasley/Wes Johnson
Love/Al Jeff
Darko/Pekovic.
Sure, you can say "as of now" and the lineup looks a little off tilt, but let's not be stupid here. Everyone and their uncle knows Al Jefferson is going to be traded. So I cross him out. Rubio is not on the roster next year, so don't include him like he's on the roster yet. Beasley is not a SF, he's a PF. Not only does his body fit better as a PF he plays significantly better as a PF.
Lineup is this:
PG- Flynn, Sessions
SG- Webster, Ellington
SF- Johnson, Brewer
PF- Love, Beasley
C- Milicic, Pekovic
(that's without including who/what the T'Wolves would get back for Al Jefferson)
Halfcourt, triangle (fits Love, Milicic, Pekovic). On the break, fast pace (Flynn, Webster, Johnson, Brewer, Ellington, Beasley). You can't have every single player on your roster do the exact same thing.
I would love a trade for Iguodala, but I'm not anticipating it. However it would work out PERFECTLY for both Philly and Minny if they decided to go through with it (cap wise and position wise).
And who do you plan on giving us? Webster and Jefferson?
And if Beasley isn't starting for the Timberwolves he is going to be PISSED. That would be even worse for your team cuz that dude is going to throw a fit.
That's a bingo!
