Sonics/Suns

[vincent1469]

Suns send:
Billy Thompson
Mychal Thompson
Charles Bradley

Sonics send:
Alton Lister
Jim Lampley
Louis Orr
Othell Wilson

I’ll get this right eventually lol

[lukeyrid13]

Hmm. Lister is the best player in this deal IMO

Sonics, if you don't already. I'd suggest running deals by 1-2 other GMs each time.

Mavs, Celtics, Nets, myself, Grizzlies etc will all give good honest insight.

[Craig]

Hmm. Lister is the best player in this deal IMO

Sonics, if you don't already. I'd suggest running deals by 1-2 other GMs each time.

Mavs, Celtics, Nets, myself, Grizzlies etc will all give good honest insight.

Highly debatable. If you really look at him vs Thompson, any difference is negligible. In fact, for the Sonics specifically, I felt like Thompson is better for them over the course of the next 1.5 seasons than Lister since he's a much better rebounder and does everything else at pretty much the same level. At worst, it's a lateral move in exchange for getting out from under the hard cap in the off-season.

Suns accept.

Cut Kim King.

[Cellar-door]

I think Thompson is the best player, but I worry about his contract.

[UOducksTK1]

Lister is better shot blocker, less turnovers.

Unless assists for a center mean a lot to you, I’d take the better contract, better age, and better overall player.

But Thompson is comparably close.

[Cellar-door]

Lister is better shot blocker, less turnovers.

Unless assists for a center mean a lot to you, I’d take the better contract, better age, and better overall player.

But Thompson is comparably close.

I like Thompson a bit more (for this year) because of the passing, and marginally better rebounding. I agree thought that I wouldn't have done this deal given age and contract.

[vincent1469]

I mostly wanted to get rid of Wilson because I did an oopsie and extended him which took me over the hard cap next year. After this deal I am now a little bit under the hard cap next year. If Thompson doesn’t decline too badly over the next few years this deal won’t be so bad.

[offtheheezy]

I also prefer Lister over Mychal, a lot of it due to age and contract, but if the Sonics are trying to make any push for playoffs at all, since they don't have their 1st, this makes sense given the context of Lister's injury timeline and also the cap situation. It's almost like they merged Lister's and Wilson's contract into one player and stretched it out over three years instead of two.

[Oregon Ownage]

Knowing the hardcap issue this makes more sense

Lister vs. Thompson is a toss up but with Thompson being older and having a longer contract, I would prefer Lister

Done

[DrBradBuss]

Hmm. Lister is the best player in this deal IMO

Sonics, if you don't already. I'd suggest running deals by 1-2 other GMs each time.

Mavs, Celtics, Nets, myself, Grizzlies etc will all give good honest insight.

Don't run it by Pistons (me), Lakers, Jazz, or Cavs.
We're notorious for bad and dishonest maneuvering and advice.

[lukeyrid13]

^ most of those guys have tons of experience and I know personally. And I said etc. wasn’t specific as to who else to trust lol