Childress is on the block...?

[A.E]

Report: Josh Childress is on the block
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The Phoenix Suns made a significant trade yesterday, moving Jason Richardson, arguably their second best player, along with the albatross contract of Hedo Turkoglu and Earl Clark to acquire Vince Carter, Marcin Gortat and a first round draft pick.

If reports are on target, they are not through dealing.

Marc Stein of ESPN reports that the Suns have discussed trading Josh Childress, acquired this summer in free agency after two years in Greece, to no avail. That Childress can’t get off Gentry’s bench is a little bizarre. It’s a matter of discipline, and that’s fine, but Childress is athletic enough, there should be a place for him. This team isn’t good enough to be benching a talent like Childress. And it’s not going to help with trying to move him.

Rebuilding teams should be taking a look at him. The problem is that Childress is on the books for $20 million more after this season. It may be easier to trade for him after the CBA talks are over if there are rollbacks. Moving him before then is going to be difficult unless the Suns sneak into a three-way deal with a team willing to take on massive amounts of salary. And that’s not exactly likely with everyone buckling down over the next few months.

You have to wonder how things would have progressed for Childress had he not bolted for Europe. I’m sure he got some quality experiences out of it, and the money he got when he came back was great, but his career is in a hole right now. It just could have been different, that’s all.

It would almost be wise to trade Childress at this juncture...although nothing the Phoenix Suns have done with their roster makes any sense these days. They have no money for STAT...but they trade for Turkoglu in the same offseason. They basically trade away all their better defenderss and do what? Load up on a ton of small forwards?

Steve Nash is trying to be all nice & diplomatic about these trades...but he's gotta want the f**k out of Arizona more than ever.

 

[DJT]

I wonder if they can pull off a deal. I think Childress should be getting more time than he does on the Suns. Maybe the Hawks will make a move for him??

 

[RipCity32]

I don't see what kind of market there could be for him right now? It's not like he's playing great lol.

 

[Rios15]

Steve Nash just needs to play in Canada now lol. At least once in his career.

 

[DJT]

I don't see what kind of market there could be for him right now? It's not like he's playing great lol.

Thats because he's not playing. lol

 

[$tunna]

Dag, J-Chillz def deserves a chance to get some more pt. Dude can do so much, it's a shame he can't showcase it all