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Possible trade options for Marquese Chriss

By Adam Maynes

PHOENIX, AZ - NOVEMBER 19: Marquese Chriss #0 of the Phoenix Suns gets introduced before the game against the Chicago Bulls on November 19, 2017 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images)
PHOENIX, AZ - NOVEMBER 19: Marquese Chriss #0 of the Phoenix Suns gets introduced before the game against the Chicago Bulls on November 19, 2017 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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A one-for-one

PHOENIX, AZ – NOVEMBER 16: Marquese Chriss #0 of the Phoenix Suns gets introduced before the game against the Houston Rockets on November 16, 2017 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images)
PHOENIX, AZ – NOVEMBER 16: Marquese Chriss #0 of the Phoenix Suns gets introduced before the game against the Houston Rockets on November 16, 2017 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images) /

The Suns could go get their backup shooting guard by trading Chriss to the Kings – which would be an ironic twist of fate for both players and for the franchise as a whole.

To acquire Marquese Chriss, the Phoenix Suns packaged two later first round picks plus a Euro-stash in Bogdan Bogdanovic to move up to the 8th spot.

Phoenix had drafted Bogdanovic in 2014 holding on to him until they finally flipped him to the Kings. This season – his rookie year – Bogdan has been okay, nothing particularly special, however, he is a better scorer than Chriss, and there is no reason to believe that his current 33.3% 3-point shooting percentage won’t be much better over the next couple of years, providing whatever team he is on with a solid outside shooting presence.

Whether the Kings would want to relinquish him at the moment, I am not sure. However, the Suns could work something out that would bring Bogdan back to the team who drafted him, and with him much better upside than Chriss.

For Sacramento, aside from Chriss, they could get Troy Daniels to help fill the gap at shooting guard left by Bogdan, a player they can either keep for the remaining duration of his contract, or cut/bought out immediately.

In terms of a package that is basically a one-for-one, I am not sure that the Suns can get much else for Chriss than someone like Bogdan. Obviously this trade includes Daniels moving over and a 2nd round pick coming back, but the trade itself is obviously Chriss for Bogdanovic. But since Chriss hasn’t shown that much in terms of overall skill and possibility, it’s not likely that teams will want to trade a single player with great upside at a different position for a player ho less upside at power forward.

The question with this particular trade is whether or not the Kings would actually want him since they do have a number of good, young bigs on the roster already. However, Vlade Divac is still in charge so you never know, and it’s never really all that bad to stockpile at one position, so Divac could make that argument.

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