Mellow off-season so far for the Suns. They've only added a coupla veterans: Leandro Barbosa (2yrs/$8m) and Jared Dudley (3yrs/$30m). Draft night yielded Dragan Bender (#4), Marquisse Chriss (#8), Tyler Ulis (#34). Barbosa can't play big minutes but in his limited time, he's still an effective scorer and ball handler. Dudley's charms elude me: he's a funny guy, great talk show guest but on the court his contribution is minimal at best and they're paying him the exact same money that could've given to Teletovic; not a good move in my opinion. Bender is going to be interesting but I'm not sold on Chriss; Bender will take a year or two to get into the NBA game but he looks to have the skills to hang, while Chriss just has bust written all over him. I love picking up Ulis in the 2nd round, telling you, man, that guy can play and he's gonna be a great spark plug off the bench for the Suns this year.
So far they've only lost Mirza Teletovic (Bucks) and Jon Leuer (Pistons), but with their logjam of Kentucky guards, its hard to imagine they don't make one big trade by the end of summer. I don't mind letting go of Teletovic but replacing him with Dudley for the same money is a waste. I kinda like Leuer but with Bender in and Len still maturing, Leuer was an easy one to let go.
Right now their starting five looks something lie: PG Bledsoe, SG Booker, SF Tucker, PF Warren, C Chandler with Knight, Ulis, Goodwin, Barbosa, Dudley, Chriss, Bender, Len off the bench. I feel like Bledsoe is the one to go with maybe Warren or Tucker as a sweetener. What are they looking to get back for him? No telling with this team. It feels like they're finally settling down some but they still have one big deal to make and they hopefully they'll let the players play.
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