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5 Uncle Drew Trades the Suns Should Consider

LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 18: Kyrie Irving at Sports Illustrated 2017 Fashionable 50 Celebration at Avenue on July 18, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for SPORTS ILLUSTRATED)
LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 18: Kyrie Irving at Sports Illustrated 2017 Fashionable 50 Celebration at Avenue on July 18, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for SPORTS ILLUSTRATED) /
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Bonus Trade: Brooklyn

PHOENIX, AZ – MARCH 23: D’Angelo Russell
PHOENIX, AZ – MARCH 23: D’Angelo Russell /

The Nets are saying all the right things about building a team culture, playing for the long-term, and they seem to be walking the walk. However, this is the big apple and the chance to put together a team worth watching while the Knicks are terrible is a temptation too great to pass up.  For the Nets to turn their dumpster fire of a roster into Kyrie will be one of the great success stories in management history.

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For the Suns, the chance to get D’Angelo Russell is the win. Yes, Russell has struggled, but what a better story line than taking a Lakers discard, turning him into an All-Star, and watching him punish them year after year? That’s the stuff that warms my heart and would give a struggling young kid with star potential the motivation to thrive. Russell has serious skills and his pairing with Booker would be a lot of fun to watch.

Cleveland Receives: Eric Bledsoe and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson

Phoenix Receives: D’Angelo Russell and Trevor Booker

Brooklyn Receives: Kyrie Irving