The park was undefeated and advanced to the finals. It was the first in the regular season and the best record in young pioneer team history. In the past two years or so, every achievement of Phoenix Suns has exceeded expectations. This year’s playoffs, in the fourth quarter of the first game, Chris Paul 7 in 8 showed the world the wild sight and confidence of the sun with devil efficiency, and you have taken them for granted for their stable ending tactics. At the moment when the reputation of the sun was approaching its peak, the situation turned sharply. Booker suffered a not too serious injury, which almost made the sun unable to win the ninth Western rival. This was still in Paul, in the case of Alton’s prime minister against the sky. After that, they played 7 ratings with Lone Ranger. They mixed their eyes with each other. Then, there was nothing.
The renewal of Ayton’s contract was raging. People left behind and their hearts flew away. I’m afraid the grudge between him and Monty would not be so easy to repair. If this matter was changed into a little proud like Simmons, I have already chosen a pick. But these are nothing compared with the storm of team boss Savo. Internal and external troubles are superimposed on one piece, and it is no wonder that Sun players cannot laugh when they attend the media. Now, Claude proposed to leave the team again. The Sun, which had just risen for two years, didn’t even make it through Paul’s last peak period. Why did he fall apart and wait for the funeral of reorganization?
Savo is mainly responsible. Speech and stingy, two crimes are placed here, and others are beyond reach. Therefore, the team’s change of ownership must be one of the solutions to the problem. In the long run, it is not a bad thing. Although it will cause shocks at present, there is a possibility. Of course, you can’t predict the values and financial situation of the next boss, but it is not so easy for you to know what Savo looks like and is worse than him.
Before that, specific problems must be solved. For Jones, no matter who will be the boss in the future, he will face two problems:
The primary problem at the moment-properly handle Claude;
Long-term problems-the salary pressure in the next few years is not small, and the long-term layout is well done.
These two problems are integrated, and even the Fender things of Ayton’s renewal can be put together to see-to put it bluntly, when the bonus contract generally expires, there are too many places to spend money, the budget is limited, and some people must be satisfied and worried. On leave allowances last year, the Sun renewed its contract with bridges at a lower price, leaving Elton’s problem this year. After Ayton renewed his contract, the Sun had Booker, Paul, Ayton, bridges, and Samet (this!) Five million contracts, although the contracts between Paul and Samet are not guaranteed in the 24-25 season, Paul’s contract is partially guaranteed in the 23-24 season, but The Sun also has a high probability of not giving up him this season. Even against the background of rapid wage cap rise, the 23-24 season will be a year of great pressure on the Sun’s salary, because in addition to these five contracts, The Sun also has Huang Zhong (Cameron-Johnson) the demand for renewal, as the young people cultivated by themselves, is afraid that the new contract will not be too low.
Therefore, Claude was very clear about his situation-they were all expired contracts, and he must sacrifice one, who should I give up?
Combined with Claude’s resume, it is not difficult to understand why he has such a sense of preparation. Claude played in NBA for 10 years, moving to 7 teams, changing teams frequently, although it was less than 4 days and 3 days to change 1, the currency unit staustas Cass, that is also the perfect T0 gear. Such a wandering career is not due to poor ability. Claude is a standard 3D striker. At present, the most popular type of alliance is Celtic, jazz, heat, the four teams of the Sun all played a very important role in rotation. They played an average of 25.3 minutes in their career games, which was a proper supporting role.
A considerable part of the reason why Claude changed teams repeatedly was luck. He really grew up as a 3D with excellent influence in the competition during the Celtics period, and then caught up with Anji trading Thomas Junior. He became a filler, which was nothing to say. After all, he was with the boss, you have to be convinced. After playing for half a season, the Knight was sent to the Jazz again. In addition to the three-point decline and the failure to realize the offensive influence, the Knight’s defensive system of clamping and rotating was matched with the defensive strength that was not active enough, it is also difficult to control a sub-line less than 2 meters.
Claude recovered some level in jazz. Although it was still not accurate, the positioning he could cast was very important. He replaced feworth to appear in No. 4 position, and the team could make up a set of high-quality four-shooter lineup, the sense of space came up immediately, and Jazz also tasted the sweetness of space play. However, after the whole team sent out the amazing iron performance and lost the series of rockets, it was painful. The Jazz vowed to upgrade the two space weaknesses of No. 1 and No. 4, pursuing the ultimate 1 cake and 4 shots. Therefore, Claude’s replacement of feworth was effective, which was equivalent to helping the management and Boyang record a “sample”, and Claude himself was sent away.
There is no need for veterans to be traded to the grizzly bear in the reconstruction period. Therefore, Claude was taken over by the heat as the binding product of igodala’s transaction, but the effect far exceeded igodala. In the second round of the playoffs, he made a three-point vote of 22 out of 51, which became the key X Factor for the Heat to eliminate the Bucks. Claude still failed to stay in Miami. Although going to the sun was his independent choice as a free agent, if the Heat wanted, they were fully capable of keeping him with better conditions. Perhaps for the heat, keeping the salary flexibility in the future (having the opportunity to pursue the letter brother at that time) is more important than leaving the power forward in the playoffs. In the following year, the Heat found that they did not have such a role.
Claude has three points, has a certain sense of position, can handle the ball, has the top defense power, can do some relieve a garrison, and also has some contribution to defense, which can be described as a 3D forward with comprehensive quality. This is why he can play 10 seasons in NBA, leave a successful season in 4 teams, and enter the finals with the main players twice. This is not easy for a jigsaw player. His former bosses also knew his good. After Claude applied to leave the team, it was said that the teams interested in him, such as Heat, Celtics, Grizzly Bear and Lone Ranger, were all Claude’s old bosses.
