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Thoughts on a Few Al Horford Trades?

First, congrats on Millsap getting the chance with Team USA. He's so Old School in all the good ways, the league needs more players like him.

I have a question about Al Horford. His availability is apparently a real thing now, and I read the June Peachtree article on the topic. Suns' fans have been pining for Love, my recent fanpost claims Horford is the overall superior player for the Suns. With this and this in mind, what's your reaction to these trades?

#1 Hawks-TWolves-Suns-Bulls
Phx: Bled, Plumlee and Phx's 2015 1st rd pick for Horford and Jenkins
Chi: Taj, Butler and Dunleavy for Bled and Phx's 2015 pick
Min: Dieng, Budinger and Shabazz for Taj and Plumlee
Atl: Horford and Jenkins for Dieng, Butler, Shabazz, Budinger and Dunleavy.

Commentary with the original fanpost.

#2 Hawks-Suns-Bulls
Phx: Bled and 2015 Phx 1st for Horford
Chi: Taj and McDermott for Bled
Atl: Horford for Taj, McDermott and 2015 Phx 1st

The more I looked into it, Butler's defense on LeBron has been so dominant that it seems the Bulls would balk at forking over Taj AND Butler unless someone like Love was coming back. I like this deal better than #1. A frontline of Taj, Antic, Muscala, Payne and Millsap is pretty damn nice. McDermott is Korver's understudy and then replacement. And the pick is because Ferry knows Horford's full value. As a side note, I wonder why the Bulls have not expressed any interest in Bledsoe. At my most cynical, I wonder if Bled's agent (who also reps Lebron) would try to dissuade Eric from going to the Bulls. That team would be loaded (Rose-Bled-Butler-Gasol-Noah) and ready to eviscerate the Cavs.

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