Unknøwn Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 The Phoenix Suns are responding to the free-agent departure of Amare Stoudemire with two trades, according to multiple media reports.The Arizona Republic reported on its website Sunday night that the Suns are acquiring Toronto's Hedo Turkoglu and former Atlanta swingman Josh Childress in separate transactions that will dramatically change the look of a team that made a surprising run to last season's Western Conference finals.The Suns, according to the Republic, have agreed to send guard Leandro Barbosa and forward Dwayne Jones to the Raptors for Turkoglu, who badly wants a move after a rough first season with Toronto. The Raptors then plan to use the trade exception it created in their Chris Bosh sign-and-trade deal with Miami to acquire Boris Diaw from Charlotte, with Jones heading to the Bobcats.Barbosa and Diaw are players who were brought to Phoenix by current Raptors president of basketball operatons Bryan Colangelo.In the second deal, Phoenix will acquire Childress in a sign-and-trade with the Hawks, who still hold Childress' rights after the restricted free agent spent the last two seasons in Greece. The Republic reported that Childress has agreed to a five-year, $34 million contract with the Suns, who will use a portion of the trade exception created in Friday's Stoudemire sign-and-trade with New York to absorb Childress' contract. The Hawks, who had no financial flexibility to even consider matching offers to Childress after signing Joe Johnson to a six-year deal worth nearly $120 million, will get a 2012 second-round pick from Phoenix to complete the transaction.The moves are intriguing for a variety of reasons, starting with the fact that Turkoglu will serve as a very different starting power forward than Stoudemire, with ballhandling ability that could potentially lessen the wear-and-tear absorbed by Steve Nash in running the Suns' offense.Another reason: Turkoglu is a current client and Childress is a former client of longtime player-agent Lon Babby, who appears destined to replace Steve Kerr as the Suns' new head of basketball operations.ESPN.com's Marc Stein reported Saturday that Suns owner Robert Sarver -- increasingly interested in succeeding Kerr with a revamped structure that includes non-traditional personnel voices as well as traditional basketball executives -- is giving Babby strong consideration to lead the Suns' revamped basketball department.Sources close to the situation told Stein on Sunday that Babby's hiring has been agreed to in principle, with more hires to come to assist him.Turkoglu wanted out of Toronto following a miserable debut season. It was the first year of a five-year, $53 million contract that Turkoglu received last summer after initially telling the Portland Trail Blazers that he'd sign with them.The 10-year NBA veteran averaged 11.3 points last season on 40.9 percent shooting, his lowest scoring average and shooting percentage in six years. As recently as the 2007-08 season, Turkoglu won the NBA's Most Improved Player award by averaging 19.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.6 assists with Orlando, then helped the Magic reach the NBA Finals in 2009 by averaging 16.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.9 assists.According to the Republic, Turkoglu is waiving roughly $5 million of a trade bonus in his contract and reducing the guaranteed money in the final season -- which was worth $12 million in 2013-14 -- to facilitate his move to the Suns.Childress had an NBA out in his contract with Greek power Olympiacos that he had to exercise by Thursday if he wanted to return to the States for next season. He signed a three-year, $20 million deal with the Greek team in 2008.Drafted No. 6 overall in 2004, Childress averaged 11.1 points over four seasons with Atlanta, shooting 52.2 percent from the field and 36 percent on 3-pointers.If Turkoglu starts, another recent Suns acquisition -- free-agent signee Hakim Warrick -- would likely join Childress, Channing Frye, Jared Dudley and Goran Dragic on Phoenix's second unit. In addition to Barbosa's departure, Phoenix is also expected to lose popular forward Louis Amundson this summer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 Hawks get nothing but a 2012 2nd round draft pick lol... Sund is an idiot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=abrahamburger= Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 The Hawks, who had no financial flexibility to even consider matching offers to Childress after signing Joe Johnson to a six-year deal worth nearly $120 million, will get a 2012 second-round pick from Phoenix to complete the transaction.Great. Just freaking great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 Great. Just freaking great. Hawks wouldn't be able to afford anybody because of Joe. Which is why Horford is probably gone once his contract is up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statick Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 Hawks get nothing but a 2012 2nd round draft pick lol... Sund is an idiot.Now, really...what else could he have done? He had to overpay for Joe in order to keep the nucleus intact. I honestly couldn't see another All-Star wanting to play for the Hawks if Joe bolted for the Knicks. When Sund gave Johnson that huge contract, I think we all knew we couldn't afford keep Childress (who I won't cry over losing since he bolted on us in the first place). And because the ASG are such cheapsakes, Sund is still having to work through the stink of Billy Knight's f**k-ups.What Sund needs to do is trade away Marvin Williams for another player and another draft pick, if he could swing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statick Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 Hawks wouldn't be able to afford anybody because of Joe. Which is why Horford is probably gone once his contract is up.They'll go all out to keep Horford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 I hope so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathis81WR Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prolikewhoa Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 In typical Atlanta sports fashion, we make out with nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 Poor management does that to ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb4242 Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 Hawks get nothing but a 2012 2nd round draft pick lol... Sund is an idiot.He F'd himself with the moronic deal he gave JJ. Phoenix knew the pisspoor shape we were in and took full advantage of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The True #7 Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 Does no one see the trade exception... That could seriously help...7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlacksburgHokie Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 Does no one see the trade exception... That could seriously help...7Not a very big trade exception - only 3.5ish million. Could still be helpful though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLBrave Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 Seriously, we get a trade exception in this as well. Childress, while a nice piece, isn't something we will desperately miss. Also, we own Horfords bird rights, so we will most certainly be able to keep him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEORGIAfan Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 a freaking 2nd round pick.also sund doesnt get a pass. dude signed marvin to his deal he has now. same with bibby. im sick of sund also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statick Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 a freaking 2nd round pick.also sund doesnt get a pass. dude signed marvin to his deal he has now. same with bibby. im sick of sund also.Sund's only redemption for that, IMHO, is to trade Marvin away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dharma Initiative Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 As a moderate basketball fan, I guess a 2nd round pick isn't as nice as it is in the NFL or MLB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuskillzz Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 As a moderate basketball fan, I guess a 2nd round pick isn't as nice as it is in the NFL or MLB?There are only two rounds in the nba draft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEORGIAfan Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 As a moderate basketball fan, I guess a 2nd round pick isn't as nice as it is in the NFL or MLB?yep. its highly unlikely you will find gems in the 2nd round, like you do in the mlb and nfl drafts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvt5045 Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 there is no way they let Horford get away I'm not even worried about that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prolikewhoa Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 As a moderate basketball fan, I guess a 2nd round pick isn't as nice as it is in the NFL or MLB?2nd round picks are pretty worthless. Most of those guys don't even make the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muskokas finest © Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 I wonder if the physical that Turkey-glue takes will show a pulse. He was a corpse in Toronto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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