Yahoo Sports senior NBA analyst Kevin O’Connor is joined by ‘League of Winning’ to discuss if Phoenix’s likely struggles could lead to a potential trade for the Suns star. Hear the full conversation on “The Kevin O’Connor Show” and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.
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I think with Phoenix, if I’m making one prediction with this team, we’re gonna see multiple teams make massive trade offers for Devin Booker.
Booker signed a two-year extension this offseason; he becomes trade eligible on January 10th.
I think you’re gonna see a team like the Pistons make a big offer for him.
They’re gonna try to take a leap in the Eastern Conference.
They have salaries; they can put together Tobias Harris, Duncan Robinson.
You could see a team like the Spurs, like, what if Wemby is having a first-team All-NBA season?
What if Devin Fox and him are really clicking?
Maybe they try to take a leap, regardless of Phoenix’s intentions with Devin Booker, you’re gonna see multiple teams make offers to the Suns for Devin Booker, because I think it’s gonna be so ugly with them that teams are gonna try to poach him as the next piece for them to take a run.
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That’d be my prediction for the Suns this year.
And I’ll be honest with you, if I try, I, I actually was kind of upset that Detroit didn’t try that.
I, I agree with you.
I think Detroit, they’re probably gonna see what they can get out of Jaden Ivey.
Of course, that would always be the more ideal thing to do first.
Like, let’s see what we have with Ivey first because if we can get similar production at a much cheaper price point, then obviously go in that direction.
But yeah, dumping Jaden Ivey Tobias Harris’ contract would just make a lot of sense for them.
But yeah, I, I just, I agree with you.
I had them not even cracking 30 wins again, very competitive Western Conference.
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Yeah, I had them not even cracking 30 wins.
So it’s, 30 wins and not even having your own first round draft pick in a loaded draft this year.
Yeah, none of these players really complement each other enough for me to be high on them whatsoever.
The defense is still very, very questionable.
Offensively, I just don’t see how they get themselves going and generate quality looks, and this is probably the worst situation to be in in the NBA.
I agree with you.
35 wins would be a miracle in my opinion, not cracking 30 without your own first-round pick.
Yeah, I just, I, I just don’t know.
And then you wanna have a Devin Booker question.
Mark is going on for the next at least 48 months?
Like, I I don’t, I don’t know.