There's nothing at all to substantiate either of these, but there's a been a lot of discussion lately on local radio on the Suns trading for either Camby or Sheed. I realize radio is just trying to drum up discussion, and it's not the real world, but...
The case for Camby, is that you get someone with a stronger inside presence who can run the floor and shoot a high percentage mid-range set shot. I'm a lilfe-long Nuggets fan, so I see Camby a lot. He's not a 'strong' inside presence. He's a very good help defender with great insticts and longer arms. But he's not physical at all. Come playoff time, pending some beautiful intervention by Stern / Stu, physicality will still rule the playoffs. Anyone notice what the Spurs did to the Nuggets this year, when the Nugs had their own version of Kurt Thomas in Nene? The trade scenarios also involve either Marion or Thomas. I've said it before - unless your getting KG , Jason Kidd or Kobe, don't do get rid of anyone that plays more than 10 minutes a game, ESPECIALLY Kurt Thomas. Also, Camby is injury prone and I'm not sure how he'd stay healthy in the Suns system playing meaningful minutes.
Sheed? No no no no no. He's one of the top 5 headcases in the league, god only knows what he'd do in our locker room. How much drama, ego and emotion can they reasonably expect Nash to manage? Yes, he shoots the 3 well, is reasonably good defensively - it makes sense for all those reasons. I guess he'd take some pressure of Stoudemire in the most-T's race. But again, you do this only if you don't move a core player, and there's no minutes for anyone else. Anyone think Sheed would do well with 10 - 15 minutes a game? Me neither.
So far, I've seen no rumor that makes sense for the Suns. Of these two scenarios, I'll take Camby, but only if it costs the Suns no more than Diaw.
Now....wouldn't Jason Kidd be an interesting acquisition...anyone want to see Kidd coming off the bench to spell Nash? He's not getting younger, and I think that's a great scenario, but it's as likely as any of these other 'rumor's. Which is to say, not likely at all.
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