Re: Suns Agree To Acquire Bradley Beal From Wizards

Post #1 » by **RealGM Wiretap** » Sun Jun 18, 2023 8:32 pm

The Phoenix Suns have agreed to acquire Bradley Beal from the Washington Wizards for a package that includes Chris Paul, Landry Shamet, multiple second round picks and pick swaps.

Via Adrian Wojnarowski/ESPN

IWishIWasHarden · Post #2 » by **IWishIWasHarden** » Sun Jun 18, 2023 8:47 pm

Wow that's crazy. The Suns didn't pay anything for Beal (when Paul leaves).

dubbmotta · Post #3 » by **dubbmotta** » Sun Jun 18, 2023 8:50 pm

IWishIWasHarden wrote:Wow that's crazy. The Suns didn't pay anything for Beal (when Paul leaves).

Wizards won this trade though. Got rid of that terrible azz contract. Suns ain’t winning nothing, no depth and no defense.

Sweet Meat Lew · Post #4 » by **Sweet Meat Lew** » Sun Jun 18, 2023 9:15 pm

dubbmotta wrote:
IWishIWasHarden wrote:Wow that's crazy. The Suns didn't pay anything for Beal (when Paul leaves).

Wizards won this trade though. Got rid of that terrible azz contract. Suns ain’t winning nothing, no depth and no defense.

Sweet...finally the Suns address their offensive production issues!?!

IWishIWasHarden · Post #5 » by **IWishIWasHarden** » Sun Jun 18, 2023 10:04 pm

dubbmotta wrote:
IWishIWasHarden wrote:Wow that's crazy. The Suns didn't pay anything for Beal (when Paul leaves).

Wizards won this trade though. Got rid of that terrible azz contract. Suns ain’t winning nothing, no depth and no defense.

Man, that's not how winning and losing trades works. Getting Beal for free is winning the deal. The Wizards getting nothing back for him is losing the deal.

Roy T · Post #6 » by **Roy T** » Sun Jun 18, 2023 10:15 pm

Now they have to trade either Ayton or Booker for depth.

I have no idea what they want to acheive with this roster.

tigerae · Post #7 » by **tigerae** » Sun Jun 18, 2023 10:15 pm

IWishIWasHarden wrote:
dubbmotta wrote:
IWishIWasHarden wrote:Wow that's crazy. The Suns didn't pay anything for Beal (when Paul leaves).

Wizards won this trade though. Got rid of that terrible azz contract. Suns ain’t winning nothing, no depth and no defense.

Man, that's not how winning and losing trades works. Getting Beal for free is winning the deal. The Wizards getting nothing back for him is losing the deal.

I'm not really sure how much the Suns gain here. CP3 ran the offense and made Ayton play harder because he would use him in pick and rolls, lobs, etc. Getting his confidence up which in turned made him play better on both ends of the floor.

Now they have 3 offensive minded players and none really great at running an entire team or playing lockdown defense. Ayton, if he does stick around, will be lost at times, too without CP3 to get him involved.

Salty1 · Post #8 » by **Salty1** » Sun Jun 18, 2023 11:08 pm

If the suns can trade Ayton for three playable players they would have themselves a 7 man rotation at the very least.

alienpick · Post #9 » by **alienpick** » Sun Jun 18, 2023 11:29 pm

Salty1 wrote:If the suns can trade Ayton for three playable players they would have themselves a 7 man rotation at the very least.

Beal wants Ayton there. If they want to move Ayton then he will enact his no-trade clause and shut down the whole thing.

Rainwater · Post #10 » by **Rainwater** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 12:18 am

IWishIWasHarden wrote:
dubbmotta wrote:
IWishIWasHarden wrote:Wow that's crazy. The Suns didn't pay anything for Beal (when Paul leaves).

Wizards won this trade though. Got rid of that terrible azz contract. Suns ain’t winning nothing, no depth and no defense.

Man, that's not how winning and losing trades works. Getting Beal for free is winning the deal. The Wizards getting nothing back for him is losing the deal.

I completely disagree. Finally rebuilding and getting away that Beal contract is a win for the Wiz.

ghillphx · Post #11 » by **ghillphx** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 12:20 am

tigerae wrote:
IWishIWasHarden wrote:
dubbmotta wrote:Wizards won this trade though. Got rid of that terrible azz contract. Suns ain’t winning nothing, no depth and no defense.

