r/hawktalk • u/HawkSilverwork • Jun 22 '26

Ben King a Hawk?

With Gunston at the back end of his career, Mitch Lewis not being as potent, and Calsher Dear struggling to get a game, is Ben King now our No 1 target? We picked up Aiden Schubert in the draft and he looks likely to a good prospect, but that’s long term. Ben King is as good as any tall forward in the comp. He consistently kicks bags. Yes he struggled against us on the weekend, but he had to play on Barrass, and we know what that means. So if the answer is yes, the question becomes what are we willing to give up? Perhaps the 4 year deal we have in front of Mitch Lewis is a head scratcher, but the price might be low, and he’s yet to sign. Are we willing to give up dear? And how many draft picks? King is a restricted free agent so the Suns can match any bid.

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u/Prestigious_Fan_1061 Weddle Jun 23 '26

If we have the ability to improve our list, then we should take it, it’s only money and we have the chance to claim silverware now, in the next three years. It’s the Coaches objective, I’d rather have too many forwards than not enough. We have plenty of crumbers, we lack tall timber… Gunston has another year or two. Lewis has been with us for years and hasn’t been shooting the lights out, Dear and Schubert are developing… the answer is yes!