As July 1st draws tantalisingly nearer. Phoenix plan to do the improbable and get the top 2 in the market.
Phoenix still hold out hope they can get both Melo and LeBron according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports.
Suns officials understand the bid will be something of a long shot, but are determined to get a meeting with James to convince him how the possibilities of two full max contracts, a roster stocked with talented, young players and the chance to pick the superstar free-agent partner of his choice ought to make Phoenix one of his most appealing suitors.
Long shot is an understatement… Can I just shoot this down now and get it over with? Alright let’s get the skinny on Phoenix and their current situation.
The Suns have $33.5 million in salary-cap space and could shed the next $10 million needed to sign James and Anthony to maximum contracts without unloading the young core of guards Eric Bledsoe and Goran Dragic and center Miles Plumlee that pushed the franchise to 48 victories in the Western Conference last season.
That’s quite a good situation to be in.
There are not many teams that can offer a Playoff contending team, max contracts to both players and have an overall half decent squad.
I take back the comment earlier, that’s actually a half decent gig. But with Melo doing his own thing and LeBron only talking to Wade and Bosh at the moment. I don’t see a Melo-LeBron partnership happening anytime soon.
