PHX-CHI (Beal-LaVine)
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 8:24 pm
PHX trades:
Bradley Beal
Jusuf Nurkic
CHI trades:
Lonzo Ball
Zach LaVine
WHY FOR PHX?
Double down on their past mistakes and "upgrade" from Beal to LaVine while betting on Lonzo's health. If Lonzo is healthy, then a Ball-LaVine-Booker-Durant small-ball lineup might be work for them. If it doesn't, then at least LaVine's contract is smaller than Beal's and Lonzo is expiring.
WHY FOR CHI?
Per last week's AP report, Arturas Karnisovas wants to "get creative in reworking the roster despite having no salary cap space". He basically flips LaVine (+Lonzo's corpse) for two players who could be put into the starting lineup. Coby-Beal-DeRozan-Nurkic-Vuc with Caruso and PWill as next guys off the bench.
Bradley Beal
Jusuf Nurkic
CHI trades:
Lonzo Ball
Zach LaVine
WHY FOR PHX?
Double down on their past mistakes and "upgrade" from Beal to LaVine while betting on Lonzo's health. If Lonzo is healthy, then a Ball-LaVine-Booker-Durant small-ball lineup might be work for them. If it doesn't, then at least LaVine's contract is smaller than Beal's and Lonzo is expiring.
WHY FOR CHI?
Per last week's AP report, Arturas Karnisovas wants to "get creative in reworking the roster despite having no salary cap space". He basically flips LaVine (+Lonzo's corpse) for two players who could be put into the starting lineup. Coby-Beal-DeRozan-Nurkic-Vuc with Caruso and PWill as next guys off the bench.