The NBA Draft!

Is anyone else as excited for the next 24 hours as i am? (This is slowly devolving into a Suns blog...). The Suns are rumored to be in about, oh, i don't know, 473 different trade possibilities. Most of them involving KG, and some of those might even be feasible.

The most common theme it seems is the Suns attempts to get into the top ten in the draft. Hence their working out of even more lottery players today (UNC's Brandan Wright and FSU's Al Thornton). Most talks are now centering around Charlotte's number 8 pick, with the Celtic's Danny Ainge saying today they are not dealing their number 5 pick.

That news also kills the the three team trade rumors with the T'Wolves, as Minnesota would most certainly be asking for the 5 pick if they were to give up KG to the Suns. However, as the day has gone on, another three team trade rumor has emerged involving the Hawks again. Once again though the Hawks are asking for Amare', and i still don't think the Suns are willing to part with the young big man.

As for me? Well, i say bring on KG. I would hate to lose Amare', but i think in the short-term you give yourself the best possible chance to win the Championship. Amare' is going to be a great player, but i don't even think you hinder the team too much long-term by trading him. You have KG for probably 5 years, which is plenty of time to draft and develop, or through free agency get another great player.

The goal of every professional sports franchise is to win a championship (Well, except for the Cardinals apparently. Oh, and the Clippers.) By getting KG, the Suns give themselves the best possible chance to achieve that goal.

More on Trades

The trade rumors/hopes just keep rolling in! From all over the internet, here's some of the better ones i've heard so far:

1) Via TrueHoop: Three way trade between MN, LA, and PHX
MN gets: Andrew Bynum, Luke Walton, Kwame Brown, Marcus Banks, and the ATL pick next year.
LA gets: James Jones, Shawn Marion, and Marko Jaric.
PHX gets: KG, and Vlad Radmanovic.

I am ok with this trade. The Suns still get KG, don't give up too much, and also get a shooter in Vlad Rad.

2) Via myself, at ESPN's Trade Machine: Three team trade between MN, BOS, and PHX
MN gets: Gerald Green, Al Jefferson, Marcus Banks, and Wally Szczerbiak.
BOS gets: Shawn Marion and James Jones.
PHX gets: KG.

I like this trade as well, though it would take convincing Marion to go to Boston, which i don't think will happen.

3) Also via myself at ESPN's Trade Machine:
MN gets: Marion and Banks, The rights to ATL's pick next year, and one of our first rounders this year.
PHX gets: KG

I still think this is the way to go...

KG to the Suns?

So the hot rumor about Kevin Garnett to the Suns? Here's my take: DO IT. DO IT NOW.

The Suns would be crazy not to deal anyone and anything except Amare', Nash, and Barbosa to the T-Wolves. Here's my offer to them: Marion, The rights to the Atlanta pick next year (should be high), and whoever else they want between Diaw, Thomas, James Jones, etc. And i think we should throw in Banks, as he is obviously not in the Sun's plans and he had his best year in Minnesota. Again, the Suns would be CRAZY not to make this trade.

Seriously, think about it. Throw Nash, Amare', KG, and two kids from a local high school team out there and they'd have to be the Championship favorites right? Nash, Amare', KG, Bell, and Barbosa. Maybe add a shooter through free agency, i.e. Mike Miller, Kyle Korver, etc. Screw the Luxury Tax. A Championship would more than pay that off.

KG could be the key to this team. He defends Tim Duncan arguably better than anyone in the league, which was our Achilles Heel this, and the last few, years. Problem solved. The Lakers are a mess (Does anyone really think they will trade Kobe or get anyone decent in Free Agency this year? They're going nowhere, but that's another post altogether...). Golden State was one year and done. Denver? Can't compete. Dallas? How are they going to defend Amare' and KG? The Spurs would be the only team in our way, and i think we could take them down with KG.

So, Suns: Do it. Do it NOW. And enjoy the run to the 2008 Championship.