Recently, the Suns' trading scandals have been all over the place, which has made the already strong Phoenix Suns the biggest favorite to win the championship, and it should be known that the current Suns record has reached 36 wins and 9 losses (the first in the league), and a wave of six consecutive wins is even more threatening.
What's even more frightening is that their current team salary is only 128.4 million yuan (16th in the league), the luxury tax is not paid at all, such a wonderful lineup plus reasonable salary space is simply the fairy start of NBA 2K, so in order to impact the championship, the Sun will definitely trade reinforcement before the trade deadline, and it will definitely not be a small fight.
Suns fans currently generally believe that Gordon is the Suns' favorite star, on the one hand, the Rockets intend to send him away, on the other hand, Paul has worked with Gordon before, and Gordon is a plug-and-play 3D player, which is perfect for the current Suns. But Schroeder is also considered a promising deal, with a lower salary (over $5.9 million) than Gordon and a former teammate of Paul's (during the Thunder era), who is younger and more eager for a championship.
So, let's rationally analyze it today, who is the best winning puzzle for the sun?
Gordon's current attributes: holding the ball to attack, holding the ball to shoot three points have a hand, good at no-ball offense, is a league famous heavy guard line, excellent defensive attributes, can top the moving, and most importantly has been proven to be able to fight hard battles. But with insufficient organizational ability to hold the ball, large contracts, and high transaction difficulties, Gordon will not be let go by the Rockets. You know, he will still have at least a $19 million contract, and the Suns will sell multiple assets for the team's salary cap to achieve balance.
In particular, Gordon's golden oil properties can hit 1, 2, 3 positions, perfectly and seamlessly reinforcing the sun. The urgent shortage of commandos, defensive ability and stability surpass Payne by one gear, and can also alleviate Big Joe's fatigue. The No. 4 called back Craig. The number 5 digits are neat. The sun is ready for everything, just waiting for Gordon.
Schroeder's current attributes: good organization ability to hold the ball, fast speed, sudden shooting ability can be, has won the best sixth man, indicating that it is plug and play, very suitable for the positioning of the Suns' backup point guard, and the contract is small, and the transaction difficulty is low. The disadvantage is that his body is thin, the defense is average, in addition, his personality is very sensitive, during the Lakers has been defined as a team tumor, if no one can suppress him, it is easy to regurgitate the Sun's system, and Xiao Black has not been tested by the playoff hard battles, which is the most deadly.
However, I have to say that Xiao Black has worked with Paul in the Thunder, and it is really easy to put a substitute, it is definitely a gear stronger than Payne, but with The personality of Xiao Black, it is unrealistic to expect him to honestly only play for 15 minutes, for a big contract, he may also emulate himself in the previous Lakers period and continue to occupy the ball.
Many fans say, why does the sun always pick up the big leak? In fact, I would like to say that the most correct thing the sun did was to "pick up the leak" Paul, don't look at him is also Mr. 40 million, but his contribution definitely exceeds this price, and the sun currently relies on Paul. So, in order to consolidate the Sun's strengths and complement them, the system had to be built around Paul.
Gordon and Schroeder are not suitable for the Sun, in fact, it is enough to see if they are suitable for Paul, Paul is the first point guard, and they cannot have incompatible with him. Compared with Schroeder, Gordon is obviously more suitable, first of all, his temper is very good, his character is good, and he will not be preoccupied with some gains and losses. Secondly, Gordon has entered the twilight of his career, will no longer fight for big contracts, he will better focus on the game, there will be no situation of brushing data. Finally, Gordon's playoff experience is absolutely top-notch, following Harden for so many years, playoff fighting and killing has become the norm, what scene has he not seen?
To sum up, the all-out fight for Gordon is the most important thing. Rockets can be traded both sides and multiple parties. You can also let the Suns turn their first-round picks this year into an unprotected state, and then sign the Nets' 2022 first-round signing to the Suns, collect the Suns' 2023 (unprotected) first-round picks + 2025 first-round picks + others, the Suns hold the Nets' first-round signing summer second trade or self-use. The Suns' championship window is only two years, they want the present, the Rockets want the future. You can also wait for Simmons's boots to land, pull the Suns and the rest of the team to make an eight-way deal, all right.
In short, as long as it meets the rules, the trading plan can be imaginative. Of course, the trade is to take what you need, not to buy and sell, considering the age and high contract and the player's own wishes, the Suns may not necessarily get what they want.