Man, that's not how winning and losing trades works. Getting Beal for free is winning the deal. The Wizards getting nothing back for him is losing the deal.

I'm not really sure how much the Suns gain here. CP3 ran the offense and made Ayton play harder because he would use him in pick and rolls, lobs, etc. Getting his confidence up which in turned made him play better on both ends of the floor.

Now they have 3 offensive minded players and none really great at running an entire team or playing lockdown defense. Ayton, if he does stick around, will be lost at times, too without CP3 to get him involved.

How often do you actually watch the suns? Chris Paul was injured last year for a large portion of the season. You sound as if you don’t know what you’re talking about.

ghillphx · Post #12 » by **ghillphx** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 12:21 am

Roy T wrote:Now they have to trade either Ayton or Booker for depth.

I have no idea what they want to acheive with this roster.

Or Booker? Damn, tell me you haven’t watched over 2-3 suns game in the past couple years without telling me. Clown advice

-Personal Attack is not necessary.

ghillphx · Post #13 » by **ghillphx** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 12:22 am

dubbmotta wrote:
IWishIWasHarden wrote:Wow that's crazy. The Suns didn't pay anything for Beal (when Paul leaves).

Wizards won this trade though. Got rid of that terrible azz contract. Suns ain’t winning nothing, no depth and no defense.

Another person, who has no clue.

KGDirkTD_Fan · Post #14 » by **KGDirkTD_Fan** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 12:36 am

Man the Suns vs Mavs rematch will be sick - two teams going to 180 points and nobody playing defense.

LakersLegacy · Post #15 » by **LakersLegacy** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 1:28 am

4 great players together, 3 scorers and 1 ball. Not sure Beal is the right strategy to beat the Nuggets, Warriors

Hoping for Suns vs Warriors next year.

tigerae · Post #16 » by **tigerae** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 2:55 am

ghillphx wrote:
tigerae wrote:
IWishIWasHarden wrote:
Man, that's not how winning and losing trades works. Getting Beal for free is winning the deal. The Wizards getting nothing back for him is losing the deal.

I'm not really sure how much the Suns gain here. CP3 ran the offense and made Ayton play harder because he would use him in pick and rolls, lobs, etc. Getting his confidence up which in turned made him play better on both ends of the floor.

Now they have 3 offensive minded players and none really great at running an entire team or playing lockdown defense. Ayton, if he does stick around, will be lost at times, too without CP3 to get him involved.

How often do you actually watch the suns? Chris Paul was injured last year for a large portion of the season. You sound as if you don’t know what you’re talking about.

What does him being injured have to do with what I said? One of the reasons they lost in the playoffs was because CP3 was injured. Their mindset was to try and upgrade their point guard situation and this isn't it. Again, I just don't see how this works. All 3 players need the ball to be effective and are mediocre at best defensively.

Post #17 » by **TheCage4** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 3:21 am

KD, Booker, and Beal will be no better than KD, Kyrie, and Harden.

Roy T · Post #18 » by **Roy T** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 4:15 am

ghillphx wrote:
Roy T wrote:Now they have to trade either Ayton or Booker for depth.

I have no idea what they want to acheive with this roster.

Or Booker? Damn, tell me you haven’t watched over 2-3 suns game in the past couple years without telling me. Clown advice

I did not give any advice. What do you need Booker, Beal and Durant for? Their offensive skills are pretty redundant and they wont get a lot for Ayton anyways.

ghillphx · Post #19 » by **ghillphx** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 6:44 am

TheCage4 wrote:KD, Booker, and Beal will be no better than KD, Kyrie, and Harden.

Those 3 played 16 games total together, so unless they're constantly injured... you couldn't be more wrong. Lol. Do your research.

Post #20 » by **TheCage4** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 8:02 am

ghillphx wrote:
TheCage4 wrote:KD, Booker, and Beal will be no better than KD, Kyrie, and Harden.

Those 3 played 16 games total together, so unless they're constantly injured... you couldn't be more wrong. Lol. Do your research.

Beal:
21-22 season- 40 GP
22-23 season- 50 GP

Durant:
21-22 season- 55 GP
22-23 season- 47 GP

Booker:
21-22 season- 68 GP
22-23 season- 53 GP

Booker is the “healthiest” guy out of the three, but has a history of hamstring injuries in both legs. Throw Ayton into the mix as well, who’s career high GP is 71 back in his rookie season.

This is going to work out well :noway: