O.J Mayo to PHX?

[GreatHILL]

TommyB (Arkansas)

What is the latest word on O.J Mayo? Why are teams not jumping on him?

John Hollinger

He's resisting. Knows he has a payday waiting in Phoenix three days from now.

good plan by the suns :cheers:

[DStebb716]

Yea, he'll end up in Phoenix I think.

[Batz]

Phoenix are having a hell of an off-season here. Didn't see it coming really. If they land Mayo they get an A from me.

[Crown&Coke]

NOLA said they are going to match EJ's deal, but most likely take the full time alloted just to screw with PHX :lol

OJ is a solid replacement, just don't give him 58 million

[QuebecBaller]

Yea, he'll end up in Phoenix I think.

Phoenix or Indiana

[Maniak]

Don't overpay.

I've always wanted him on the Suns though.

[Mr Clutch Melo]

If Phoenix can get the best out of Beasley and Mayo they have a hell of a duo. Beas and Mayo are living in the shadow of Rose, Westbrook and the others from the 08 class.

[GreatHILL]

NOLA said they are going to match EJ's deal, but most likely take the full time alloted just to screw with PHX :lol

OJ is a solid replacement, just don't give him 58 million

nothing is screwed for the suns its a win-win situation, sure gordon is better at this moment but who knows mayo might be goes off with dragic in the backcourt

[Sawbucks23]

I'd rather see OJ Mayo on the Suns than Gordon since Mayo is going to be cheaper. There will be money leftover to sign Brown again!

[D-Rose]

Suns are going to have one hell of a fun team to watch if they get Mayo!

[Crown&Coke]

nothing is screwed for the suns its a win-win situation, sure gordon is better at this moment but who knows mayo might be goes off with dragic in the backcourt

Screwed as in tying up that capspace for a few days just because NOLA is being shitty about it.

They said they would match, why you gonna wait? Its literally just to mess with PHX cap situation. they are not deliberating anything

Say a team jumped in the mix and offered OJ something today, and PHX can't do squat because NOLA is jerking them around and trolling the shit outta them out of sheer disdain.

At least its not 7 day wait period like the last CBA

[GreatHILL]

Screwed as in tying up that capspace for a few days just because NOLA is being shitty about it.

They said they would match, why you gonna wait? Its literally just to mess with PHX cap situation. they are not deliberating anything

Say a team jumped in the mix and offered OJ something today, and PHX can't do squat because NOLA is jerking them around and trolling the shit outta them out of sheer disdain.

At least its not 7 day wait period like the last CBA

i know what u mean, but i think mayo promised to the suns he sign for them if nola matches, mayo has the same agent as gordon, and i dont believe someone gives him around $6,5-7million.

[Crown&Coke]

i know what u mean, but i think mayo promised to the suns he sign for them if nola matches, mayo has the same agent as gordon, and i dont believe someone gives him around $6,5-7million.

oh snap, good info

had not idea they shared agents

:cheers:

[Levity]

dragic
oj
beasly
frye
gortat

an interesting starting 5. gonna be a fun team to watch next season.

[bigwebb5000]

Screwed as in tying up that capspace for a few days just because NOLA is being shitty about it.

They said they would match, why you gonna wait? Its literally just to mess with PHX cap situation. they are not deliberating anything

Say a team jumped in the mix and offered OJ something today, and PHX can't do squat because NOLA is jerking them around and trolling the shit outta them out of sheer disdain.

At least its not 7 day wait period like the last CBA


They're waiting to sign him because that's more money the hornets have to spend. Hornets have about $10m or so to work with now but will have closer to $4-5m to work with once we sign Gordon's offer sheet, so since they can go over the cap to sign there own players, it's wise to wait to match the offer for Gordon to go after a free agent or an amnestied player like maybe Elton Brand. They aren't trolling. It's just smart business.

[KB2009Champ]

dragic
oj
beasly
frye
gortat

an interesting starting 5. gonna be a fun team to watch next season.


They will get eaten alive on D but will be fun to watch.

[Maniak]

With the perimeter shooting of our backcourt i don't think frye is necessary to start. plus, morris' shot has developed so much i think he fits better as a starter overall. frye was very inconsistent last season. i really hope he has developed some post moves and will try to go there more next season. i think he takes too many long jumpers and threes.

[roffie]

he's gonna get overpaid.. no doubt lol

[Maniak]

he's gonna get overpaid.. no doubt lol
I think the Suns put a good price on Beasley so I have a bit more faith on the franchise's offer to Mayo.

[wagexslave]

If New Orleans retains Gordon, how about we amnesty Josh Childress(gonna happen anyways) and a good chunk of that money towards signing OJ Mayo for SG and Kris Humphries for PF to give us a lineup of:

PG: Goran Dragic / Kendall Marshall / Sebastian Telfair
SG: O.J. Mayo / Michael Redd
SF: Michael Beasley / Jared Dudley / Hakim Warrick
PF: Kris Humphries / Markieff Morris
C: Marcin Gortat / Channing Frye

That wouldn't look all too bad for a team that just started rebuilding like a week and a half ago. :cheers:

[Rab]

I'm not terribly interested in Mayo on the Suns. Not to say he wouldn't be a good fit, but I'd rather them sign someone to a one year deal and keep themselves in play for FA's next offseason. They're not going to be good, so let's get a higher draft pick, and spend money somewhere else later. Just my opinion. No more bandaids.

[mrhoopfan]

Suns should say screw it and go small with Beasley at the 4. Run teams to death.

Lineup:
1- Dragic
2- Mayo
3- Dudley
4- Beasley
5- Gortat

Bench:
marshall, Frye, Warrick, Childress, Morris

[Rab]

Suns should say screw it and go small with Beasley at the 4. Run teams to death.

Lineup:
1- Dragic
2- Mayo
3- Dudley
4- Beasley
5- Gortat

Bench:
marshall, Frye, Warrick, Childress, Morris
Been there, done that. Time to move on IMO.

[wagexslave]

I'm not terribly interested in Mayo on the Suns. Not to say he wouldn't be a good fit, but I'd rather them sign someone to a one year deal and keep themselves in play for FA's next offseason. They're not going to be good, so let's get a higher draft pick, and spend money somewhere else later. Just my opinion. No more bandaids.
If they can sign a young player with solid potential like Mayo at a good price right now, why gamble on next year? If we can amnesty Childress and sign Mayo for around the same amount of money per year as we'd be paying Childress during that period of time, no harm done.

If any of these players pan out, we could always try and make some trades for some good players in the future. But right now we have to remember that this is a rebuilding process and we can't simply gamble on what MIGHT happen years from now, we need to take advantage of the opportunities we have right now.

[knickballer]

dragic
oj
beasly
frye
gortat

an interesting starting 5. gonna be a fun team to watch next season.

Definitely a fun team but the best part is they got some young solid pieces for the future. Dragic is probably the closest thing we have to Nash in this league(besides Nash obv) and Mayo still has some great potential.

If I was the Suns they will need to make Beasley their 6th man and get Dudley starting at SF. No way a defensive and smart player like Dudley is on the bench. They could start Beasley at the 4 as Gortat is a solid defensive player but I think the best role would be a 6th man role(30+min)

Dragic
Mayo
Dudley
Morris
Gortat
6th- Beasley
Lopez, Marshall, Frye, etc bench

[wagexslave]

Definitely a fun team but the best part is they got some young solid pieces for the future
THIS!

I love how this offseason is going mostly because we have lost nothing but old guys like Grant "Over The" Hill and Steve Nash, and we're not trying to sign old players to replace them with, like we have so often in the past.

This is by far the youngest the Suns have been in a LONG time. They went from being one of the oldest teams in the league for many years with Nash, Hill, Shaq, Carter, Bell, J-Rich, Marion, etc, to now going to be one of the youngest teams in the league. As a Suns fan, this really excites me. :rockon:

[StabMasterArson]

I'd most def love a Suns team looking like this.

PG Dragic
SG Mayo
SF Beas
PF Morris
C Gortat

2nd Unit

PG Bassy/Marshall
SG Shannon
SF Dudley
PF Frye
C RoLo

[highwhey]

If Phoenix can get the best out of Beasley and Mayo they have a hell of a duo. Beas and Mayo are living in the shadow of Rose, Westbrook and the others from the 08 class.
:rockon:
they'll have the opportunity to prove their true potential in phoenix. i have been big on mayo since the draft, was a bit disappointing in him not being the superstar i imagined him to be, but he's still a great player.

[GaryRaymond23]

They will get eaten alive on D but will be fun to watch.

Just like the Suns for the past 10 years lol

[Rab]

If they can sign a young player with solid potential like Mayo at a good price right now, why gamble on next year? If we can amnesty Childress and sign Mayo for around the same amount of money per year as we'd be paying Childress during that period of time, no harm done.

If any of these players pan out, we could always try and make some trades for some good players in the future. But right now we have to remember that this is a rebuilding process and we can't simply gamble on what MIGHT happen years from now, we need to take advantage of the opportunities we have right now.
Because you aren't going to get Mayo on a Childress contract. Mayo knows the Suns are his best chance for a payday. I just don't want them to overpay for him. I think he'd be fine here, but I'm not really sold on a long term plan of Mayo, Beasley, and Dragic. I'm tired of fringe playoff teams that get low lottery picks.

[knickballer]

I don't think a unit with Dragic/Mayo/Beasley all starting would be too effective. Dudley has to start over Beasley or even Mayo and have one of them become the 6th man. You need balance on a squad and the 6th man should be a scorer(Beasley)

[IGotACoolStory]

Mayo is the better 6th man, imo. But the Suns don't have a SG to start above him.

[StabMasterArson]

I don't think a unit with Dragic/Mayo/Beasley all starting would be too effective. Dudley has to start over Beasley or even Mayo and have one of them become the 6th man. You need balance on a squad and the 6th man should be a scorer(Beasley)


Dudley's always been better coming off the bench. :biggums:

Dudley's 6th man status and that's always been his role on the team because he brings energy, can knock down shots and play defense.

Just because dude was forced into a starter role last leason because we had no scorers and Hill was injured doesn't mean he's a starter caliber 3.

And in the Suns style of play how's a 3 like Beasley that has size, can handle the ball, and score from anywhere on the court a bad thing :wtf:

[GreatHILL]

http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2012/7/12/3156262/oj-mayo-to-visit-suns-friday

[bluechox2]

mayo's about to get overpaid thanks to the suns

[GreatHILL]

mayo's about to get overpaid thanks to the suns

who gives a shit, is that your money?

[GreatHILL]

knicks overpay every player since 10 years or more :oldlol:

[zac]

I've been calling this for a long time now. As soon as NO said they'd match, it was pretty much a done deal to land OJ.

[wagexslave]

mayo's about to get overpaid thanks to the suns
lol Remember when Amare got overpaid thanks to the Knicks and not the Suns?

[GreatHILL]

http://oi46.tinypic.com/2n84e1f.jpg

[All Net]

I expect this to happen when Hornets match Eric Gordon's offer sheet.

[zac]

OJ is in Phoenix right now having a meeting and talking about "new home?"

[ncrizzle]

OJ can give u offense, but he is not a very efficient player. His defense has improved greatly, but he has very poor handles. He can get his own shot, but he is much better when he doesnt try to take his man off the dribble too much. He is money when he catches and shoots or steps back after a one or two dribbles. If he can learn what shots NOT to take instead of throwing anything up, he will be a great player. Im gonna miss him, but i think the grizz are going to be a better team without him.

PS. DO NOT LET HIM PLAY PG

[Rab]

Please don't overpay.

[Anti Hero]

I like it, but like my other Suns fans have stated, please don't overpay.

