Or to put it another way, with this kind of response from the Suns' management, what rookie would dare to join the Phoenix Suns in the future? Wouldn't they worry that if they got into a conflict with a veteran, the Suns would just blindly side with the old-timer?
"So you only have one choice: cut Malone."
At this point, Chen Yu understood.
'So Sanders wants Malone.'
"Philip, you want to know if we're planning to waive him or buy him out, don't you?" Chen Yu's words essentially confirmed that they were going to get rid of Malone.
There was no need to hide it. Before practice ended around noon, Chen Yu planned to head to the US Airways Center with Brian to tell Malone he was being cut.
Sanders nodded.
If the Phoenix Suns chose to waive him, a slew of teams would undoubtedly try to claim him.
It was Carl Malone, after all. Even without knowing how the league would punish him, who would pass up a $1.5 million contract? Only an idiot.
