Mar 7, 2012; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves shooting guard Wesley Johnson (4) during the first quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center. Timberwolves won 106-94. Mandatory Credit: Greg Smith-US PRESSWIRE

The Suns’ made a big move today acquiring 3^rd year swingman Wesley Johnson from the Minnesota Timberwolves as well as a first round pick and sent Robin Lopez and Hakim Warrick to New Orleans. This is a great move for the Suns as they add a young prospect in Johnson, a first round pick, and also getting rid of Hakim Warrick’s contract.

As I expected Lopez secured a deal via sign and trade worth 15M over 3 years. The Suns’ now have 6 first round picks and 5 second round picks in the next 3 years, those are extremely valuable assets for a rebuilding team and the Suns now put themselves in a great position to make a run at free agent superstars next year.

The addition of Wesley Johnson now gives the Suns major depth at the wing positions as they now have Shannon Brown, Jared Dudley, Wesley Johnson, P.J Tucker and Michael Beasley. After being slammed for trading Steve Nash to the Lakers the Suns have bounced back in good fashion and put themselves in a great position to be relevant again much sooner than most expected.

For me, for some time now, that guy was Hakim Warrick. When coming off the bench, he rarely brought anything interesting on offence, constantly missing midrange jumpers and playing matador defence. Sure, he was athletic, sure he scored 30 points that one time he was paired with Steve Nash in Channing Frye’s absence, but that never changed my opinion of him being a scrub, a cheap replacement for the pick-n-roll excitement Amar’e brought to Phoenix. The annoying bricks, the inability to play a team game, all of that was annoying the living hell out of me.

Now, for a little side note. As you may or may not know, I’m a big hockey fan. Not as big of a hockey fan as a basketball fan, but still… A big hockey fan. And as a big hockey fan, I love meself some Edmonton Oilers. That’s right, the Edmonton Oilers that were the worst team in the league last year. I remember watching games, and finding my own scapegoats. Tom Gilbert, a defenceman, always seemed out of position when goals were scored against the Oilers, anytime I goal happened, my eye caught a big number 77 somewhere out there on that replay, confused as to what to do. Then there was centre Andrew Cogliano, a guy with insane speed on his skates, but no skill whatsoever. He could’ve won the Oilers some games, but every time he got a breakaway, or an easy shot, he found a way to screw it up. Today, Gilbert is