I don't know why PHO would want Schroder. They already got 2 PGs superior to him.
Agree. Would have to give up Romeo or Nesmith, which may work for Suns as they are under contract control.
The Suns are in win-now mode. I doubt they'd be interested in projects like Romeo and Nesmith.
Smith is at his best when playing at Center. Per cleaningtheglass, he has played 78% of his minutes at Center this season. The respective number from last season was 88%. Last thing we need is yet another Center. I mean, we already got Timelord, Horford, Freedom, Bruno, plus Juancho who can provide cover at PF/C. If this rumor is legit, I see 3 possible scenarios:
1) We don't care about improving the team this season. We are sellers. Our priority is to collect assets and/or dodge the tax. Imo, this seems like the most likely interpretation.
2) We plan to trade one of Timelord/Horford/Freedom.
3) We plan to use Smith out of position like we do with Horford. I hope this isn't the case. I can't stand the 2-big lineups anymore.
(all 3 scenarios can be true at the same time)