[Anti Hero]

OJ can give u offense, but he is not a very efficient player. His defense has improved greatly, but he has very poor handles. He can get his own shot, but he is much better when he doesnt try to take his man off the dribble too much. He is money when he catches and shoots or steps back after a one or two dribbles. If he can learn what shots NOT to take instead of throwing anything up, he will be a great player. Im gonna miss him, but i think the grizz are going to be a better team without him.

PS. DO NOT LET HIM PLAY PG

We got the Rookie Kendall Marshall and Goran Dragic running the point. He won't need to play point and in all likelyhood could just camp out and get a catch and shoot.

[OmniStrife]

http://oi46.tinypic.com/2n84e1f.jpg
Get them both....
















...for tree fiddy

[Anti Hero]

Local radio says Suns are willing to pass on Mayo if they can't get him at a decent price. 5 1/2 - 6 million a season.

[Anti Hero]

Get them both....
















...for tree fiddy


http://theoccultsection.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/cap005.jpg

Oh lawd, it's the loch ness monster, again!

[ncrizzle]

Local radio says Suns are willing to pass on Mayo if they can't get him at a decent price. 5 1/2 - 6 million a season.

I believe he is looking for something around 3yr/24mill . The Celtics and the Mavs are the only other teams i have really heard talk about getting him. He will get a good deal, but is going to be over payed fo sho

[Anti Hero]

I believe he is looking for something around 3yr/24mill . The Celtics and the Mavs are the only other teams i have really heard talk about getting him. He will get a good deal, but is going to be over payed fo sho

apparently he is tweeting from his hotel here and talking about his "new home".. I don't follow him on twitter but the radio guise were mentioning it. I don't think he plays in Boston. Mavericks seem more likely, they have the money and their backcourt is doodoo.

[ncrizzle]

From *********

"Free agent O.J. Mayo was in Phoenix on Friday, his first visit with one of multiple teams in the hunt for the Grizzlies

[Rowe]

Phoenix trying to revive careers all around.

Are they gonna amnesty Josh Childress?

[PejaNowitzki]

Been there, done that. Time to move on IMO.



I'd rather see a young team that runs the ball down the court and down people's throats rather than whatever abomination they became over the past season and 1/2.

[PejaNowitzki]

OJ can give u offense, but he is not a very efficient player. His defense has improved greatly, but he has very poor handles. He can get his own shot, but he is much better when he doesnt try to take his man off the dribble too much. He is money when he catches and shoots or steps back after a one or two dribbles. If he can learn what shots NOT to take instead of throwing anything up, he will be a great player. Im gonna miss him, but i think the grizz are going to be a better team without him.

PS. DO NOT LET HIM PLAY PG



Its a good thing that the Suns have Goran Dragic and Kendall Marshall then huh?

[Anti Hero]

Phoenix trying to revive careers all around.

Are they gonna amnesty Josh Childress?
That's the rumor, and it's the right thing to do.

[PejaNowitzki]

That's the rumor, and it's the right thing to do.



Its either him or Warrick and Warrick is only semi-useless.

[ncrizzle]

Its a good thing that the Suns have Goran Dragic and Kendall Marshall then huh?

Cool story. But OJ has came out and said that he would like to play PG. He played back up some behind conley for us this year and the other 3 years he was with Memphis. I wouldnt put it past the Suns to slip OJ in at PG instead of a rookie at a certain point.

[Rab]

I'd rather see a young team that runs the ball down the court and down people's throats rather than whatever abomination they became over the past season and 1/2.
I am all for the youth movement, and rebuild. Don't really care to assemble another run and gun team...one that will be significantly worse than the previous core.

[Nash]

Suns overpaying lower tier "stars". OJ Mayo and Beasley? C'mon son.

[Rab]

Phoenix trying to revive careers all around.

Are they gonna amnesty Josh Childress?
That's been the question for months now. I think if there were a deal they could make that would significantly improve the team, he'd be gone already, but as it stands, there is no real reason to let him go.

