SkyBill40 wrote:BobbieL wrote:SkyBill40 wrote:
if we stretch Beal, we're dooming ourselves for five seasons. Just leaving him as-is covers TWO seasons. I'm not a fan of his contract, but being shortsighted and stretching him is going to hurt more than help. I've said that several times and cannot emphasize it enough.
And if you really think about it - this year is almost like a lost year. Nobody expects the play-offs. So get through this year and you can either buy him out next summer like the Blazers did with Ayton or he becomes an expiring
But this free agent class is not good - there isn't a player worth stretching him for unless Mat just wants to save $80-100m in lux tax
It doesn't look like stretching him is even on the table given the cap limitations. We need to figure out a way to get further below the aprons and only then would that become available - but it's still a bad idea.
Which is why trading for Mark Williams is odd unless you have a plan? And now that teams know the Suns need to probably trade O'Neale and/or Allen - -who knows. Personally, I would have had deals done with Grayson and Royce FIRST....