I don’t know why people get hung up on this. They traded a broken CP3 for Beal,

Apr 28, 2024
10:44:45pm

The Pope All-American

it wasn’t a move they planned their offseason or “win now” moves around.

An expensive Beal for a cooked CP3 is a trade with no downside risk.

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Phoenix traded away the future?

Plantagenet

Apr 28, 10:27pm

I never understood the desire to trade away their best team of all-time.

kimdaddy35

Apr 28, 10:32pm

Didn’t have a championship caliber first option

775coug

Apr 28, 10:42pm

Best team of all time? I think you’re forgetting the trade was the next year

PHXSUNS31

Apr 28, 10:49pm

I know they had issues the following year and they no doubt benefitted greatly

kimdaddy35

Apr 28, 11:36pm

Ya it’s gonna be interesting…not a lot of options…kinda have to run it back

PHXSUNS31

Apr 29, 12:01am

Why do they have to run it back? Why is trading Booker not an option?

775coug

Apr 29, 10:13am

I don’t think the haul they’d get from Booker would help them win

PHXSUNS31

Apr 29, 10:37am

I do

775coug

Apr 29, 11:24am

Teams that want him won’t want to trade their good players though

PHXSUNS31

Apr 29, 11:33am

I think those two scenarios would be perfect for the Suns

775coug

Apr 29, 12:18pm

You’d have to hope Hendricks and George take big leaps right away

PHXSUNS31

Apr 29, 12:58pm

Wouldn't that be something. Going to the Finals and then 3 years later having no

kimdaddy35

Apr 29, 10:54am

Beal is not a winner. Embarrassing trade.

pink22

Apr 28, 10:39pm

I don’t know why people get hung up on this. They traded a broken CP3 for Beal,

The Pope

Apr 28, 10:44pm

Ya the KD trade was the all-in move…Beal was changing out old parts

PHXSUNS31

Apr 28, 10:50pm

How does the Beal contract not decimate the Suns for the next 3 years?

HingleMcCringleberry

Apr 28, 10:55pm

It does but KD is old so they took a risk

puntersarepeople

Apr 28, 11:02pm

When you’re above the 2nd apron it’s almost impossible to add salary

PHXSUNS31

Apr 28, 11:02pm

You can trade Durant, not Beal.

kimdaddy35

Apr 28, 11:37pm

Everyone keeps saying this. They traded cam Johnson and Mikal bridges for KD and

robin

Apr 28, 10:48pm

And how did those two do in NJ.

kotacoug

Apr 28, 10:58pm

Not great

PHXSUNS31

Apr 28, 11:03pm

Exactly

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