[Anti Hero]

Suns overpaying lower tier "stars". OJ Mayo and Beasley? C'mon son.
Beas for 6 a year? Doesn't sound that bad to me.

[lilojmayo]

[QUOTE=ncrizzle]From *********

"Free agent O.J. Mayo was in Phoenix on Friday, his first visit with one of multiple teams in the hunt for the Grizzlies

[highwhey]

So is today last say NO can match Gordon offer?

[StabMasterArson]

So is today last say NO can match Gordon offer?


yep.

[PejaNowitzki]

They're waiting to sign him because that's more money the hornets have to spend. Hornets have about $10m or so to work with now but will have closer to $4-5m to work with once we sign Gordon's offer sheet, so since they can go over the cap to sign there own players, it's wise to wait to match the offer for Gordon to go after a free agent or an amnestied player like maybe Elton Brand. They aren't trolling. It's just smart business.



No they're not, New Orleans is definitely trolling, they aren't signing anybody, they're just trying to screw with Phoenix, which is pretty much par for the course when it comes to RFA situations although while New Orleans thinks they are being clever, Mayo is just chilling back and waiting for the situation to resolve itself so he can sign with the Suns.

[PejaNowitzki]

yep.


5 PM EST.

[OmniStrife]

Since Gordon is irrelevant, I'd like to bump this thread with a question.

Who you like better? O.J or C. Lee?

[livingby3's]

Oj. i always thought the guy can show something given the green light

[JtotheIzzo]

If Phoenix can get the best out of Beasley and Mayo they have a hell of a duo. Beas and Mayo are living in the shadow of Rose, Westbrook and the others from the 08 class.

two high risk personalities, two guys heralded as great before they were pros but generally disappointments. I hope it works out and they mature, but it will be tough.

[Walker]

Suns overpaying lower tier "stars". OJ Mayo and Beasley? C'mon son.
Overpaying? Have you even seen what Beas was signed for?

Anyway what do you care, aren't you a Lakers fan now...

[GOBB]

Don't overpay.

I've always wanted him on the Suns though.

What kind of deal do you hope to expect?

[B-Easy8]

I would take the gamble. Mayo has a lot of talent he just needs more opportunities, similar to Beasley. They could potentially realise how good they could be together on this team and live up to there potential or they could keep playing the way they are and be above average scorers. Either way it's looking good as long as you don't overpay.

[ElPigto]

Since Gordon is irrelevant, I'd like to bump this thread with a question.

Who you like better? O.J or C. Lee?

I think OJ has more talent that Courtney. Courtney is definitely a very good role player, but OJ might still have something to show if he is given a starter role on another team. I would definitely go for OJ if I wanted to take a look if he has any all-star potential.

[lilojmayo]

His market has already been set in his/agents eyes in regards to phx.


He is going to want more Beasley at 6 million. Most likely going to want more than Goran received at a little more than 8 million. Especially since they have already shown they are willing to pay Gordon 15 million.

OJ and his agent are prolly asking for either

3 year deal at 8.5 milllion

or

4 year deal at 9-10 million



If the Suns refuse to overpay hiim. Then there is no doubt he is going to go to the Chicago Bulls from what I have read and most likely sign a short term 2 year deal with them.

So he can compete for a championship while increasing his market value as a starter again. If he even comes close to reproducing his 1st/2nd year numberss as a Bull.

You can book it he gets a max deal come 2 years from now.

That is what GarPax and Rose are probably trying to sell to hiim in their "meetings" they have been having in vegas.

[Maniak]

What kind of deal do you hope to expect?
Ideally the same as Beasley but I doubt that would go very well.

[Lakers_Kobe_Fan]

Ideally the same as Beasley but I doubt that would go very well.

lol Beasley money??? for that money he will come to LA Lakers then....S&T

[Maniak]

lol Beasley money??? for that money he will come to LA Lakers then....S&T
I said ideally, not that's what I predict.

[Lakers_Kobe_Fan]

I said ideally, not that's what I predict.

i know i know...i was dreaming too :cheers: