The NBA just experienced a wild trade season with a flurry of deals around one common theme: trading a player before he hits free agency when you risk losing him for nothing.
Perhaps that’s a case of teams watching the Cavs, Raptors and Suns lose superstars without replacing them this offseason, as that’s what motivated much [...]

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This weekend I got together with Rahat Huq from TrueHoop’s Houston Rockets blog Red94 to discuss the recent trade involving Aaron Brooks and Goran Dragic.
Go to Red94 to read the full transcript, but find a few excerpts of Rahat’s observations on Brooks below:
Rahat: Brooks is not a playmaker, period.  He’s at his best when he has [...]

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Few NBA teams struggle developing young talent more than the Phoenix Suns.
Aside from Amare Stoudemire and Shawn Marion, not many players come to Phoenix as a rookie and grow into an All-Star.
It’s not that the Suns don’t find the right talent, but when they do draft that diamond in the rough, they sell him off [...]

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The Suns again surprised Planet Orange on Thursday by dealing reserve point guard Goran Dragic to the Houston Rockets for Aaron Brooks.
Most (even team management) thought the Suns weren’t going to make  any moves at the trade deadline, but when the Rockets made Brooks available, the Suns decided one more change couldn’t hurt. With Brooks [...]

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PHOENIX — As much as Phoenix Suns fans don’t want to believe it, there will come a day without Steve Nash.
It may occur next season with an offseason trade, it may be the year after when his contract expires or it may not happen for another two or three years after that if he really [...]

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With Aaron Brooks now assuming the role of Steve Nash’s backup and possible heir apparent, it’s important to know what the Suns lose in Goran Dragic and what they gain in Brooks.
We’ll take a closer look at the aspects of the game where Dragic is more effective than Brooks, and vice versa. Both point guards [...]

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