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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
It doesn't matter if they were or weren't. For a trade, Phoenix could have gotten more. Why is a free agent being traded in division for draft picks that will be picks 26-30. Unless its 5+ first round picks, this is the dirtiest trade since...what do you know, another Lakers trade, the Gasol one. NBA is a disgrace.
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It does matter because the Knicks weren't going to trade Iman Shumpert.
Could the Suns get more? I don't know. Nash is a UFA so he could have signed wherever he wanted to and the Suns could have ended up with nothing. Since it was a "sign and trade" it is not just a matter of the Suns going "we want these guys", the salaries have to work out and that can get pretty messy. 5 draft picks for a guy you could have lost for nothing is not terrible, not that great either.
Wonky NBA trades are not a symptom of David Stern turning the gears behind the scenes but more so that a bunch of NBA GMs are straight up morons (ie. David Khan, Rob Babcock).