Good looking young team. But can they use their $$ wisely enough?
Well, they had a very nice off-season.
Re-upped blossoming Uber.
Added a quality PG in Rubio. Addressing a real weak spot last year
Added burly vet Baynes. Especially important since Ayton got suspended.
Those two vets helped stabilize a young team.
They traded down from the #6 pick (Culver) to get Saric and sweet shooting Cam Johnson (#11 pick).
Saric has underperformed so far, but he's still a young (25) useful piece on a cheap contract. Saric (and Tank) were supposed to be the spacing/outside shooting Bigs.
It's also clear what they need for next year.
Certainly a backup PG. They have none and Rubio gets dinged up.
They could use a combo guard or SG, to back up Book and provide bench shooting. And probably another bench vet (maybe at SG)
Next, re-up Baynes. And decide if Saric or Tank are the stretch 4 they need. And who pairs with Ayton well. Otherwise find more outside shooting. The nice thing is they now have a roadmap, so they know what they need.
Rubio - Book - Uber - ?? - Ayton is a strong young core.
Is Saric the starting 4 they need? In theory, yes.
Bridges/Cam - Baynes - Tank (?) make for a solid bench core.
Just need to add some quality G's to that. Maybe a hungry young PG and a vet SG.
My problem with the Knix is we have such a mishmash of vets and yute with ill-defined skill sets, that I don't know what we need or what direction we will go in. Okay, it's abundantly clear that the Knix need a starting caliber PG. And we need 3-point shooters.
And defenders. Sort of everything really. Morris and Randle our only two legit starters and they don't really complement each other. And Morris will be gone unless the Knix overpay (4 year at big $$). We're a mess. PHX has a bright future.
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