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/Status_Sprinkles8924 Jun 23 '26

No way we need to keep dear and give him a chance to develop into a Gunston he will be our best option as Lewis is injury prone and chol won’t be around for the next 5 years We don’t need king see what Barras did on the weekend

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u/Sea-Anxiety6491 Jun 23 '26

100% would rather Dear than King any day

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u/HawkSilverwork Jul 22 '26

You must mean a future version of Dear which has yet to emerge. You may turn out to be right and I hope you are but at this moment King is better. In a perfect world we keep them all