Certain teams feel pressured to make a deal at the trade deadline. They’re usually teams with GMs that probably feel as if they are on the hot seat. We’re not sure if that’s exactly the case with Phoenix a year ago, but GM Ryan McDonough admits that trading Isaiah Thomas was a mistake.
Thomas has blossomed into an all-star in Boston and Phoenix didn’t really get much in return.
“I think in retrospect trading Isaiah Thomas when we did was a mistake,” he said of last season’s trade deadline deal with the Boston Celtics. “I think sometimes in the recruitment process things sound better in July (luring Thomas in free agency) than they do in November.
“He wanted more, he wanted a bigger role and I understand why: He’s a talented player,” McDonough added. “In retrospect, we should have carried him into the summer. If there’s one (decision) that stands out, if I could get a mulligan, that’d be it.”
H/T: Arizona Sports
