Time to free Beal...ORL

Skybox · Post #1 » by **Skybox** » Fri May 23, 2025 9:19 pm

ORL sends: KCP ($21.6m ), Cole Anthony ($13.1m), WCJ ($10.9m), Jett ($5.5m) = $51.1m
PHX sends: Beal ($53.7 m) and #29

Why PHX: they're strapped with 3 superstar deals and an unbalanced lineup. KCP/Booker is a fire-breathing balanced starting backcourt. WCJ is a versatile bruiser who switches well and does everything well enough with few mistakes, few highlights, solid 2-way player and still only 26yo. Cole Anthony and Jett Howard both expire but are both worth a look for a year. Both are capable of big offensive nights, but haven't been able to provide enough consistency in ORL's defense-heavy rotation...worst scenario, both expire. Mostly, reset off of Beal's deal.

Why ORL: on paper, he's exactly what they need and they can manage his deal for two years before Paolo & Franz' deals eat up half of the cap. Maybe, if Beal loves the environment, he declines his PO next summer and signs a reasonable extension. Not counting on that or any type of punitive team-friendly deal, but ORL's core is still young enough to consider this massive-upside swing. He's shown himself, in the past (primarily when Wall was out), that he can run an offense, rack up points and assists and spread the floor for Paolo & Franz to destroy inside. ORL adds another frp because they will have to fill the rotation out with kids and vet mins over the next couple of years.

Godaddycurse · Post #2 » by **Godaddycurse** » Fri May 23, 2025 9:27 pm

Good luck staying under the 1st apron..

You should send another salary to 3rd team to avoid 1st aproj

orlando_joe · Post #3 » by **orlando_joe** » Fri May 23, 2025 9:33 pm

just no...i would stop there but i know its frowned upon..lol
magic can not take on that contract period...he is not worth it...would leave magic unable to make any moves and i think worse after trade

collidingNeurons · Post #4 » by **collidingNeurons** » Fri May 23, 2025 10:38 pm

as i suns fan i couldn't say yes fast enough, i cant see Orlando doing this and if the did i think they would regret it before the first season with Beal is done, far too injury prone and not nearly ass impactful any more to come close to living up to that contract, but to be fair i expect him to have more of an impact on his next team since phoenix was a bad fit and he was used wrong and to his credit he remained pretty professional during a trying season. But the contract is the deal breaker coupled with the no trade clause

tester551 · Post #5 » by **tester551** » Fri May 23, 2025 11:31 pm

Skybox wrote:ORL sends: KCP ($21.6m ), Cole Anthony ($13.1m), WCJ ($10.9m), Jett ($5.5m) = $51.1m
PHX sends: Beal ($53.7 m) and #29

Why PHX: they're strapped with 3 superstar deals and an unbalanced lineup. KCP/Booker is a fire-breathing balanced starting backcourt. WCJ is a versatile bruiser who switches well and does everything well enough with few mistakes, few highlights, solid 2-way player and still only 26yo. Cole Anthony and Jett Howard both expire but are both worth a look for a year. Both are capable of big offensive nights, but haven't been able to provide enough consistency in ORL's defense-heavy rotation...worst scenario, both expire. Mostly, reset off of Beal's deal.

Why ORL: on paper, he's exactly what they need and they can manage his deal for two years before Paolo & Franz' deals eat up half of the cap. Maybe, if Beal loves the environment, he declines his PO next summer and signs a reasonable extension. Not counting on that or any type of punitive team-friendly deal, but ORL's core is still young enough to consider this massive-upside swing. He's shown himself, in the past (primarily when Wall was out), that he can run an offense, rack up points and assists and spread the floor for Paolo & Franz to destroy inside. ORL adds another frp because they will have to fill the rotation out with kids and vet mins over the next couple of years.

No idea why Magic would entertain this - even for a minute....

Skybox · Post #6 » by **Skybox** » Fri May 23, 2025 11:35 pm

collidingNeurons wrote:as i suns fan i couldn't say yes fast enough, i cant see Orlando doing this and if the did i think they would regret it before the first season with Beal is done, far too injury prone and not nearly ass impactful any more to come close to living up to that contract, but to be fair i expect him to have more of an impact on his next team since phoenix was a bad fit and he was used wrong and to his credit he remained pretty professional during a trying season. But the contract is the deal breaker coupled with the no trade clause

Yeah...I figured

really good player, insane contract, worse fit

Basically, KCP to ORL but doubled

orlando_joe · Post #7 » by **orlando_joe** » Sat May 24, 2025 12:13 am

Skybox wrote:
collidingNeurons wrote:as i suns fan i couldn't say yes fast enough, i cant see Orlando doing this and if the did i think they would regret it before the first season with Beal is done, far too injury prone and not nearly ass impactful any more to come close to living up to that contract, but to be fair i expect him to have more of an impact on his next team since phoenix was a bad fit and he was used wrong and to his credit he remained pretty professional during a trying season. But the contract is the deal breaker coupled with the no trade clause

Yeah...I figured

really good player, insane contract, worse fit

Basically, KCP to ORL but doubled

3x with no trade cant trade..and kcp makes what 7 to much? and 1 yr after next season..if he was expiring not even big deal