Joe Johnson #2

I'm a newbie to these forums and I should be in and out in my posting. I live in AZ more specificly awatukee.

Arclite

Welcome to the boards, JJ. We're not the biggest board, but we have a lot of interesting characters..

What do you think the Suns are going to try to do this offseason? Keep their cap space for their youngsters so they stay out of salary hell like San Antonio, or try to go after a high quality free agent?

1 Penny

Welcome JJ2

We can always use another Phoenix Suns fan around here.

Matrix

Welcome JJ... your namesake is on fire at the moment!

Joe Johnson #2

I really hope that they will sit on the money or sign somebody to a one year contract maybe somebody like Brent Barry. He's a good shooter and can really help. They need to wait to get Jhadi and Googs of the books

SKLB54

Im going to have to disagree there, If Milos Vujanic comes over, we should make room for the upcoming star. Also, soon we will have a lot of money come off the books, but I think that we should use it to extend Amare and Milos' contracts instead of signing another wing player.

If they were to sign anyone, I would go after Mark Blount or one of the Pistons centers, Mehmet Okur or Zeljko Rebraca. Also a solid role player like Toni Kukoc could also help mature the young euros of the Suns.

Arclite

Well, with this money the Suns have a chance to: a) Make another move so they can sign a max-level FA this season, but then swallow some big time salary in a couple years (next year for Joe I believe) once it comes time to resign Amare/Johnson/Zarko/Barbosa.. or.. b) hold on to the money and wait until the rookie contracts are up, use it on them and try to contend with the team we've got, adding some key roleplayers through free agency (MLE, etc) or trades along the way.. or c) try to sign a high quality center to a reasonable deal and try to keep the cap situation reasonable.. Okur comes to mind, but he might get some big offers come free agency.. his game is mostly perimeter oriented, and couple that with his good rebounding I think he could make a real nice compliment to Amare as he develops his back-to-the-basket game..

I think c) might be most likely if we aren't going to get #8..

Joe Johnson #2

Yeah i think we need to either sit on it or extend

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JJ
Zarko

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RebelSun

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Joe Johnson #2

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RebelSun

I think that's what we're counting on.

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SKLB54

My post represented both B and C.

Those who dont agree that we should sit on the money should look closer at the contract situation... I, will conveniently do so in this post.

Tom Gugliotta - 58.5 Million
Antonio McDyess - 67.5 Million
Both gone after this season
Jahidi White - 25 Million
Gone after next season

Joe Johnson - Contract Expires 05
Milos - Contract Expires 05
Amare - Contract Expires 06
Barbosa - Contract Expires 07
Zarko - Contract Expires 07
Lampe - Contract Expires 07
Marion - Contract Expires 08

Amare will probably demand and recieve the MAX
Milos will probably demand BIG money, especially if Ginobili gets Max
Barbosa will probably demand BIG money

Thats 3 players that will certainly suck up all the money recieved by 07 (which is in just 2 and a half years). Unless if we ship Eisley for salary relief, we wont have much money to sign much anyone except Okur and Kukoc (Okur to a .. 4 year deal, Kukoc to a 2 year).

RebelSun

I think the only significant FA the Suns would sign is Kobe to a big deal or Vlade to a short one. The Suns will need space to max out Amare in a couple years.

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Lineup: Chris Paul/Manu Ginobili/Loul Deng/Dirk Nowitzki/Pau Gasol
Bench: Shaun Livingston/Gerald Green/Marvin Williams/Al Jefferson/Sam Dalembert

Arclite

Technically, with Bird rights, Phoenix could go out and sign a FA this year and be at the cap next year, then go over the cap to resign the players on their rookie contracts.. that would cost them a ton of money though and wouldn't really be smart from a mgmt. standpoint..

1 Penny

If we let McDyess and Gugliota off...

How much exactly will the suns be under the cap next season?