the Rumors and speculation Dean Ayton trade Continue heating before 2023 NBA Draft.
Can the Phoenix Suns trade the position before the draft on Thursday?
NBA chatter is about Ayton and the Suns, with writers making plenty of trade suggestions for the former No. 1 overall pick from Arizona.
with the Add Bradley BellThe Suns don’t have much flexibility on the salary cap with Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Ayton also on the roster.
Could Phoenix create some flexibility and gain some roster depth by trading Ayton?
Take a look at some NBA trade ideas and potential destinations and landing spots for Ayton should he be traded to the Suns, according to the NBA Writers.
Could one of these crafts come to fruition on raffle night or perhaps later in the off-season?
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Boston’s Andy Bailey acquired Buddy Hield from Indiana as well as a No. 7 pick in the 2023 draft and a 2027 first-round pick, with Cameron Payne coming from Phoenix.
He has the Pacers get Jaylen Brown from the Celtics and Ayton from the Suns.
“From a Suns perspective,” Bailey wrote, “this deal and the Beal trade that really went downhill turned 38-year-old Ayton and CP3 into Beal, Pritchard and Myles Turner’s 3D center. More restrictive, but these moves give the team more leverage to spread it around.” Booker and KD”.
Tyler Watts proposed five deals to the Suns for Deandre Ayton and this one was with Houston listed as #1.
He wrote, “The Suns will hurt their defense more, but they get a skilled young center, a draft pick to get another turnover piece, and room to maneuver. And that allows the Phoenix to use their mediocrity exception to sign a few innings players in free agency.” The trade creates just enough space to allow them to filter their roster around Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Bell.”
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Noah Weber wrote: “The Suns must move on from a contract they may have deemed a ‘bad’ contract while winning over Tim Hardaway Jr., Davies Bertans and Javal McGee. All three of these players can play valuable minutes for the Suns. Enhance their depth. Hardaway Jr. will have an opportunity. To be a spark plug off the bench for the Suns.He’s a streaky shooter but can warm up from downtown.Phoenix won’t be able to find a player of his caliber on the open market to sign a minimum MLE or minimum veteran, and he’ll be A great choice for them.”
Liam McKeone wrote: “The other option is the one the Suns would probably prefer – trading Connaughton, Grayson Allen and Bobby Portis for Ayton. None of these deals are *great* for the Bucks but the essence of the championship is aging around Giannis and they may feel the need to A radical change in the roster for the long-term health of the organization. That definitely qualifies.”
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Charles Curtis wrote: “Once again, Collins Suns. There’s also a lot of depth here and Onyeka Okongwu will be the defensive center the Suns need. I love this!”
Christopher Cline has offered three potential deals that include Ayton, with Detroit topping his list.
He wrote: “The Sun has caught Bojan Bogdanovic, who can sit on the wing and bury 3s while the defenses work in a knot trying to contain the Durant-Booker-Bell trio. James Wiseman could theoretically deliver some of Vogel’s values for edge protection, but the choice remains. The former No. 2 is more in theory than actual with his production at this point (although he did manage some eye-catching stat lines down the wayward Detroit stretch).”
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Gerald Bourqi listed 40 potential deals, yes, 40, for the Suns and Ayton, with this one involving Orlando first.
He wrote, “Wendell Carter Jr.’s 15.2 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game fall short of Ayton’s numbers, but his rebounding number has been diminished a bit by the large number of big men he has fielded. 0.6 blocks per game seems low,” he wrote. But the 6-foot-10 Big Block has already been verified as a more effective rim deterrent than DA, causing opponents to jump 4.3 percent higher when shooting at the edge.”
What is your Suns business proposal involving Deandre Ayton?
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This article originally appeared in the Arizona Republic: Trade suggestions for Phoenix Suns’ Deandre Ayton ahead of the 2023 NBA Draft