On Doe, the Straw and Cash Considerations

So, after all the talk, the discussions and the rumors, the Suns got Alando Tucker, D.J. Strawberry and Cash Considerations.

Steve Kerr had tried to move up in the draft, making an offer to the Bobcats, that according to the Suns (as Paul Coro reported today in the Republic) was close to being accepted.
"We made a great offer," Suns General Manager Steve Kerr said. "It definitely surprised us (to be turned down)." That could have meant a chance to pick Noah. Now of course, Tucker was exactly the kind of player D'Antoni was looking for (Yeah, right...).
Based on what I am reading this morning Alando "Doe" Tucker has great athletic ability, he's fast, strong and can jump; unfortunately he can't shoot (and sometimes it becomes important in this game). He should help off the bench next season, possibly as a back up to Shawn Marion.

It seems like at 24th, the best Steve Kerr could do was get some money, or I should say Cash Considerations, speaking of which I'll never understand what does the term "considerations" add to the word "cash". Must be some kind of politically correct term just to avoid stating that you pay money to buy someone.
Three million is a lot of money, you save some "money considerations" not having to sign a first round pick you were not going to play much anyway. I think one of these days some college prospect should change his name officially in Mr. Cash Considerations.
In the second round the Suns got D.J. Strawberry, the son of RF Darryl. He's a solid defensive player and a good athlete. His minutes will depends on future moves by the Suns.

Overall I think the Suns had a poor draft (in the losers category according to SI, Yahoo!, ). Sometimes it's just bad luck. The Suns' offseason won't be judged by this draft, but it's better not to forget this Suns team is great as it is and just keeping the core of the team together means they'll be one of the best.

Go Suns !