However, Claude also had obvious defects. The fluctuating three-point ball + the short height as a power forward was exposed at different times of Claude’s career, will make the home team think about whether he is the future of the team’s number four position. Knights, jazz and Sun fans all have experience of this. After the Sun lost the finals, one of the biggest dreams was to upgrade the height of the fourth place. The small size of all of them except the fifth position was often exposed in the playoffs in the past two years, and the only players who could be replaced were Claude.
Therefore, although Claude asked to leave the team suddenly, it seemed inevitable to think about it carefully. Claude knew his situation very well. He was very valuable, but his value never guaranteed enough guarantee for his future. Maybe the next season will fall into a downturn and then lose the starting position. The negative DEBUFF of the sun will be stacked again, and the market situation will change. His value has always been volatile. As a non-excellent shooter + a defender with obvious hardware defects and good non-top level, his ups and downs are in the sky and underground. His next contract is likely to be the last chance to win the middle class or above in his career. There must be no low requirements for the quota and years, and the sun is difficult to meet. As a scarce type of playoff team, it is better to find opportunities quickly when the market is not bad. The example of Covington going to the Clippers next door to get the renewal contract may be Claude’s ideal prospect.
For the Sun, although Claude may not be in their long-term plan, there are certain challenges to properly handle his departure at this time.
First of all, unless the sun gives up Paul’s last peak tail and exits the championship sequence by changing the boss’s stalls, they must find Claude’s substitute. Another meaning of Sun’s wish to upgrade the fourth position is that there are no more suitable personnel in their array. Cameron Johnson may be able to make a difference with Claude in vacuum strength, but at the level of the sun, it is not enough to talk about the vacuum strength of puzzles, and the type is also very important. For the Sun with standard 4 shots and 1 cake on the attacking end and the shortage of resources on the defensive end, 3D has two basic attributes, one of which cannot be less. Huang Zhong is only a shooter, and his value in counterposition, relieve a garrison and defense is far less than that of Claude. Not to mention Craig, who has a much worse comprehensive level.
In order not to lose its combat power, when the sun trades, what he pursues is to cover the basic functions of Claude, that is, a transaction that is at least horizontal or even upward, but at this time, the choice of making upward transactions is obviously limited. Those newly rebuilt teams, jazz, walkers, and Spurs, have been basically hollowed out (if solar energy had handled Bo Yang and Vanderbilt earlier, it might be a good alternative, it is equivalent to turning Claude, who is 7+7 in attack and defense, into two strikers of attack and defense 9+6 and 6+9, and relying on Monti’s adjustment of personnel to deal with various situations. Unfortunately, Boyang has been sent away. Spurs and walkers have no 3D strikers to trade). Those old bosses who pursue Claude should add 3D forwards. How can they take out the same chips?
Therefore, Claude seems to have a market, but actually there is no market that is very suitable for the demand of the sun. Even if the scope is relaxed, few 3D strikers are expected to enter the market. We use the results of the badge series to stroke how many 3D strikers in the league meet the following conditions:
Projection has at least the level of “space point 3” (minimum requirement for 3D, representing character, Hunter);
At least have the defense level of the “relieve a garrison talent” pending group (for strikers, the threshold of the “relieve a garrison talent” defensive badge is lower than other badges. Having this badge indicates that the counterpoint ability has a lower limit);
It is not required to have the badges of “leading the defense expert” and “assisting the defense expert” (neither pursuing the upper limit of defense);
Stars (such as Tatum) who are not impossible to trade;
Important puzzles that are not impossible to trade, leave allowances newly signed players (such as electric fans, Gewei, PJ Tucker, PROTONIC, etc.);
Young players who are mainly trained (such as Zairian Williams and Jayden Mike Daniels).
After this screening, there are 17 players who meet the conditions.
It seems a lot, but actually many are not suitable, for example:
There are many types of Wasps, but there is a small bridge with a lawsuit and an uncertain future. The way is right, Martin whose ability is to be discussed (including Martin who is hot). Hayward, which brings great contract pressure. And… Lei Zi, why don’t the sun continue to the front?
Eagle Hunter has the problem of renewal, while the future of the sun has salary pressure;
The grizzly Dillon seems beautiful, and the actual renewal problem is big. The overflow function makes the price difficult to talk about, and it cannot solve the problem of the height of the front line;
Sir malcanin’s match with Vanderbilt is another match without Boyang, but for the rebuilt jazz, the asking price for sending away the two young people cannot be low. After doing this transaction, the salary pressure of the sun has not decreased at all, even if they get on Shamet by the way.
It is difficult to make a deal to maintain or even improve combat power. Some “little SoHa” may have something to talk about, but it has a great influence on the future route of the sun. For example, some people say whether to change Randle. Let’s not talk about playing, just his premium contract that lasted until 2026was enough for the Sun to drink a pot, not to mention that he had to raise a master on the front line. Siacam and John Collins are two upgrade options, but not to mention whether Raptors and Eagles agree or not. As a result, Sun holds 5 contracts of 20 million or more, it’s a bit like “last shot. When the boss’s problem is not solved and the team’s prospect is uncertain, the movement is a bit big.
Maybe there is no plan to do it overnight. Taking one step at a time, it is a security solution to get positive assets first in the transaction and then find a way in the future. The day of the sun can still make do with it. First, choose the best condition to give. When the new owner of the team settles, Elton has passed the freezing period, and it will be too late to set forward and retreat. In this turbulent moment, it is useless to worry. If the unity problem is not solved, everything else is secondary contradiction.
But for those playoff competitors, the sun throwing Claude was a big shock-Optimus Prime got the Skyfire parts and attacked the fallen King Kong. Saru absorbed the 18th and grasped the confidence of Vegeta……
And what the stag needs is just another PJ Tucker.