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Report: Suns not an option for Thompson

With just under a month to go until NBA training camps open, restricted free agent Tristan Thompson and the Cleveland Cavaliers are not close to completing a new contract. Some fans of the Phoenix Suns may want the team to try to acquire Thompson by offloading Markieff Morris to the Cavs, but that scenario is not feasible. From Gerald Bourguet of Valley of the Suns:

    "From the Suns’ perspective, a sign-and-trade for Thompson might be better than anything else Phoenix could get in a potential Markieff Morris trade at this point — but only from a talent perspective. If the Suns were to deal Keef, they’d need to get a starting-caliber 4 in return. Otherwise they’d be looking at starting Mirza Teletovic with Jon Leuer backing him up. But talent isn’t the only factor here, even if a disgruntled Morris could wind up being a terrible influence. While Keef still has four years and $32 million left on his contract — a major steal considering his offensive skill set and the rising NBA salary cap — Thompson wants to be paid nearly $19 million a season for a skill set that wouldn’t fit in nearly as well in Phoenix. ... Thompson would probably be the best player the Suns could acquire in a Markieff Morris trade at this point, but paying out max money for a player like that is not something (GM Ryan) McDonough would even consider doing. At this point, the Suns would be far better off waiting it out with Keef rather than drastically overpaying for a limited player like Thompson."
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