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[miller40]

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[shontay33]

[braveniler58]

I would love January. We haven't had a legit starting caliber point guard in a while.

If Dee is right about our interior, then it might also be a good time to trade Dupree (no way will Greiner be traded). Not sure if what we get back would be worth it though.

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[zune69]

[lynxmania]

Mercury and Brondello agree to new multi-year deal

[caune]

Bone is or technically will be a free agent, right? Isn't this past season the last of her rookie contract? So the mercury have to sign her before they could trade her.

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[Richyyy]

[Luuuc]

Firstly, congrats to Sandy on the new contract.
I was wondering which direction the franchise was going to go on that one. They didn't leave us guessing for very long.

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[Michelle89]

[J-Spoon]

I doubt PX just let Bone's walk, and because of her size, having been an all-star, and still being in the first half of her career someone is going to be willing to pay her, so Bone seems like a perfect candidate for a sign and trade deal.

I would say even coming off a poor season PX can get something for her. If Sims is too much I can't imagine Dallas not being willing to offer the #10 pick (I doubt Dallas gives up #3, but #10 when you also have #11 for a player like Bone who could still possibly start in Dallas seems like an easy move to make). If I'm PX do I take the #10 pick? Maybe, if I can't get anything better.

So would Seattle be willing to up the ante and offer the #6 pick? If I'm Seattle I would consider it, if you think Bone could be that big center, she might even start in Seattle with a nice compliment in K. Thomas off the bench if you want to play offense/defense at the position.

SA is another place that might look into Bone (especially with Appel retiring) so what could SA offer that might out bid Dallas or Seattle? D-Rob? Seems a little high, but coming off an injury it is not impossible to imagine, if we consider an imaginary bidding war, (which might be imaginary) but SA doesn't have anything in that less than D-Rob but more than Say A. Montgomery or S. Colson. Would PX take Colson for Bone? maybe, but there would probably be someone else willing to offer more is my point.

So I think Dallas, SA and Seattle might all be interested enough in Bone to garner a sign and trade, and maybe even up Bone's trade value, beyond her perceived value based on this last season.

[Richyyy]

Bear in mind that for a sign-and-trade, the player has to actually want to go to the destination. Bone's already forced her way out of one promising young team that was losing a lot. Who knows whether she'd want to go to a young team that are still working on a rebuilding project.

No idea whether she was happier barely playing in Phoenix than she was as a starter in a situation she apparently didn't like in Connecticut. And Phoenix already have Taylor and probably Bass coming off their cap, after dumping Quinn and Currie's contracts earlier in the year. If they think she can be more than Griner's backup, maybe they just pay her themselves.

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[J-Spoon]

One of my assumption is that she would probably want to start, but I have no idea if that is true.

I was also kind of thinking PX couldn't afford her but with all the turnover that won't be true this upcoming season, so yeah they could just pay her.

Serious question, not trying to make a point, did they ever play Bone and Griner together? And did it work if they did?

For destinations I figured Seattle is up and coming so it might have some appeal, and since she played at Texas A&M I decided she liked or had a connection to Texas, again pure speculation but that is why besides need I included those teams. I actually really like her in Dallas for some reason, her and Paris splitting the center spot seem like a workable combo. Dallas simply needs someone who can put all their talented pieces together. Dallas could be the new bad girls of the league if they could make it work.

[Wiseone1]

[Michelle89]

[Angus24]

I assume the Tankers will tank and since they have #5 already they could do a lot of rebuilding without trading anybody. I doubt SAS will trade DRob unless they were offered the best PF in the league and I don't see that happening.

[Tally24]

I'm not sure we need DRob, I like Xargay at the point, and would like to see what she could do in a full season as a starter. I'd much rather shop around for a 4. It's too bad Bone didn't come with a receipt, it would be nice to return her to the Sun in exchange for Tuck or even Little. I guess it's possible that Dupree could have a bounce back year, but I'm not so sure.

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[SCook]

I say, Phoenix should go for Leilani Mitchell if they can't trade for Sims. They do need a backup center that is happy with coming in after BG. It's not realistic to only rely on DT as a play maker, she needs help with PT gone

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[J-Spoon]

Since Alba Torrens was mentioned in the Minny thread. DT (who plays with Torrens over seas) should try to convince her to join Spanish National teammate Xargay in PX. The #5 pick for the rights to Torrens would be a realistic trade IMO, and Torrens could take the Taylor role.

[myrtle]

Torrens has continually said 'no' to the w. Not sure why she would change her mind now.

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